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Julie
Monday, November 23 2009
Here come the holidays! Warm and comforting, family and visitors, shopping and cooking, hectic and tiring. Yes, it's a bit of everything.
We have some family arriving this week, staying for several days. I'm looking forward to the visit and also feeling my stress level rise a bit too. I need to get the spare room ready, fresh sheets on the beds... Read more
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Julie
Monday, July 13 2009
It is what it is.
I'm trying to focus on those simple words. It's so easy to get into the ‘what if' game. I know because I do that all the time! What if my fuzzy vision today turns into blindness tomorrow? Yikes! What if my pain levels increase? Oh no! What if I lose my job, what if my husband gets fed up and divorces me, what if the next... Read more
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Julie
Monday, May 18 2009
When I was little, I read the dictionary. I wanted to know every word there was to know and what each word meant. That way, there could be no surprises and the world would be clearly defined. Yeah, I was the kind of kid that liked math too. 1+1 always equaled 2.
Nice.
Fast-forward 40 years and here I am with an... Read more
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Julie
Wednesday, May 06 2009
One of my favorite pastimes is watching the TV series "House", a show about a cranky brilliant doctor who diagnoses the most puzzling critical cases. The part I always wait for is the moment that comes in virtually every single show - when someone says "Looks like MS."
My family and I groan together when it turns out the patient doesn't have MS.... Read more
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Julie
Monday, May 04 2009
It's hard to plan for visitors and MS at the same time. I know I have limitations but they change from day to day. Some days I feel pretty darn good and MS hides in a corner of my mind, which is a good thing. On those good days, there is still a twinge or two as my medication dosage time approaches. But once I've taken the Trileptal, things tend... Read more