She remembered who she was and the game changed
My life has changed from what I thought it would be and it has changed from what I thought I wanted. It has changed in so many massive and minute ways, but the biggest change was that I made change and growth a positive part of my life. On reflection, I have always thought like this …
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This week I had an appointment with my neurologist for a check-up. I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis on the 28th February 2012. I have not been on any medication for MS for well over a year now. Links about my diagnosis can be found here - Multiple Sclerosis – Part 1 – The Diagnosis and here …
Last week I lay in an MRI machine in a deep meditative state, with a calm mind and determined attitude. As I am taking no medication for my MS my neurologist and I agreed to do an MRI to see what the disease was up to. Today I walked into his office feeling apprehensive and …
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Since returning from overseas I have been wonderful. Health wise I had a one month break from my injections for MS and feel so good that I have decided to continue my break. My head feels clear, my legs are working spectacularly well and I just feel great. Don't worry I am not acting blindly …
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Coming to terms with a chronic illness is sometimes a little tricky. I change between the 'old' me who competed in a triathlon and the MS self who sometimes experiences difficulties doing everything the 'old' self did with my eyes closed. Sometimes I just can not function at the level I would like. Multiple Sclerosis …
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At the gym today I was stretching before yoga next to a large set of scales and was amazed at the heavy traffic of people on and off the scales. I glanced at their faces as the magic number appeared on the screen. Not long ago every morning I would weigh myself and even record …
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Confessions of a recovering perfectionist I tend to judge myself when I don't fit into what I perceive to be the perfect person. If I eat something I shouldn't eat, I judge myself. If I say something I shouldn't say, I judge myself. If I act in a way that isn't perfect and polished, I judge myself. Remember my post about ‘My Food …
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This is a topic I have been both apprehensive and excited to write about. I am very passionate about what I put into my body and yet have been challenged many times on this topic. When I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis I thought my body had let me down and then I began to wonder "or …
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Being diagnosed with a disease, a broken marriage, losing a loved one, your job or even losing respect are all forms of grief in their own way. "In grief, there is a time when pain seems to be in control. Then there is a turning point and a time following when pain may still be …
Continue reading "Multiple Sclerosis – Part 2 – My Turning Point"
Blurred vision was the first sign that something was wrong. I thought it was simply sunscreen in my eye when my concerned sister-in-law suggested I see a doctor. Over the next six weeks I went from the GP to an Ophthalmologist and finally a Neurologist who after a lumbar puncture and MRI diagnosed me with Multiple Sclerosis on the 28th …
Continue reading "Multiple Sclerosis – Part 1 – The Diagnosis"
Multiple Strengths 