Tag: General Musings

There are so many talented people in the MS population, and I’ve been lucky enough to get to know a few of them. There are poets, writers, photographers, artists, and video producers, just to name a few. Today I want to tell you about one such person with MS – Kate Milliken. If you’d like… Continue reading A Wonderful MS Project That You Can Become Involved in

(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

(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

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

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

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

(Photo credit: rob.knight) Drinking the Kool-Aid has become a metaphor of blind faith, or being committed to an idea without justification. The term references the November 1978 mass suicide, when 912 followers of the Reverend Jim Jones drank a Kool-Aid type beverage laced with cyanide. Brand loyalty is one common manifestation of Drinking the Kool-Aid.… Continue reading Drinking the Kool-Aid

A cacophony of disastrous events has recently plagued Maine. The only reasonable explanation is that Armageddon is upon us- the End Times. Prepare for final judgment. Or not. Yesterday and early this morning we endured Hurricane Sandy, a.k.a The Storm of the Century. I live on the south coast of Maine, where I can see… Continue reading Is That the Best You’ve Got?