June 2012
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“The art of medicine consists in amusing the patient while nature cures the...”
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should be sleeping....
Music speaks to me. It calms me down, it lifts me up, it speaks my language. Lately, music has been especially useful as it helps me to tune out life and focus. This has been extremely useful in therapy.
So why am I expressing my love for music at 12am on a Friday evening? Because I have currently found a pandora radio station that is playing the most perfect songs I need to hear right now. ...
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Thank you UPMC
For about a month I spent time at two UPMC facilities, UPMC Presby and UPMC Mercy.
Being in a hospital for a long period of time can be quite an experience. You go through many ups and downs, emotions, confusions, excitement, waiting, waiting…and more waiting.
I dont know exactly why it worked out the way that it did however I was fortunate enough to have an actual “great”...
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a good day
Ive heard it said that MS is the invisible disease. That from the outside, the person looks “normal”. And yet, just like any chronic illness, a person with MS suffers greatly, day by day. I felt this today as I look at the pictures I took of my great day (will post). I look “normal” and yet I feel so not.
To cope with this, there is medicine to help feel more...
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home...with a long road to go
HOME!
I made it home!
FREEDOM!!
What a trip. Leaving the hospital (though I will say, I did appreciate my time there as well as anyone could at a hospital; will post about that at a later point), brought the biggest smile to my face. I was so ready to come home. I felt like a kid on Christmas morning I was that excited.
And home brought some lovely surprises. The family decorated the...
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invisibliss asked: Stay strong.♥
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Keep S'Myelin
memyselfcalm:
Oh man, I laughed. So much. Check this stuff out! I also like the “I’m not drunk, I have MS” shirts.
Some ms humor.
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“Don’t let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do” ~ John...”
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“After almost a month in the hospital, I’m on my way HOME! Thank you all...”
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support
Sometimes we’re strong, sometimes we’re weak, sometimes we’re hurt and it cuts deep We live this life, breath to breath, we’re all the same; we all bleed red
Tomorrow I have the fabulous opportunity to finally go home!!! I wish I was going home all fixed and better but I have improved some so I will take that. (:
The above lyrics I found extremely encouraging today. If this journey has...
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“It’s going to be legen…wait for it it’s going to be awesome IM...”
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ms awareness in cute form →
if interested in purchasing some cute MS awareness “to wear” items, this is a great website!
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MS Awareness
Today I took an adventure to the gift shop at the hospital (and by adventure it meant wheeling through a small space full of breakable things. My bill is $0 for broken items today. Stay tuned for tomorrows adventure :D) to pick up the latest people magazine. The cover (below) enticed me to read what the Osbourne family had to say about MS. (The title is a bit dramatic if you ask for my...
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“There is no need to suffer silently and there is no shame in seeking support.”
– Catherine Zeta Jones
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“Tomorrow”
– Do not worry about tomorrow; tomorrow will take care of itself.
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Tired
One of the symptoms of MS is fatigue.
Definitely feeling that one today.
Had last date with plasma exchange. It was a bittersweet break-up but we knew it was best to discontinue.
Dad was able to come and experience some of my therapy this morning. I have been walking well with my forearm crutches, today 350 feet. These will mostly be used for around the house and short visits. I was...
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4 month anniversary
It’s been 4 months since I’ve been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.
4 months.
In a way it seems like yesterday, in another, for.ev.er.
I recall March 21st calling my boss, saying something along the lines of “I cant feel my legs…do you mind if I go to the ER and have it checked out?”. My thought was that it was some type of infection, something an antibiotic...
