Author Archives: John

Progress

A  little while ago, Linda said in one of her posts that I was working on reducing my weight and starting to exercise more. This all started when I was in my neurologist’s office talking about my doing some physical … Continue reading

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Back Up on the Meds

It’s been a long time since I’ve written anything on the blog. Linda and I have always tried to maintain a positive attitude. Our marching orders are always “don’t let it win.” That does not mean that there aren’t down … Continue reading

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Too Many “…ologists”

The other day, I had the “joy” of going for my annual urologist exam. I had a PSA test come back at 2.8, which was higher than usual so I was more nervous than normal. Now Linda scoffs at me … Continue reading

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MS and Fatigue

This is a subject that I’ve been wanting to talk about but frankly, did not know how to say it. In this “instant gratification” world, it seems that everyone is tired. In fact, it seems to be the standard answer … Continue reading

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Happy 40th (Well Almost)

Sorry about the time away. Linda and I have been just busy with the kind of “stuff” that we all have to catch up on from time to time. We got to see our grandson “move up” from pre-K to … Continue reading

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Another Day…Another Fight

Since our grandchildren were born, Linda and I have wanted to see Disney with them. It’s Mickey, Mnnie, the castle, the princesses and all the rest. Of course, we wanted to wait until they got old enough to really enjoy … Continue reading

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Pharmacy Follies

As I have said a few times on this blog, I am presently weaning myself off of the drug Tegretol which stops the pain caused by my trigeminal neuralgia. Over the ten years that I have had this condition, I … Continue reading

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Catharsis

It was interesting that I got some comments back on the post about dignity. For me it was cathartic to write. Since I’m an “old softie,” I found myself tearing up while writing it. We are all raised to think … Continue reading

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Dignity is the First Victim

I guess that I knew this but every once in a while it jumps up and smacks me squarely in the face. It happened again this weekend when we all attended a christening for my sister’s granddaughter. We piled in … Continue reading

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The Long Road

The surgery’s done. This time it seemed to take me a lot longer to recover from the actual procedure than in the past. Usually, I would feel lousy for a day then, except for the effects of the medications feel … Continue reading

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