The drive to Albany, where I had my second CCSVI treatment, is so much different than the drive to Brooklyn, where I had my first. This is true until you get about ten blocks from the Albany Medical Center, where the poor, inner-city section of Albany rivals any tough neighborhood in New York City. But… Continue reading CCSVI – Round Two: The Day Before the Procedure
MITCH STURGEON
Author and Blogger
Living With MS
Category: Uncategorized
CCSVI Treatment – Let’s Give This One More Try
On Wednesday, March 16, 2011, I will undergo a second round of CCSVI treatment, in a determined if not desperate attempt to slow the progression of my MS. This procedure will be performed by Dr. Gary Siskin, the chairman of the Radiology Department at Albany Medical Center. Why am I putting myself through this? Haven’t… Continue reading CCSVI Treatment – Let’s Give This One More Try
Which Would You Rather Have? Round Three – Progressive Disability Versus Ignorant Asshole Social Syndrome (IASS)
Image via Wikipedia Last year I posted my first two rounds of the “Which Would You Rather Have” discussions. I compared progressive disability to sudden disability and to cancer. Progressive disability is what I have. My particular version is called Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis (PPMS). I was diagnosed 9 years ago with the slightest limp.… Continue reading Which Would You Rather Have? Round Three – Progressive Disability Versus Ignorant Asshole Social Syndrome (IASS)
Spending Decisions
I was unsure how my disability income would be taxed, so I erred on the safe side and had Kim withhold more money from her paycheck than any reasonable person would. As a result, we received a rather large tax refund. We’ve since adjusted Kim’s withholding, so that we should have only a small refund… Continue reading Spending Decisions
My Crystal Ball
(Photo credit: circulating) 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 precisely how bleak, or would that serve no useful purpose? Unfortunately, I’m not given a… Continue reading My Crystal Ball
The Walkability Index, and Why I’m a Big Fan of It
I wrote two posts earlier, here and here, about the five houses that Kim and I have owned so far. With the last three houses, MS has been or at least should have been a factor in what type of home we purchased. Now, here we go again. MS is once more the impetus for… Continue reading The Walkability Index, and Why I’m a Big Fan of It
Ten Thought-Provoking Quotes
I’m fascinated by quotations. It’s one thing to make your point in a paragraph, a chapter, or a book. But it’s quite another thing to thoroughly articulate a philosophy in only a sentence or two. Happiness is not achieved by the conscious pursuit of happiness; it is generally the by-product of other activities. – Aldous… Continue reading Ten Thought-Provoking Quotes
For Every 100 People That Walk by Me When I'm in iBot Balance Mode…
… I bet 30 of them think something like, “Wow, that is strange, but I’m going to carry on as if it’s nothing interesting at all. Must…not…reveal…amazement.” And they’ll say this to themselves for a wide variety of reasons: too cool, too shy, too polite, fugitive from justice. When I’m zipping around in balance mode in… Continue reading For Every 100 People That Walk by Me When I'm in iBot Balance Mode…
You Can't Choose Your Relatives, but You Can Choose…
(Photo credit: Wikipedia) “It is not bigotry to be certain we are right; but it is bigotry to be unable to imagine how we might possibly have gone wrong.” – G. K. Chesterton People are loyal, often to a fault. Year after year we stick with the same auto insurance company, the same favorite restaurant,… Continue reading You Can't Choose Your Relatives, but You Can Choose…
Our Night Out on the Town
“If I only had a little humility, I’d be perfect.” – Ted Turner I’m predisposed to enjoy solitary pursuits like reading a good book, sitting by the fire, or watching quality TV. But once in a while I get the urge to abandon my safe haven and venture into the disabled-unfriendly world beyond, usually… Continue reading Our Night Out on the Town