Tag: General Musings

(Photo credit: Wikipedia) We’ve all heard this platitude before, and I wouldn’t blame you if you had some reservations about it. After all, isn’t it a perversion of basic human decency to use another person’s suffering to improve our own circumstances? Shouldn’t the acknowledgment that others are suffering make us feel worse, not better? Does… Continue reading “Remember, There Is Always Someone Worse off Than You:” Is This A Valid Coping Mechanism?

(Photo credit: gullevek) Let me be clear about one thing – having MS absolutely sucks. It has impacted my quality of life in a significantly negative manner. But it’s a fifty steps backward and one step forward situation. This post is about one of those steps forward. Here’s the deal. It’s not that my life… Continue reading A Lack of Focus

That’s what they call Labor Day Weekend – the unofficial end of the summer season. And what a summer it was for Kim and me. We had long stretches of bright sunny days. Enough rain fell to keep the lawns green, but it seemed like the precipitation occurred only on weekday nights. We enjoyed several… Continue reading The End of Summer

(Photo credit: SalFalko) A few weeks ago I received this comment/question at one of my older blog posts. Rather than respond there, where very few people would see it, I thought I would respond here. I was diagnosed with PPMS in NOV 2011. I am a public high school teacher and use a scooter all… Continue reading Response to Seymour

Two weeks ago I wrote about our shiny, new wheelchair van. This week I will write about something much simpler and less expensive, but something which will impact our lives similarly. Don’t get me wrong. The wheelchair van is wonderful. But we already had one. This van is just newer and has a few more… Continue reading Our New Haven

As I’ve written here before, I’m a lucky guy for so many reasons, and here’s another. Last month we mustered the financial resources to purchase a brand-new, 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan wheelchair accessible van, which is pictured to the right. I’m sure many disabled people would love to be in my shoes, but simply can’t… Continue reading Wheelchair Vans

(Photo credit: Wikipedia)   I’ve read many Fourth of July blog posts this morning, and this is perhaps the best one, from Mano Singham. On the pursuit of happiness On this independence day holiday, I am repeating a post on what to me is one of the most intriguing phrases in the US Declaration of… Continue reading On the Pursuit of Happiness

You may be aware of the recent announcement that Ozzy Osbourne’s son, Jack, has multiple sclerosis. Jack, if you’re reading this, please accept my thanks for going public with your private health issue and accept my heartfelt condolences regarding your diagnosis. As you’ve undoubtedly been told already, MS is not a death sentence by any… Continue reading Celebrities with MS- We Need More of Them

I launched this blog nearly 3 years ago. I know most of you started reading here more recently, so I thought it would be a good idea to rerun my original, introductory blog post, which still rings true. Current commentary is in red text. Let’s Get This Party Started My legs are pretty much shot.… Continue reading A Look Back

Labels- short phrases that summarize the characteristics of a person or group- get a bad rap. I’m here to defend them. “Don’t put a label on me” is a common appeal. I get that. Yet, wouldn’t communication become excessively cumbersome if we didn’t employ these linguistic shortcuts? To bastardize a phrase used by the National… Continue reading Labels (not the kind on soup cans)