Turmeric & Multiple Sclerosis: GREAT Recipes to Try
(IMAGE: Compliments of Vintage Girl - See her amazing Orange Tumeric Margarita recipe below) Shortly after I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis I had a number of people send me articles about taking/eating Turmeric. Also known as "Indian Saffron" Turmeric is a...
MS & Heat Sensitivity: Uhthoff’s Phenomenon
According to Healthline: Some people with multiple sclerosis (MS) can feel their symptoms worsen when they become overheated. When elevated body temperature impairs vision, it’s called Uhthoff’s phenomenon. Uhthoff’s occurs because of damage to the optic nerve, which...
Disease & Divorce: Did MS End My Marriage
“Isn’t it funny how day by day nothing changes but when we look back everything is different” -C.S. Lewis In 2007 my life changed forever when I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. In 2011 I went through another big change, when I got a divorce. Since...
OH SHIT…NOT Again! What Classifies A Fall As A “Good” Fall?
Hey all...back from my "winter break with the kids/parents visiting from out of town visit" hiatus. I have good news and bad news. The BAD NEWS is that I had a pretty bad fall. Knees and palms were pretty shredded up, I may have a fucked up wrist -it hurts like...
Another Year with MS – Being A Strong Motherfucker & Living Out My Dream
My life has changed SO much in the past 10 years, when I sit down and spend any time thinking about it, it really is mind blowing. When I was first diagnosed with MS - I was blessed to have a doctor that seems to have understood who I am and how I deal with things....
Does Being Vain Trump Being in Pain? How I lost my BBH
Talk about a long ass hiatus! I stopped writing per the advice of my attorney - when it seemed that my “wasband” was trying to use my blog - and what I wrote about - against me in court. I don’t have anything to hide, nor do I regret anything that I have put out there...