by Meg | Mar 12, 2014 | dealing with disease, embarrassing moments, living with a disease, living with MS, MS, Multiple Sclerosis, reducing stress, sex, sex and ms, stress, Tecfidera, Uncategorized, what other people think
My absence from here began as a result of the chaos that hits during the holidays. Between the kids wrapping up school, holiday parties, song festivals, demanding social schedules to ensure that every last friend is seen before break begins, the pressure to get the...
by Meg | Dec 12, 2013 | Being Strong with a disease, children's self image, dealing with disease, embarrassing moments, embarrassing moments, Falling down with MS, I have fallen and can't get up, living with a disease, living with MS, MRI scan for MS, MS, MS and spinal patch, MS and spinal tap, Multiple Sclerosis, parenting, positive attitude, reasons to laugh and smile, reducing stress, smile & laugh, Strength to cope with MS, stress, Uncategorized
I’m lying in the pouring rain, covered in shattered glass, wine and blood; unable to get up because my legs have gone paralyzed. All I can do is laugh; the body shaking, eyes watering up type of laughter. As hard as I try, I cannot get back up. I keep...
by Meg | Nov 29, 2013 | Being Strong with a disease, dealing with disease, divorce, living with a disease, living with MS, MS, Multiple Sclerosis, positive attitude, Strength to cope with MS, Uncategorized, why me?
I AM STRONG! Always have been, and hopefully always will be. I didn’t choose to get this disease; I’m pretty sure no one did (or any other disease for that matter.) When I was confronted with the truth, for the real reason that first my foot...
by Meg | Nov 15, 2013 | Uncategorized
My name is Meg and I have MS. I was diagnosed in 2007, on December 21st (Merry Christmas to me!) One of the most common questions I get is about HOW I KNEW – what were the symptoms that led me to go to a doctor. In 2007 my children were 5,7 and 9 and having finished...
by Meg | Nov 15, 2013 | Uncategorized
Some of you that “know ” me (either for REAL or through other social media outlets) might know that I recently got a NEW badge to hang on my “wall” of things that define me. I was screened and approved to be a Patient Advocate for Biogen Idec...