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Vicki
Monday, November 02 2009
How do we get the money? We all want to hear that an MS cure has been found, and that will happen with the right research. Research takes time but it also takes money. Funds for research are sometimes privately funded and sometimes provided from our taxes. Congress often controls funds provided for medical research, even going so far... Read more
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Vicki
Saturday, October 31 2009
Everyone has heroes. I know I do. Some of mine are MS heroes. I plan, from time to time, to share my MS heroes with you, tell a bit about who they are and how they are important in the MS world. My first MS Hero is Dr. Jean Martin Charcot (1825 - 1893).It just seems right to start with Dr. Charcot, because he was there in the beginning. Jean... Read more
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Vicki
Wednesday, October 28 2009
You need a wheelchair, but much more than a manual chair. What are the options? Last week I covered scooters. Today I will talk about the power of power chairs.Do your online research, talk with your physical or occupational therapist and visit a store representative. They may all have suggestions and recommendation, but only you know what you... Read more
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Vicki
Wednesday, October 21 2009
You need a wheelchair, but do you have the strength or desire to push and maneuver a manual chair. What are the options? There are scooters and power chairs. Today I will talk about power operated vehicles (POV), also called scooters or carts.Wheelchairs have been with us for a long time. Although there were experiments in England in 1916,... Read more
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Vicki
Monday, October 19 2009
It is an honor and challenge to maintain the Merely Me's Question of the Week feature. I hope to come up with questions as thought-provoking as hers, and that shouldn't be too hard because Lisa Emrich and Amy Gurowitz will be contributing as well. I am also always open to suggestions.
Now, for this week's topic.
I remember when I... Read more