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Category Archives: Walking
Walking the Walk
Last year, I did what I thought to be impossible. I walked the 3KM walk for Multiple Sclerosis. I had signed up and didn’t really have any idea what I was going to do. I had just stopped walking with … Continue reading
When the Invisible Becomes the Visible
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
Sorry, Cher. It was nothing personal…
I was supposed to go and see Cher and Cyndi Lauper in concert last night. I didn’t go and sold my ticket. Instead, I got the rest I needed to take part in The MS Walk. When I purchased my … Continue reading
Posted in Cher, Cyndi Lauper, The MS Walk, Walking
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Relax Days
The other day, my right side was numb upon waking. My arm and right leg were heavy, as if I was moving through jello. I was able to get out and go to work without my cane. The numbness worried … Continue reading
Posted in discomfort, Fatique, Spasms, Walking
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Grooving with Joy
Today marks the start of four weeks I’ve walked without my cane. For the first two weeks, I brought with me to work and when I went out. For the past week and a half, I’ve left it at home. … Continue reading
Posted in Brain Fog, dairy, joy, Walking
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Without Hugo
I’ve learned something about myself and I really love when that happens. After my ride on the bus the other day, I decided to see what my legs could do. I decided to see what I was truly capable of. … Continue reading
Recognizing the Warning Signs
The weeks leading up to the Holiday Season are tough going for a lot of people; but it’s what you do. You have to see all the friends and loved ones over the holidays, spreading joy and doing what you … Continue reading
Posted in Autoimmune Deficiency Disease, Spasms, Walking
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A Cloak of Needles
It started last night. I was sitting at a potluck dinner table. I just remember feeling a blinding red flash of pain cross my shoulders. As I sat there, it ran down my spine and through the rest of my … Continue reading
Posted in discomfort, Spasms, swelling, Walking
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Flashback Falling
I had another fall yesterday. Before I got sick in January, I had a fall down the back steps in my apartment building. I was taking out the trash and was coming back inside. It’s a relatively small flight of … Continue reading
Posted in Falling, Muscles, Walking
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Limitations of the Labyrinth
They used to call me the Wolf that never sleeps. In 2012, I had the great fortune to have twenty three books published in the year. In 2011, I had fifteen books released, in 2010 there were thirteen. I worked … Continue reading
Two Steps at a Time 