anxiety, Faith, Family, Multiple Sclerosis, Not Today MS, Uncategorized

Breast Surgery

***DISCLAIMER*** I do not have a medical degree (shocker), so I cannot give you sound medical advice. I can only share my experience and encourage you to talk to your doctors if you have concerns. There is no substitute for amazing doctors. Also, TMI warning. I will be talking a lot about breasts. On Friday,… Continue reading Breast Surgery

anxiety, cancer, Christmas, COVID-19, Faith, Family, grief, joy, Multiple Sclerosis, Not Today MS, pandemic, panic attacks

Control Freak

As I've gotten older, one thing I've learned is to lean into people I trust to tell me what I need to hear, whether I like it or not. Don't misunderstand, there will always be people who want to tell you what to do and they won't always be people you trust... Make sure you… Continue reading Control Freak

COVID-19, Multiple Sclerosis

COVID Chronicles – Day 15

🥳🥳🥳 Thankful for no symptoms. Thankful for being able to return to work tomorrow. Thankful for Christmas decorations. Thankful my people are well and not sick. Thankful I can smell coffee (mostly) again. Thankful for the prayers and encouragement from all of you. Today will be the last day of COVID Chronicles. I’m thankful my… Continue reading COVID Chronicles – Day 15

COVID-19, Multiple Sclerosis

COVID Chronicles – Day 13

Quiet day! I worked from home. Brian worked in the back yard. Only symptoms today: Slight runny nose (no more than allergies) Mild Fatigue Mild, dry cough.Still can’t smell coffee 🤣.No headache.No nausea. And no fever (over 48 hours now!) I’m so grateful for my mild symptoms, especially as I continue to pray for an… Continue reading COVID Chronicles – Day 13

COVID-19, Multiple Sclerosis

COVID Chronicles – Day 12

Home stretch, people. Day 12. Today, I have felt overall pretty good. Had a couple moments of headache/nausea, but they were short lived. Consistently for me, the worst symptom I have experienced is the headache. It was unlike any headache I’ve ever experienced. And at its worst, no medicine I tried helped at all. The… Continue reading COVID Chronicles – Day 12

COVID-19, Multiple Sclerosis

COVID Chronicles-Day 8

Let’s talk about crazy COVID dreams. This is a thing. Google it. I have had wild, crazy, intense dreams the last two nights. Like, I had to convince myself they weren’t real this am. They are so intense I really don’t feel rested when I wake up. It’s just wild. Seriously, comment if this has… Continue reading COVID Chronicles-Day 8

COVID-19, Multiple Sclerosis

COVID Chronicles-Day 7

Well, no doubting it today. AchesHeadacheFatigue ChillsAnd fever A friend pointed this out yesterday and I think it’s an important observation: I was exposed on 10/26-28. We were unmasked, but I wouldn’t have considered us to be in close proximity. My contacts were not symptomatic at that time so they didn’t know to be concerned.… Continue reading COVID Chronicles-Day 7