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Multiple Sclerosis

Walking on my Hands

My shoulders hurt. And my arms and hands are numb and tingly. My wrists hurt, too. This is Not a Good Thing. As a wheelchair user, I am essentially walking on my shoulders and arms. I use my shoulders to…
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MS Websites

In response to a recent post on Wheelchairjunkie I’ve been doing some surfing looking for good MS info, which I haven’t done in quite a while. I’ve revisited some good websites and found some great new ones: Multiple Sclerosis Sucks…
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Relapse

Maybe I should just pile up a bunch of empty journal entries: relapse, remission, relapse, remission, relapse… On the other hand, it’s better to have remitted and relapsed than never to have remitted at all. Started getting more wobbly last…
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Remission!

I’ve waited a couple of weeks to write anything about it, kind of for luck. It’s so amazing what you can get accomplished when you can walk! Today I washed my very own car for the first time probably in…
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Relapse

Man, big relapse. Haven’t been able to stand without assistance since last Saturday, which means no standing pivots, harder transfers, over an hour to take a shower and get dressed in the morning. Trying to do the good spirits thing….
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Catching up

Whoops! I must have taken the summer off when I wasn’t looking! I’ll try to catch up. On the house front, we moved in June. The new house is still not accessible, but we think it will be easier to…
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