I get it. Global warming might be the most serious threat facing humanity in the long-term: coastal cities underwater, extreme weather events, the elimination of

Most of us don’t appreciate the extent to which we talk with our hands. It’s an unconscious thing. I’ve noticed a couple of instances lately,

I may have a problem. It started innocently enough with my first cell phone. Back then we called it a bag phone or a car phone.

Kim holds down two full-time jobs: guidance counselor and caregiver. It would be nice to have somebody come in and take care of me one

A couple of years ago my eye doctor diagnosed me with chronic dry eye syndrome. “No problem,” he said. “Just use these eye drops every

People with MS often lament, “I just want my old life back,” but I’m pretty sure I’ve never uttered those words. As disheartening as it

My friend and fellow blogger, Stephen, recently posted Disability Etiquette Tips. Number three on that list read: “Don’t assume that because a person has a

I know I can become a better person. I think I’m on the right track. I know I can lead a contented life, given my

How many times have you wished for a crystal ball? It’s human nature. We long to know what the future holds. But what if you

According to Financial Times, Apple is the largest company in the world. They’re not some nebulous conglomerate like Berkshire Hathaway, the fourth largest company. Everyone

Genentech’s Ocrelizumab First Investigational Medicine to Show Efficacy in People with Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis in Large Phase III Study. Click here to read

I’ve written here before about how good it feels when somebody tells me that my blog has helped, that I’ve made a difference. Recently, I

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In the United States, for your 50th birthday present they give you a dose of happy drugs, roll you on your side, and slide a

During the initial planning for the wedding on Sunday night, Dave said, “I only want the ten people or so who are here tonight to

I thought I had the rest of our summer all planned out. Normal stuff – Red Sox baseball game, class reunion, art show in the

I’m referring to what you feel when your routine tasks don’t go smoothly – hitting your thumb with a hammer, dropping something on the floor,

MS Connection Blog is administered by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. They liked the guest blog post I did a few weeks ago at MyCounterpane

I’ve been asked how it is that I maintain my identity – how it is I keep MS from defining who I am. To a

Some folks insist that if they could live their life over again they wouldn’t change a thing. That’s a sweet sentiment, but I don’t feel

There are so many celebrations and festivals in greater Portland, but the one we never miss is the Old Port Festival, the second Sunday in

Click here to see my post, and please consider adding Kate’s blog to your regular online reading.

I am an early adopter, even more so when technology can help me with some of my MS related challenges. On April 25, soon after

I have to thank Kim for this opportunity. A few weeks ago she told me that her school, Cape Elizabeth Middle School, would be observing

Jeff (my insurance agent), please forgive me for what I write below. If you have MS or any other nasty disease, I hope you bought

This post isn’t about sex; that’s a separate topic that I could address here someday, but I probably won’t. Also, this isn’t about physical therapy,

Thank you in advance for indulging me on this off-topic post. I thought some you might enjoy it. In the summer of 2000, Kim and

As I’ve become more disabled, we’ve had to invent new ways to accomplish even the simplest tasks. Kim and I have developed processes for me

I was interviewed earlier today by a health marketing company. Don’t look for a magazine article about me, though. These folks are conducting research on

Kim and I attended a wedding in Massachusetts last summer. Throughout the ceremony and at the reception, I noticed a lady in her thirties using

I’ve always said I couldn’t own a restaurant, because if people didn’t show up in droves for every meal I would take it personally. It

I don’t give a damn about other people’s weather, and here I am writing about mine. At least I have an angle – the wheelchair

When I set out to write this book about my mother and me, I interviewed a lot of people who knew her back in the

In February I had annual checkups with my primary care physician and my neurologist, two doctors I’ve seen for almost fifteen years now. Both are

…what would I do with it? Imagine somebody invented a pill which restores the health of a person with MS to the point just before

There are a number of ways that life is more tolerable for people with MS today than twenty or more years ago. One of the

I can’t just say to Kim, “Pass me the remote.” That could be any of almost twenty devices that I work with. Everyone has a

Because the flight to Vegas had been so uncomfortable, I dreaded the trip home. But the things I was worried about went fine, and something

Just before midnight on New Year’s Eve, we walked outside onto the Vegas strip to take in the fireworks show. I braced myself for the

By the time we checked in at the hotel it was about 5:00 PM local time, which felt like 8:00 to us, after a night

On Kim’s fiftieth birthday, which would be twenty-seven hours long this year, we got up at 3:45 AM and traveled westward most of the day.

When a group of people invokes the “Let’s go to Vegas!” toast at a bar, 99% of the time the idea crumbles under its own

It’s that time again, when I take a moment to assess what I’ve gained and lost in the past year, and what changes may await

Kim and I would like to to thank everyone for sharing in our journey again this year. Those of you who actively participate at this

I have decided to give medical marijuana a go. Why the hell not? Even if it doesn’t help, I’m confident that experimenting with it won’t

I had previously known Trevis Gleason only as the popular blogger at Life With Multiple Sclerosis. Within the constraints of this platform, he dispenses his

I’m not the same person I used to be. At least I don’t think I am. For example, before I was diagnosed with MS and

Sometimes things go smoothly with auto repairs. Other times, things just get weird. In Maine, automobiles must pass an annual safety inspection. Our two-year-old wheelchair