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Cathy on Multiple Sclerosis
Tuesday, May 29 2012
All winter I wait until the blooms begin to bud and the warm weather arrives. I love sitting outside enjoying the stillness of nature – flowers, birds, and my cats lazily sleeping on our deck in the sunshine. I sometimes reminisce about the lazy summer days of my youth, when I bicycled around town, ran through our sprinkler with... Read more
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Cathy on Multiple Sclerosis
Monday, May 14 2012
Many people with MS suffer from some sort of pain; complaints vary about the type of pain they experience. According to one study from the National Multiple Sclerosis Society website, “55 percent of people with MS had ‘clinically significant pain’ at some time. Almost half (48 percent) were troubled by chronic pain.”... Read more
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Cathy on Multiple Sclerosis
Friday, May 11 2012
I love this time of year because I know I’ll be able to go outside for some exercise instead of being trapped indoors due to inclement weather. When I was first diagnosed 25 years ago, doctors told me to rest, rest, rest and that any exercise that raised my body’s temperature was to be avoided at all costs. They told me... Read more
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Cathy on Multiple Sclerosis
Thursday, May 03 2012
Wake up. Stretch. Get your bearings and stretch again. Walk to the kitchen and put up some coffee (thank goodness for Keurig!). Walk to the bathroom and wash up for the day. The beginning of each morning is the same every day. The day begins the same and ends the same. It’s what happens in... Read more
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Cathy on Multiple Sclerosis
Wednesday, April 25 2012
Does stress take a holiday? This is a question I’ve often pondered, particularly while experiencing MS symptoms. When you aren’t feeling well you think more about this than when you are feeling well. I have relapsing-remitting MS and I have blocks of time when I experience various symptoms that plague me during an... Read more
