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 disability, they are in need of assistance. If a person appears to need assistance, ask first.” That’s some solid advice for muggles. Here’s some advice for the disabled: To a… Continue reading Offering Help to a Disabled Person
MITCH STURGEON
Author and Blogger
Living With MS
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Learning the Craft
I’m doing everything I can to learn the craft of memoir writing, short of going back to college. I may have only one book in me, and I want to get it right. A couple of months ago, I found the perfect opportunity. Monica Wood is a beloved Maine author, writing instructor, and now playwright.… Continue reading Learning the Craft
I Know Things
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 current circumstances. I don’t know if this will always hold true. I know democracy is superior to every other form of governance so far conceived by mankind. I hope we… Continue reading I Know Things
My Crystal Ball
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 already understood that your prospects were bleak? Would you want to know how bleak, or would that serve no useful purpose? Unfortunately, I’m not given a choice, because my crystal… Continue reading My Crystal Ball
Apple Listened
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 knows what Apple makes, even those who don’t use their products. Given Apple’s size, when they release a product that provides functions A, B, and C, and you want a… Continue reading Apple Listened
Big, Big News in Treatment of My Type of MS: Ocrelizumab
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
It Feels Good
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 was able to help out in a different way. My friend Margo’s knees are shot. They have been for a long time. She gets around with crutches while awaiting knee… Continue reading It Feels Good
Working Title and Cover Layout for My Book
I teased you a few of months ago when I wrote that I had a working title and cover idea for my book. I actually have four title ideas, which are slight variations on the theme pictured to the right. The only differences are the wording and the punctuation at the very top. I am… Continue reading Working Title and Cover Layout for My Book
Memories: Watching TV with My Mother
note: for those of you receiving this blog post as an email, click here to go to the original post to view the embedded videos. As most of you know, my mother became a quadriplegic due to a spinal cord injury when I was five years old. She lived forty more years. Mom never complained,… Continue reading Memories: Watching TV with My Mother
I Walk in My Wheelchair
Readers of this blog know I have a wheelchair that does things other chairs won’t. It can raise me up on two wheels to the height of a standing person, allow me to climb stairs, and more. But this post isn’t about the iBot. This post is about semantics, the interesting kind (yes, such a… Continue reading I Walk in My Wheelchair