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Question of the Week: Advocate Schmadvocate!
I've always said that it is a cruel joke to expect a person living with MS - the chronic incurable disease that changes over years, months, heck - even days - to be his/her own advocate. I mean c'mon! How are we supposed to by-pass the emotions that are in-and-of-themselves paralyzing, to educate ourselves about our version of this disease that is... Read more
posted 01/30/2012, comments (11)|
Feedback - Question of the Week
What do you think about feedback? When do you use it?Whether giving or receiving, feedback involves participation and trust. Do you even want to know what others think? Why would you stick your neck out and tell someone how you feel? What if you take the time to participate and your feedback is misunderstood, or worse, misused?These questions... Read more
posted 01/26/2012, comments (9)|
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Vitamin D Supplementation, MS Patients and Hypercalcemia
During winter months when the skies are gray and the ground is wet, our bodies do not have as much opportunity to transform sunlight into vitamin D. During summer months, our exposed skin works to transform sunshine into the hormone we know as vitamin D. 20 minutes of full-body UV-B sun exposure for a light-skinned person produces at... Read more
posted 01/11/2012, comments (3)|
Exercise
With the fatigue that is common to MS patients, it is easy to forego the joy of exercise. That is when you most need it. If you choose not to do it, it will be more difficult tomorrow. Moreover, I found that when I was just too fatigued today and made myself go walk anyway, I was doubly blessed. ... Read more
posted 01/09/2012, comments (0)|
