Running is something I've always wanted to do. Growing up, I was chubby during my leanest of years and obese the rest of the time. Running the mile in gym class was torture... I remember giving it my all and only making it about half way around the track before having to walk. Anything under… Continue reading I’m a runner
On June 27, 2014 I could only crawl, and I could barely do that. Imagine being trapped on the tea cups at Disney World and trying to walk with your right leg, right arm, and right half of your face and tongue completely asleep… That morning was the most violent and scary experience of my… Continue reading June 27, 2014
Dairy, sugar, bread… they were my nearest and dearest friends for 35 years. We were tight. You didn’t see me at a meal without one or all three of them. If I close my eyes, I can still remember what a cup of coffee with half and half and sugar tastes like… or a warm… Continue reading “You don’t eat bread?!?!”
September 29, 2015 will forever be a defining day in my personal history. I don't remember his exact words, but I remember the tone of the neurologist's voice, the hurried way he explained the images on the MRI, and the agony of watching my husband crumble under the weight of the news. I had never… Continue reading Why “Not Today, MS”?
Not Today, MS 