Gardening, music, life with MS
We are back home in VA. As much as I would rather live in NY, I am happy to be home. The road trip was uneventful. I had felt bad not heeding the warnings about traveling for Christmas. It was very obvious that we weren’t the only ones as the roads, specifically 95N, were just […]
Today my husband and I got tested, for Covid-19. The test we got was a PCR test. This is considered the most sensitive for detecting an active infection and the results are highly accurate. The results come back within 3 to 5 days. We need this because we are travelling for Christmas. The other test […]
The Coronavirus vaccine, (Pfizer) is now being distributed to hospitals, clinics, and first responders and people are getting inoculated. Yesterday, Moderna’s vaccine got the go ahead from the FDA and will also start being distributed. Yeah!!! Earlier this week I had sent a note to my neurologist through the patient portal, (how to communicate with […]
I forgot to mention that during my six month neurological visit I discussed two other treatments with him. The first being medical marijuana. I had read that Richmond’s first dispensary was now open and you needed to bring a registered license to get whatever product you need. They had links on how to acquire the […]
Last Friday I had my second yearly dose of Ocrevus. I’ve been on it now for about 4 years. Personally I don’t feel it does anything for me. I also had my six month appointment with my neurologist. Again we discussed new drugs. He still doesn’t want to start Mayzent as long as Covid 19 […]
It was 40 years ago today that John Lennon was murdered. I can clearly remember the events of that day. I was 22 years old, married, with a 3 year old daughter and a 4 month old son, living in a one bedroom apartment in New York, (Westchester County) I woke up to the phone […]
Lately I have been asking myself this very question. Watching the news last night, about Trump’s latest rally in Georgia. You would think at this point there is nothing that surprises me about this presidency. HOW WRONG! As he goes on, yet again, proclaiming that this election was stolen from him and the massive fraud […]
“White Privilege,” I’ve been reading about that a lot lately. There are multiple examples in the book I am reading, “Americanah,” by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. I have already talked about the different prejudice between races, countries, demographics, whites against whites, Black Africans against American Blacks. It is endless. I for one didn’t understand when a […]
I’ve been trying to be outside in the garden with this cooler weather but I get so frustrated. Lately I haven’t been able to do 3 hours, which I’m happy with. The fatigue is overwhelming. When I volunteer at the garden shop, I’m in my wheelchair and it is 4 hours. I have been coming […]
I woke up this morning feeling very sad. My hope of having everyone here for Christmas has been a bust. Son’s girlfriend is obligated to spend at her fathers on Christmas eve with her two older children, one who goes away to school and is autistic. He would not take to traveling some place he […]