"Firebirds Salad, Please. No Blue Cheese, with Cilantro-Lime Vinaigrette instead of Ranch."
Anyone who has had to order my mom a latte would understand why I have an issue with being difficult when eating and drinking at food...
"Team We'd Stick That."
I chose the lab because it was adjacent to my neurologist's office, so I figured somehow this would make my life easier. It was close to...
"Hello, Old Friend."
In the months leading up to the diagnosis, I tried to keep one toe in MS research and the rest of my body out of the proverbial...
"MS stands for Moon Shine."
We had a few hours before picking up our sons and a few hours had passed since my doctor confirmed my diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis. We...
"I am not as 'fine' as I keep saying I am."
I proceeded to explain to my husband that there was a well of tears that I had been keeping dammed in for the last week. I freely admit...
"You're an easy stick."
"And you didn't even buy me dinner first," I replied. It was one joke in a series of many, as I laid on the table like a Maple tree, a...
"You have Hashimoto's Thyroiditis."
"And you need to avoid gluten," my endocrinologist added. With all of the madness that had entered my life since the beginning of August,...
"That's Why You're My Doctor!"
"Keep doing what you are doing. Your lipid profile and everything looks great. Plus you lost 10 pounds." "Well," I laughed, "When you...
"Come Back When You're 50."
"Your echocardiogram and the ultrasounds of your arteries all came back normal. You do not have any plaque in your arteries. Does anyone...
"A Disease Called Multiple Sclerosis"
"This may be a sign of a disease called Multiple Sclerosis," my neurologist said. I suppose many people might feel fear when hearing...