>Bladder Botox, Take Two

>I am in recovery from my second set of bladder Botox injections. They were done between 11 and noon this morning and I am just little achey now. My urologist suggested that I save both of us time and trouble by getting them as an outpatient procedure at his office....
>Dreaming Health Care Advocacy

>Dreaming Health Care Advocacy

>A few days ago I had a dream:I am at the doctor’s office. He tells me I have a tumor in my breast that needs to be removed.I say to him, “First of all, it isn’t cancer. If it turns out to be cancer, I will make sure to tell everyone and have my...

>Collateral Losses

>I am still not doing very well at keeping this blog up, am I?I have been dealing, lately, with several physical issues, most of which aren’t caused by the MS, but are part of living with disability.My hands have been increasingly affected by the MS. By the...

>Trial and Error and the Serenity Prayer

>Two things happened four months ago that made blogging almost impossible for me: I started using a wheelchair and increased my work hours. I was using an old “student desk” with a knee hole about fifteen inches wide. My wheelchair footrests don’t...

>The Real Wheels: When OCD Comes in Handy

>I took possession of my very own wheelchair ten days ago.  I’ve been working hard ever since. I used a scooter most of my waking hours for ten years.  With a wheelchair, EVERYTHING is different.Years ago, I remember watching my toddler niece moving through her...

>Road Trip Report

>Two days ago we returned from a trip to Walt Disney World.  From our house to our hotel was 1.565 miles and Alexis had a week for her spring break.  We left Friday afternoon, spent two nights in transit and arrived on Sunday.  A week later, we did it in...