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Jake Crest on Multiple Sclerosis
Wednesday, April 15 2009
"Can we talk for a moment?" he asked while waving to me over our backyard fence. I like this guy, a lot. He's quite a bit older than me, but fit as a fiddle. One of those guys who, when you look at him, you cross your fingers and silently hope that you look and feel as good when you're that age. Dropping my rake, happy for the break, I walk to the... Read more
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Jake Crest on Multiple Sclerosis
Friday, March 27 2009
Normally I write to an audience that knows MS; knows it because they live with it either as caregiver or as victim. But I've read that every hour of every day one more person succumbs to the MonSter. Every hour of every day we caregivers are joined by one more brother or sister in arms. Together we singly fight lonely wars against a jungle fighter... Read more
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Jake Crest on Multiple Sclerosis
Friday, March 06 2009
March is National MS Education & Awareness Month. For those of you who come here because you either have MS yourself or live with someone who does, March is just another month and you most probably don't need to be made any more aware of the ways in which MS affects your lives. On the other hand, for those who have come in search of some... Read more
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Jake Crest on Multiple Sclerosis
Thursday, February 12 2009
It was just a few weeks ago that I looked at my wife, Mandy, and asked with some trepidation, "I don't mean to sound crazy, but are you SURE that you've still got Multiple Sclerosis?" Hope, it seems, springs eternal and although I consider myself a pragmatist, I still fall victim to its seductions. Mandy looked at me quizzically, and said... Read more
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Jake Crest on Multiple Sclerosis
Tuesday, February 03 2009
During the past month, my wife, Mandy and I have made some new friends. Friends with names like @thepaintingdude and @mike2mb. Although the chances of us ever having a face to face meeting with them are pretty slim, we know a lot about them. Using a phrase that is getting more and more use today, we 'found them on the Internet.'How we found these... Read more
