He was not “just” a dog
"When MS and trigeminal neuralgia attacked my face, Oisín looked at me as if to say, “I’m here, I got you, I’m not going anywhere. You can count on me. ” In addition, when daily severe fatigue kept me depleted of energy, he showed me we could always play when I felt better. The list was endless. Oisín was the easiest-to-please MS nurse who learned fast and forgot even faster, just like his human. He reminded me that there is always tomorrow when my body refused to cooperate."
Why a rise in your body temperature can trigger MS symptoms
Studies have shown that heat sensitivity is a key clinical factor in MS, so learn what the risk factors are before Uhthoff’s Phenomenon hits your central nervous system.
MS: nineteen reasons to not let go
There's only one you. And you are damn impressive, even when your MRI scan images light up like a Christmas tree.
Valentine’s Day, just another chronically ill day
Ergo, XXL tracksuit sweater, leggings, and Ugg boots. The coif of the day, so to speak, because you're not expecting a past beau to walk in and wipe you off your feet (you can do all that yourself with MS balance issues that hit you hugging the floor). So, any beaus out there? You should've put a ring on it when you could've. Even Beyonce got so flustered she had to sing about it.
Revisiting ‘3443 Needles,’ Ireland Best Blog Post Award winner, 2018
In 2018, Ashville Media Group in Dublin, Ireland, organised the Ireland Blog Awards Competition. I was astonished to find out that '3443 Needles', a post I published on April 25th, 2018, won the Best Blog Post Award. The quick-witted article dealt with changing from daily disease-modifying injections to one weekly injection, and the positive impact of having to do so much less. A sincere thank you must be said once again, but I also have a request, which is to ask you to repost this in the hope of it reaching people who have since its publication been diagnosed or are awaiting diagnosis, and in the hope of it helping lift your spirit.
MS, a riddle wrapped up inside an enigma
MS and I share a common denominator of perseverance until we defeat each other. Neither of us knows where it’ll lead to. MS may have superior knowledge about oligoclonal bands; cerebrospinal fluid; the blood-brain barrier; Dawson’s fingers and so on, but that’s where it ends.
The first day, 18 years later
Fiercely independent as always, my first thought was that, "Erm...wait, what?! No, I am not adapting to anything. No way. Nope. Nada. Not happening. With all due respect, Professor... I moved to Ireland 2 years, 6 months, 12 days and about 23 hours ago. That change you ask of me? Ain't happening.
