In just a few months I will reach the four year anniversary of my disability retirement. People often ask me what it is I do all day while Kim is at work. Where do I begin? I am blessed with a curious mind, and some tools with which to exercise it. Throughout the day I… Continue reading What Do I Do All Day?
MITCH STURGEON
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Living With MS
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Everything Is Not Coming up Roses
(Photo credit: Jennuine Captures) A recent article at everydayhealth.com had this headline: 10 Facts You Should Know About Multiple Sclerosis Multiple sclerosis is now a treatable disease. Get the facts about MS, and find out why MS experts are upbeat about this common neurological disorder. This just makes me mad! For the average healthy person… Continue reading Everything Is Not Coming up Roses
I Ain’t Right in the Head
(Photo credit: PhotoJonny) Multiple sclerosis is a disease of the central nervous system (CNS). The CNS consists of the brain and spinal cord. Something happens – nobody knows exactly what – which causes the axons (nerves) to be attacked by the immune system or in some other way degenerate over time. This can’t be good… Continue reading I Ain’t Right in the Head
Deep Sea Diving in a Wheelchair
Sue Austin describes her artistic wheelchair diving this way: “It is the most amazing experience, beyond most other things I’ve experienced in life. I literally have the freedom to move in 360 degrees of space and an ecstatic experience of joy and freedom.” This woman’s indelible spirit is inspirational to both wheelchair users and walkers… Continue reading Deep Sea Diving in a Wheelchair
Losses and Gains 2012
Given that we have now ushered in 2013, this seems an appropriate time to render an honest assessment of what I’ve gained and lost in the past year, and what changes may await me in the coming year. 2012 Negatives Started having mini panic attacks Two painful experiences with lumbar punctures 2012 Positives New, very accessible… Continue reading Losses and Gains 2012
Merry Disabled Christmas 2012
From 2010… Merry Disabled Christmas Image via WikipediaThis year I endured disabled surgery And read disabled books I contributed to a disabled charity And thwarted disabled crooks I sailed on a disabled cruise And piloted my disabled iBot I sat for disabled interviews And the good disabled fight, I fought I starved myself on a disabled diet And took a disabled shot at a deer I… Continue reading Merry Disabled Christmas 2012
Consider These Issues…
(Photo credit: Wikipedia) …because I can’t decide on just one topic this week. Quote of the week Agree or disagree? “The reason people find it so hard to be happy is that they always see the past better than it was, the present worse than it is, and the future less resolved than it will… Continue reading Consider These Issues…
Christmas Cards
Christmas postcard date unknown, circa 1900. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) I can be pretty anal sometimes. For example, I keep track of all our spending, to the penny, in Quicken. I use Google Calendar to manage my time, including three reminders each day to take pills and a daily 4:00 reminder to watch Ellen. I have… Continue reading Christmas Cards
Standing As Therapy
The human body is not designed for prolonged sitting. Office workers and truck drivers know what I mean. But at least they are able to stand up and move around before and after work and during breaks. Not so much with us wheelchair users. Besides looking up at the world all day, which is bad… Continue reading Standing As Therapy
Forty million people need a wheelchair but don’t have one
And for people in developing countries, if they do have one then there is a good chance that it does not meet their needs. Amos Winter, from MIT, is trying to do something about that.