Aren’t you sick of people asking, cajoling, even beseeching you (it’s better than besmirching you) to donate to their charity? I’m not going to do that today. Amazon.com, the online bookseller turned video streaming company turned PROVIDER OF ALL THINGS, is willing to donate for you. The program is called Amazon Smile. You tell Amazon… Continue reading Amazon Smile
MITCH STURGEON
Author and Blogger
Living With MS
Tag: General Musings
Two Important MS Videos
My friend Kate Milliken is a talented and tireless advocate for people with MS. Here is her message: My name is Kate Milliken and I have spent the past year building an online platform called MyCounterpane.com which allows people to tell their stories via their emotional ups and downs. Because I live with MS, this… Continue reading Two Important MS Videos
Still a Gym Rat
(Wikipedia) Before I was diagnosed with MS, and for the first few years afterward, I was dedicated to my exercise programs. My ideal workout time was early morning, because all I had to do was wake up, get my feet on the floor, and lean forward. The next thing I knew I was at the… Continue reading Still a Gym Rat
The Card Holder
As the second Sunday of May approaches each year, I naturally grow sentimental about my late mother. But there are other triggers that make me pause and reminisce about her too. In 1969 when Mom became a quadriplegic, clever friends and relatives devised several homemade aids for her. There was a cup holder for her… Continue reading The Card Holder
The Price of Independence
It’s been a long time since I’ve been able to get into and out of bed by myself. In my March 18 blog post I wrote that I was trying to get my hands on a device that would dramatically improve the ease and safety of my home transfers, and possibly allow me to transfer… Continue reading The Price of Independence
Dogs
If you’re going to have a dog, and you sit at home all day like me, it’s best to have the ideal dog. Phoebe is not the ideal dog. In fact, she’s crazy and a pain in the butt. But I love her to death. Phoebe is a West Highland White Terrier, commonly referred to… Continue reading Dogs
My Old Life
Life (Photo credit: Light Knight) Do I miss my old life, the one before MS?You bet I do. When do I miss it? Every time I think about it. How often do I think about it? Not very often. My life was quite satisfactory before MS reared its ugly head. Yet, I spend so little… Continue reading My Old Life
Hope Springs Eternal
Robin (Photo credit: blmiers2) I run the kind of blog where readers can trust that they’ll never be subjected to a post about the weather. Nobody gives a shit about other people’s weather (except my mother-in-law). So please forgive me, because I am going to mention the weather, but only to inform you of my… Continue reading Hope Springs Eternal
I Keep Falling
Hoyer lift, used for lifting patients into/out of bed. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) “Sometimes I wish for falling Wish for the release Wish for falling through the air To give me some relief Because falling’s not the problem When I’m falling I’m in peace It’s only when I hit the ground It causes all the grief”… Continue reading I Keep Falling
An Argument from Love
“If you refuse to do it yourself, I’ll do it for you,” I threatened. “Oh no you won’t!” Kim replied. What had begun as a legitimate debate soon deteriorated into a test of wills. Last week Kim received a letter from our primary care physician indicating that she was due for her annual physical. I… Continue reading An Argument from Love