I was talking this morning to my step sister about MS attacks or relapses if you choose. We were talking about someone undiagnosed for years therefore not on any MS disease modification medicine. I told her how lucky I was that I was quickly diagnosed but more so that way back then there was ANY medicine for MS. I strongly believe that if I wasn’t on some kind of medicine I would have been completely disabled within a window of…
I say this all the time, you can’t plan for things because you just don’t know. What doesn’t cause problems one day may be a gigantic obstacle the next day. One day you feel fine the next you can’t get out of bed. People around me always say it’s the weather or may say maybe you’re getting sick, I just know it’s the nature of the disease. A good example is when I was playing mahjong. I’ve had issues many…
I forget this story because I had a major attack and was diagnosed in a weeks time that the very first people I saw were like quick blips. I was reminded of this story when someone recommended me to see a chiropractor. Understand, this is MY experience and I am not knocking the whole world of chiropractors. I know many people who use them and benefit greatly. I had my major attack Valentine’s Day weekend in 1998. https://multipleexperiences.org/2016/07/15/the-day-i-found-out-i-had-multiple-sclerosis/ I was…
Gabapentin is an anti-epileptic used to control some types of seizures in epilepsy. It is used in multiple sclerosis to control dysesthesias (pain caused by MS lesions) and the pain caused by spasticity. (As per the National Multiple Sclerosis Society) I’ve been taking this drug for years. I’ve had it in a wide range of dosages from 100mg to 600mg. Probably about 4 or more years ago my doctor started prescribing me 300mg to take daily. I took them every…
This is another great vegan soup recipe I found at https://www.simplyquinoa.com/lemon-garlic-wild-rice-soup/. Simply Quinoa is an amazing website created to empower others into a healthy lifestyle. I could spend hours there looking at recipes and articles. Check it out. https://www.simplyquinoa.com/ I changed the grain in this soup to a more healthy grain. I used wheat berry. This caused a lot of the liquid to be absorbed and because of that I only got a quart of the soup. I may try…
#1 Trader Joe’s Horseradish Hummus This is only 1 point on weight watchers per serving. No sugar added. I love this with baby carrots. It is a really great low calorie snack The horseradish gives it a little kick without being spicy. #2 Trader Joe’s Chunky Spicy Guacamole Autentieo Another 1 point per serving weight watchers item. I love guacamole and I love this version because there isn’t anything unhealthy added to it. No sugar!!! I again love this with…
A few years ago I got a pedicure, as the warmer weather always dictates we should. Except this year I caught a nail fungus on my foot. It started out on one toe, on one nail but didn’t stay that way for long. I saw my regular doctor about it and he gave me some type of cream. When that didn’t work he sent me to a podiatrist. He wasn’t comfortable prescribing anything stronger with me having MS. Well thanks…
There isn’t a wind blowing outside which makes the water completely still. This is one of my favorite views. I could easily capture this in a photo because the water isn’t moving in a picture. Now imagine that in person, just complete stillness. There isn’t a boat, a ripple or a current disturbing the top of the water. I have a thing for the quietness of mornings like this. When my dogs aren’t barking, no one is in my house…
I’ve been doing intermittent fasting at a 16:8 schedule for over a year now. What does that mean? It means I eat between in an 8 hour time frame and fast for a 16 hour time frame. For me I ate between the hours of 11-7. The rest of the time I ate nothing and consumed only water. I finished the book the obesity code The Obesity Code this weekend. I must say I learned something new about dieting from…
After my upsetting week last week following weight watchers I choose to see my weight differently. I asked the universe for help. I immediately got to my life coach but then I got an email from my cousin. It was actually her second email regarding a book called <br /> . My cousin’s first email was explaining about the book before she knew I was struggling. The second email was following my blog post where she was more insistent that…
