Hi Amy,
This is a really good essay, and I got the references, too. The pu pu platter isn't so hard, but I see your point about the horizontal bar on the TV.
I also had no problem talking about my diagnosis, and found it easy to know who cared about it. If the eyes began to glaze over, this person was not a candidate for more discussion or for any understanding. Too bad. With the statistics showing how many people develop MS, those very people with glazed eyes may be facing MS one way or another.
I was finishing graduate school, and had completed most of the basic research for my paper when I was presented with this disease. I went to my dean and said I wanted to change the thesis to focus on MS. The dean didn't blink an eye and even extended my schedule. Other students, however, were less understanding.
Funny how that works. Good essay. It made me think about my history and how I might revise the details.
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Great post, Amy. I, too, use MS as a litmus test, indirectly. And I was diagnosed in Baltimore, while at UM graduate school. AND I got both references, :)!
LOL. Thanks for the response Michelle... and funny that we share that experience in Baltimore. ;)
who was your MD? i saw Carol Koski. but now that i think about it, the timing may be off. i saw her in 94-95....