According to the new issue of *Brain & Life, (https://www.brainandlife.org/ ), August/September 2020, hugs or touching another human being increases mood-lifting brain chemicals like dopamine, seratonin, and oxytocin, considered the bonding hormone. This doesn’t surprise me, hugs feel good.   *Brain and Life is a publication that provides information and advice  from experts in the field…

First I will start with my latest shopping trip which was yesterday. With MS I have to pace myself. The morning is the best time for me, when I have most of my energy, Unfortunately, my husband who I depend on to take me, likes to go in the afternoon, no matter how many times…

Today I am going back to living with MS because I have been very frustrated the past couple of days. On Friday I was in the gift shop and did ok. The day started with everything seemed to take longer than I had anticipated. My arms, legs and fingers weren’t cooperating. The mask I was…

The first person that I know has just died from Covid 19. My last post was about how I was thinking about death so much lately. I wonder if there was a premonition there. He certainly wasn’t prepared. I don’t think anyone with this is. It seems you go into the hospital one day, put…

I’ve been thinking about death lately, specifically mine and my husbands. My husbands only because I see it as a way to move back to NY. Anyway, I read obituaries. Here in VA, they put pictures of the deceased in, sometimes from their youth. I scan through and don’t really read the ones who are…

Today is my last day with BlueSky Pro. I made a cover page and learned how to backup and edit, add pics, pages, buttons. etc. I had a lot of helpers, a couple repeatedly. They were all extremely helpful and because of them I am finally on line. I’ve had no visitors yet, but here…

I was pretty shocked to hear that Regis died on Friday at the age of 88. I really liked the man. I remember my mother used to have him on with Kathie Lee in the morning and then when my kids were little and whenever I was home and not working I would always watch.…

Today I am sad. I’m sad because of several things. I’m feeling neglected again. There is no connection between me and my husband at all. We are going through a heat wave, 3 days over a hundred degrees. Staying in with him is worse than being alone. Usually he works outside all day but in…

Since Corona virus it seems that most people are experiencing, “Groundhog Day,” where every day runs into the next and it is hard for them to resolve themselves to this “new life.” I live Grounndhog Day every day and have been for awhile. I am a creature of habit and I like things to be…

I haven’t been able to write because I’ve been busy or sleeping. I’m back to volunteering at the gift shop, yeah! The heat in VA has set in for the rest of the summer so unless I volunteer, I’ll be a prisoner. Well also the Corona virus cases are going up. For a few weeks…