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- Learning to Like Myself – A Reflection
- The Labyrinth of Me
- Levels and Lymphocytes
- The Impossible Mountain
- The Able Body and the Mountain Within
- A Maven Clad In Raven’s Clothes
- The Cyclone That Life Can Be
- A Personal Victory!
- The Language of Smiles
- A Dance with the Waves
- A Journey of Ten Years
- The Lessons I’ve Learned
- Boats of Many Colours
- The Light of Small Joys
- The Deity of the Waves – Thoughts on Chemo and the River Within
- This Is My Journey
- Pushing Through
- Happy Birthday Max Shadow!
- Bodily Able – A Reflection
- The Power of Forgetting
- Captain Maven and the Shadow Man: AVAILABLE NOW!
- The Many Ways of Mavenclad
- The Light Through the Trees
- Someone I Used to Know
- The Challenges I Overcome
Tag Archives: Max Shadow
A Journey of Ten Years
It’s hard to believe that it’s already been ten years. I remember when I was first diagnosed. At the moment that the neurologist said those words, I thought my life was over. “I’m so sorry, you have relapse and remitting … Continue reading
Posted in Challenges, Milestones, Multiple Sclerosis
Tagged Becoming, Butterfly, Caterpillar, diagnosis, Growth, Happy Birthday, Max Shadow, ten years, Who I am
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Happy Birthday Max Shadow!
I was diagnosed with Relapse and Remitting Multiple Sclerosis nine years ago today. I thought about what I wanted to write to honour today and the following letter to my multiple sclerosis is what came out. I hope you enjoy … Continue reading
Posted in Happy Birthday
Tagged diagnosis, doctor, Letter, Max Shadow, Multiple Sclerosis
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Letting Go and Holding On
Life is funny when you stop to think about it. I’ve been carrying around a thrum of sadness for a few weeks now. While my general outlook on life has been positive, there was still this ache inside of me. … Continue reading
Posted in Covid-19, Depression, Disability, Happy Birthday, Little Yellow Magnet, Memoir
Tagged Fear, Happy Birthday, Max Shadow, Sadness
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The Stone Man Speaks
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
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What Max Shadow Taught Me
Six years ago, on August 21st, my life changed forever. Since January of 2013, I had been living in fear of what was inside of me. I had been living in fear of myself. After months of testing and study, … Continue reading
Posted in joy, Milestones, Small Victories, Thankful
Tagged Gratefulness, Max Shadow, Thankfulness
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