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Cathy on Multiple Sclerosis
Monday, December 31 2012
My Question of the Week this week will be a short one. My son, my husband and I all came down with a stomach bug. Nasty stuff, the kind of thing that makes you realize how much you miss your “normal” days of having MS.
I’ve been making pacts with myself these past few days, like taking better care of myself,... Read more
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Cathy on Multiple Sclerosis
Tuesday, December 11 2012
It’s happening again. The frantic, panicky, overwhelming feeling that visits me every December. Shopping, planning, scheduling, writing, decorating, feeding, mailing, walking, fixing, cleaning – all activities associated with the holiday season.
I celebrate Hanukah – cooking, cleaning, buying, decorating,... Read more
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Cathy on Multiple Sclerosis
Monday, November 12 2012
The election is finally over and the country has re-elected President Barack Obama. The advertisements we’ve been bombarded with have disappeared from the airwaves and the robocalls have stopped interrupting our dinners. Here in New Jersey and our great neighbor, New York, we continue to have our strength tested after the... Read more
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Cathy on Multiple Sclerosis
Tuesday, November 06 2012
A few years ago I worked for The International Organization of Multiple Sclerosis Nurses. It was my great pleasure to work with many dedicated and compassionate nurses who worked tirelessly for people diagnosed with MS. One of these nurses was Patricia Kennedy, a nurse practitioner, educator and programs consultant at Can Do Multiple... Read more
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Cathy on Multiple Sclerosis
Tuesday, October 09 2012
“We make a living by what we do, but we make a life by what we give.” ~Winston Churchill
Many moons ago, when I was first diagnosed with MS, I recruited my friends and family to help me raise money for WalkMS and the nonprofit MS Center where I was a patient. I felt a “call to action” and a desperate need to... Read more
