Monthly Archives: January 2012

Reversing Caregiver Roles

As you saw from Linda’s last post she had eye surgery last week. It was quite an experience reversing roles with her. She was the patient and I was a the caregiver. For the first time ever, I was the … Continue reading

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Asking for Help!!

Well on Thursday of last week I had a second part of surgery on my cornea . It was a longer surgery but still yet it was not too bad. The first night was tough but all in all with … Continue reading

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Just have some fun

As we grind through the cold dreary days of winter, we sometimes forget that we need to just have some fun. I had this experience the other day when I got to watch the football playoffs with my son and … Continue reading

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Laughter is The Best Medicine

A few days ago I called my friend up and asked how she was doing. She told me she was on the phone with another neighbor of mine. We were contemplating a 3 way phone call and then I said … Continue reading

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What came first, the chicken or the egg?

When John and I go to a doctor we usually have a plan of telling them all the necessary information we can give to the doctor to help him with his diagnosis. Most of the time it is clear cut … Continue reading

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Update

They say that if you ever want a blog to gain traction, you need to post every day. Well we obviously have not done that and apologize to our readers. The meds have made it difficult for me to focus … Continue reading

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More on our plate….

Fifteen years ago when the doctors told us “What you can expect from the progression of MS….” our plate was empty and full of space to fill up with things we could handle. Yesterday our primary physician called and wanted … Continue reading

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Happy New Year!

Hoping you all had great holidays and spent it with family and friends. We were able to do so even though there were some complications with the visits. On Christmas we went to John’s sister’s house and had to bring … Continue reading

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