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False Alarm Folks with MS are going to sympathize with me on this one, while folks who don't have it won't really understand. Yesterday, I woke up with a nasty headache, centered behind my right eye. Folks without MS: Sounds like a sinus headache. Folks with MS: Oh, no! Was it optic neuritis? Since my major attack was a bout of optic neuritis, that came to mind first for me. Time to … [Read more...] about False Alarm

Amy's Big News In my last entry (two months ago - yeah, I know) I hinted at some big news. Well, I'm now prepared to share it with the world. I am PREGNANT. I didn't want to say anything out here on my blog until I had gotten past the first trimester. Plus, I think my family would have been a little disappointed in me if I had told the WWW community before telling them. But now, I can share … [Read more...] about Amy’s Big News

I know, I know, I've been awfully quiet. I have my reasons, none of which are bad. On the MS front, there's really been nothing to report. Still not having any major exacerbations. Still having to manage fatigue. Other than that, the health news has been quiet but good. I'm trying to exercise more, and I know that's been a common theme in my posts. My parents just downsized, and I was the … [Read more...] about Health Update

I'm back! Whoa, I knew it had been awhile since I had posted, but I didn't realize how long! How to catch up in a few thousand words or less... Football I've attended two other football games since that disasterous one, and both have been quite pleasant experiences. The weather was much nicer (translation: cooler), and I took better care of myself. During the UNC-UVA game, our seats were … [Read more...] about I’m Back

Learned a lesson the hard way this weekend - it only takes one day of not taking care of myself to really throw myself out of whack. We went to the UNC-Florida State game on Saturday with friends. I was running around all day, running errands, and I didn't bother to eat anything because I was too busy. Then we left for Chapel Hill around 5. It was still very hot when we got there. I pigged out … [Read more...] about Learning the Hard Way

I never learn. Saying 'yes' too many times and getting overwhelmed is a vicious pattern I keep repeating. At least this time, I've stopped myself early, before the damage got too high. So instead of my stress level continuing to go up, up, up, it's heading down to a more manageable level. How I'm doing it: Yoga - I haven't exercised regularly in forever. I could keep beating myself up over … [Read more...] about Overwhelmed