No one wants to hear the words, “Multiple Sclerosis” come out of their doctor’s mouth. But, we all love to hear success stories from those who decided not to let a diagnosis rule their lives. Nora Gocking was a 350 pound, 34 year old, mother of two when she was diagnosed with Relapsing Remitting Multiple… Continue reading The Not Today, MS Podcast!
Y'all, it's been crazy. Daniel moved home from college. Bethany had a dance recital. And I made the incredibly hard, brutal, gut wrenching decision to leave the job I loved and take an exciting position. This was a selfie I sent to my husband on my last day, right after saying goodbye to my boss.… Continue reading Life update…
I had my MRI a few weeks ago and then I had my 6 month check up with my neurologist to go over my results. For the first time, my sweet girl got to tag along because she was out of school that day. If you have never had a neurological exam or if you… Continue reading March 6-Month Check-Up Photo Diary!
I know I'm obsessed with scrolling through Instastories and Facebook posts of what some of my fellow whole foods eaters like to eat on a typical day, so hopefully you all will enjoy this post! Some things to consider as I go about my day... I'm not technically in a Whole30 at the moment, but… Continue reading What I eat in a day (weekday edition)
People love a good weight loss success story. They love to read about a magic diet or pill or surgery accompanied by a knock out before and after photo. The first thing they ask is "how did you do it?" And what they actually want to hear is something simple like "I just increased my… Continue reading The secret to my success
For many, March is all about March Madness... basketball, tournaments, spring, fun! For me, it's quite a bit different. March is all about MRI Madness in our house. Time for the pre-authorizations, phone calls from insurance companies verifying my very expensive scan, expensive copay's, messaging my favorite MRI tech to make sure she's working during… Continue reading MRI Madness
My husband, Brian, is my best friend and the most selfless person I know. I don't know how I would have been able to navigate the past three and a half years without him by my side. I've told him from the beginning that I wouldn't trade places with him for all the money in… Continue reading What’s it like to be a caregiver?
If you didn’t know me, you might look at me and assume I have it all together. You might assume I am healthy. You might assume I have, and have always had an easy life. If you only knew me from things I post on social media, you might know my husband and I are… Continue reading If you didn’t know me . . .
***Let's begin this post with a little disclaimer... I'm not a doctor. I am not any kind of replacement for your neurologist's advice. This is my personal experience and hopefully by reading it, you will know what questions to ask your doctor. Whatever you do, get a neurologist you TRUST and ask all the questions… Continue reading Tecfidera
Dear girl at the gym at 5:30 am on a weekday, Good for you! I'm so glad to see you here! Congratulations on making a healthy decision for yourself this morning! I know just how hard it is to drag yourself out of bed this early. Your brand-new Nike shorts are super cute, but you… Continue reading Gym Observations in January
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