I am an American who has lived in Canada since 1984 so as far as Canadian history goes, I didn’t learn much about it in school (and really, I remember very little about American history either, but that was just me being lazy) and if I’m being perfectly honest, since living here Canada’s history didn’t really…
Tag: Life Lessons
That Darn Disability “Form” Again
This year is going to be different!
Today’s Secret Language
Your guide to today’s secret language
Anybody Else Have Pandemic Fatigue?
This pandemic has been hard. Even for people like my husband and me. I mean we are lucky to have 5 of us living in our home, so we were never really alone or really isolated from human contact but that doesn’t mean it’s not been hard for us too. Life as we’ve known it…
My Word for 2021 & Garlicky Hummus – YUMMY!
Here it is, February already. I’m a little late to the 2021 party as I have been dealing with a relapse of my Multiple Sclerosis that has been challenging, but I feel like a bear coming out of hibernation – I am slowly coming out of it, so here I am getting stronger and better…
My Chronic Life
Did you know that 2.8 million people worldwide have MS (1 in 3,000 people). And globally, approximately one in three of all adults suffer from multiple chronic conditions (MCCs). “Get well soon or I hope all is well!” Both common things to say to someone who is under the weather, and while the sentiment is…
Dealing with Negative Nellie
We are living in a time of really big changes and major upheaval right now. Everyone can have a bad day now and then, but there’s a big difference between being grumpy from a bad sleep and having a shi$$y attitude. A bad day means that things are completely out of your control, like living…
What I learned from Hedy Lamarr
We are 8 months into the pandemic that has taken the world by storm along with all of the other massive issues the world is facing and it has never been more apparent to me that we, as a society need to find our way back to empathy and compassion. But how does that happen…
Things your Dr might not tell you when you are diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis
I have now lived with MS for over 15 years and while I am definitely not an expert, I have come up with a little list of things that I wish my Doctors had told me when I was first diagnosed. You may be someone who is new to an MS diagnosis or you may…
My Journey to SPMS and Bahn Mi with Pickled Veggies & Garlic Aioli
What the heck is SPMS?? Let me tell you some of my journey