Planes, Trains & Automobiles: Travel Challenges with MS - Pt. 1
Travel challenges with MS
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- Jun 8, 2015
- 3 min
The Shoes on the Other Foot
I love shoes!...what woman doesn't? Shoe stores are like candy stores for women...so many shoes, so many colours, so many...
- May 22, 2014
- 1 min
Retroviruses & MS
I came across this research paper which looks at the association of a specific retrovirus to a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) which...
- Jan 20, 2014
- 1 min
Functional Medicine...so that’s what I’m doing!
Functional Medicine...so that’s what I’m doing! https://lifebydesignnotdiagnosis.com/?p=77 Mon, 20 Jan 2014 12:27:00 +0000 monica.braun65...
- Apr 23, 2013
- 2 min
It's Been Awhile
Wow, I either have been really busy or I just didn't feel like posting or I felt I didn't have anything important to say. Hmmm...I think...
- Jun 7, 2012
- 1 min
What a Relief!
I never thought I would hear myself say the following words and be happy about it:"I Just Have MS!" but that is now the case. I found out...
- May 10, 2012
- 2 min
Neuromyelitis Optica
I saw my neurologist yesterday for the results of my spinal MRI. Not only do I have a lesion on my spinal cord (damn!) it is a very...
- Apr 21, 2012
- 2 min
Horse Chestnut for CVI (Chronic Venous Insufficiency)
While I'm waiting for the results of my spinal MRI, I thought I would look into alternative ways to treat CVI. I haven't been tested for...
- Apr 3, 2012
- 1 min
Introducing My "Off-Road" Fitness Walker!
I came home today from work to a FedEx delivery...my new rollator which I am now referring to as my fitness walker! LOL That's what Tracy...
- Feb 9, 2012
- 3 min
I Miss Driving! and the Case for Assisted Mobility Devices...am I really going there?!
I'm one really frustrated MSer right now! The worsening of my symptoms that has plagued me since mid-November doesn't seem to want to...
- Jan 8, 2012
- 2 min
New Year, New Goals
Well, the New Year hasn't gotten off on the best foot...especially considering that it's the foot that is causing a lot of my present...
- Dec 19, 2011
- 2 min
Liberation procedure update
OK...so I went in on the 15th of December to have the 'liberation procedure' done at the Vascular Access Center in Seattle. Dr. McGuckin...
- Dec 14, 2011
- 1 min
May-Thurner Syndrome
When I was speaking with the intake nurse from Vascular Access Center and relaying to her my MS symptoms, she asked me if I had ever been...
- Nov 17, 2011
- 2 min
TCM Intervention
I was feeling really frustrated this past week, as I was beginning to think that I may be having a relapse? Haven't had one since the...
- Jun 30, 2011
- 2 min
Do you Voodoo?
Well, it's been quite some time since my last blog entry. But as I like to say, "Better late than never!" The Bioness trial was a bust....
- Apr 6, 2011
- 3 min
Just Call Me the Bionic Woman
I finally made an appointment to see my physiotherapist...it only took me 8 months after my angioplasty to do it. I was hoping that I...
- Dec 27, 2010
- 3 min
The Scoop on Poop
...is a favourite book in my classroom library (I wonder why? LOL) and an appropriate title for my latest blog entry. Because, yes...
- Dec 21, 2010
- 2 min
All I Want for Christmas is My Two Good Feet
Well, it has been quite some time since my last blog entry. I’ve been working on and off on a different entry and debating whether I...
- Aug 17, 2010
- 2 min
Balancing Act
Well, it’s been 2 weeks since my liberation procedure and I don’t feel that much different, although I am noticing some subtle changes,...
- Aug 10, 2010
- 2 min
Keeping the Faith
It has been exactly one week since I had my balloon angioplasty and I have been a bit reluctant to post this blog because it isn’t full...
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