Category Archives: Spasms

The Challenges I Overcome

Posted on December 4, 2021 by Jamieson Wolf

I was asked to give a talk to the people I work with to celebrate the International Day of Person’s with Disabilities. These are the notes that I wrote. I planned to read them out loud, but ended up just … Continue reading →

Posted in Autoimmune Deficiency Disease, Challenges, Falling, fatigue, Lesions, self esteem, Small Victories, Spasms, Speech, Symptoms, Writing | Tagged Challenges, Depression, exercise, flat mountains, Grateful, international persons with disabilities day, Overcome, Painting, Small Joys, Talking, Typing, walking, Writing | Leave a comment

Relearning How to Live

Posted on December 4, 2021 by Jamieson Wolf

This is a piece that I was asked to write for today, the International Day of Person’s with Disabilities. It was published in a newsletter at work and while it was nerve wracking to put myself out there like that, … Continue reading →

Posted in Bladder problems, Brain Fog, Canes, Depression, discomfort, fatigue, Spasms, Speech, Tremors, Writing | Tagged Balance, Cerebral Palsy, Challenges, Grateful, Living, Multiple Sclerosis, Pain, Spasms, Symptoms, Tremors, Vertigo, walking | Leave a comment

The Stone Man Speaks

Posted on September 25, 2019 by Jamieson Wolf

Multiple Sclerosis is a curious disease, just as Cerebral Palsy is a mysterious disability. Even after so many years of living with them, they always like to keep me guessing…mostly because I’m no longer sure which one does what. It … Continue reading →

Posted in Falling, Spasms, Speech, Symptoms, Talking | Tagged Ami McKay, Cerebral Palsy, Cybil Paulsen, Jack Nicholson, Max Shadow, Multiple Sclerosis | Leave a comment

Listening to the Body is the Hardest Thing to Do

Posted on August 25, 2019 by Jamieson Wolf

As much as I’m thankful for the multiple sclerosis and what it’s taught me, there are times that it makes me angry and pisses me off. There is so much that I try to do and, most days, I succeed. … Continue reading →

Posted in Brain Fog, fatigue, Insomnia, Spasms, Symptoms | Tagged listening to the body, self love, sparkle, Sparkle On! | Leave a comment

A Hard Way To Learn a Lesson

Posted on November 16, 2018 by Jamieson Wolf

I’m never counting steps again. Here’s why: On the way home, my bus broke down due to all of the snow that has been falling today. The driver didn’t know when another bus would come but he gave an hour … Continue reading →

Posted in Spasms, The MS Walk, Walking | Tagged Kindness, Stubbornness, walking, Winter | Leave a comment

The Lion and the Internal Orchestra

Posted on June 23, 2018 by Jamieson Wolf

I’d like to take a moment to talk about pain. Everyone experiences pain differently. Maybe it’s muscle pain or internal pain. Perhaps it’s a mixture of both. For myself, there is no rhyme and reason to it. My Multiple Sclerosis … Continue reading →

Posted in Brain Fog, Depression, discomfort, Muscles, Spasms | Tagged Cerebral Palsy, Multiple Sclerosis, Orchestra, Pain, Strength, Symptoms, Tattoos | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Balance, Brain Fog, Depression, Falling, Fatique, Spasms, Speech, Symptoms, Walking | Tagged A New Day, Celebration, Change, Divorce, Gratefulness, joy, Thankfulness | Leave a comment

I Got This

Posted on August 6, 2017 by Jamieson Wolf

The other day, when I was talking to someone, I mentioned how meditation was really helping me deal with my Cerebral Palsy and Multiple Sclerosis. She looked at me, her mouth drawn into a frown of sympathy, and said “Oh, … Continue reading →

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Heavy Metal Days and the Strength Card

Posted on May 30, 2017 by Jamieson Wolf

I am in pain of some sort twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. I never get a vacation or a day off, I never get to go on a holiday from the pain. It is my constant companion … 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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