Category: My Life with MS

  • Handicapped Parking – What’s Wrong

    This week I had an appointment for a haircut and the woman I’ve been going to has moved the business. I like to drive by ahead of time to see how accessible the location is, but this time I didn’t get a chance. The easiest for me is for my husband to drop me off…

  • Violet – Fostering Update

    I thought my last post on Violet would have been the happy ending we wanted for her, but unfortunately I received a phone call from Whitney. She regretfully informed me that they took Violet back to the rescue. My heart sunk. Since her husband travels a lot she tried walking Violet and found her to…

  • Diet Update

    This is the last time the title will be Diet Update . I am not on a diet and I haven’t been in months. I haven’t ridden my bicycle or exercised at all. The only thing I would consider exercise is gardening, which has been occuring few and far between. I will resume posting on…

  • Fostering, “Violet” Update

    With a heavy heart, we brought Violet back last Wednesday. I wrote up a summary of our days with her, stressing what a great pet she would make and how lovable she is. We did pay the adoption fee, so hopefully that would help. Needless to say, I cried. The girls who were working there…

  • Fostering “Violet,” a Dog

    A couple of weeks ago I saw a segment on the local news that an area shelter was asking for people to foster dogs or cats over the Thanksgiving holiday. Since we’re not going anywhere or having company, I emailed hoping to try and foster. I miss my Maggie so much and every time I…

  • “I am so Unhappy and it is making me into a Miserable Person”

    If someone said that to me, I would respond “Why, what’s going on?” I said this to P as we were leaving Short Pump Town Center. We had gone there to do some Christmas shopping. specifically for his family. As usual, it was a horrible trip. To me it should have been fun, taking our…

  • Nature’s Healing

    Lately I’ve been taking the back roads driving home from the garden. I see that Virginia is in its prime for fall foliage. No matter how low or overwhelmed I get with thoughts and problems, I cannot express the feeling I get seeing the beautiful colors of autumn. The golds, reds, browns are stunning. With…

  • Mixed Up, Jumbled Up, Lonely, Crazy Mind

    So much is going on in this brain. Right now: Son and girlfriend broke up – This has been keeping me awake at night. My little granddaughter, not even 1 1/2. She moved out and my son is beside himself. The main reason being that his home is only a one bedroom home. She has…

  • Moderna Booster

    On Tuesday I received the above booster from my general practitioners office. I came home and felt fine all day. When I went to bed I had started getting a headache. I didn’t think it was related to the shot because it felt like my usual cluster headache. I didn’t sleep all night and when…

  • N. Carolina Trip #5 & #6 – Buying and Selling

    On Monday we called the realtor because we decided to buy a house and property in River Bluffs. We went to pick out our lot and home plan. We decided not to pursue the lot/home closer to the river because the expense was too much. By buying my dream home in the brick neighborhood was…