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My Odd Sock on Multiple Sclerosis
Thursday, July 21 2011
Apitherapy. Bee stings. Bee Venom therapy. Call it what you want. Some even call it "crazy!"
Truth is, many patients with multiple sclerosis have tried bee stings to gain control of their illness. I, for one, have been getting stung since 2002.
This Odd Sock doesn't use apitherapy to "cure" my disease (unfortunately... Read more
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My Odd Sock on Multiple Sclerosis
Tuesday, May 17 2011
It is time those of us with multiple sclerosis salute the quiet, unassuming symptom known as "foot drop." While other higher profile subjects (CSSVI, spasticity & bladder function) steal the MS spotlight, the lowly foot drop awkwardly stumbles along like the shy girl at a middle school dance.
With foot drop, it is difficult to pick up... Read more
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My Odd Sock on Multiple Sclerosis
Thursday, March 31 2011
You have GOT to be kidding.....MS...and exercise?
Why, they go together like Felix and Oscar. Like dog and cat. Like gas prices and my wallet! But hold on there nay-sayers, MS and exercise DO make a cute couple. And here is why.
It has been my personal experience that exercise has been more beneficial to my MS than... Read more
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My Odd Sock on Multiple Sclerosis
Wednesday, March 23 2011
"C'mon, hurry up in there!"
That's my MS.
"Get a move on, we're gonna be late!"
Not my Mrs. My MS. Multiple Sclerosis. My bosom buddy since my diagnosis back in 1996.
It was a routine physical until I mentioned the numbness in my left hand and how my right leg would stop working a half-mile into a... Read more
