Category Archives: Balance

The Impossible Mountain

Posted on July 17, 2025 by Jamieson Wolf

It’s not often that I’m made to feel disabled. Objectively, I know I’m disabled. I was born with spastic cerebral palsy and I have relapse and remitting multiple sclerosis. Despite that, or because of the disabilities that I live with, … Continue reading →

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The Able Body and the Mountain Within

Posted on July 5, 2025 by Jamieson Wolf

When my journey with multiple sclerosis first began, I couldn’t wait to walk without a cane. After being bedridden for over a month, I willed myself to walk again through sheer will and stubbornness. I knew at the time that … Continue reading →

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Letting Go Of Fear

Posted on November 21, 2020 by Jamieson Wolf

I’m often surprised by my disabilities. The other day when I was coming back from a walk, I opened my apartment door and was taking a step inside when my body decided to have a full body spasm. I lost … Continue reading →

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Stress and the Shadow Man

Posted on April 14, 2020 by Jamieson Wolf

I know that stress is one of the worst things for people with multiple sclerosis. I’ve been experiencing a lot of it. It’s keeping me awake at night, so I’m having to take my prescribed sleeping pill more than usual. … Continue reading →

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Looking for the Oracle

Posted on January 14, 2020 by Jamieson Wolf

Before I was diagnosed with relapse and remitting Multiple Sclerosis, I thought I could cure myself. Someone had said that it was all about mind over matter. I could choose not to be sick. I could choose my destiny and … Continue reading →

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Today Is A New Day

Posted on December 30, 2017 by Jamieson Wolf

On December 30th, 2012, I woke up to find that my world as I knew it had changed. I woke not knowing how to move my body. It was no longer mine and I was no longer able to control … Continue reading →

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113 Steps

Posted on September 8, 2017 by Jamieson Wolf

When I started my exercise regime, Sarah Zahib of Continuum Fitness asked me what one of my fitness goals was. I thought about it for a moment. “I’m always asked to do this thing for my neurologist where I have … Continue reading →

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Falling Through the Air

Posted on September 23, 2016 by Jamieson Wolf

My left leg has been spasming for five days. It’s always in the same place, the thigh. The spams aren’t painful, but strong. They last for a few seconds, the longest has been close to thirty. Normally, my spasms come … Continue reading →

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When the Invisible Becomes the Visible

Posted on November 30, 2014 by Jamieson Wolf

I’m lucky, I know that. Unlike a lot of other people who suffer with Multiple Sclerosis or Cerebral Palsy, mine hide most of the time. I wear them under the skin and the way they affect my body usually can’t … Continue reading →

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Pushing Past the Boundary

Posted on June 7, 2014 by Jamieson Wolf

I took another step on my path to wellness this week. On Tuesday, I met with a personal fitness instructor. She designed a work out that I could do that kept my balance issues in mind. She took me through … Continue reading →

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