The Questions Get Harder and HarderSo the neurologists, journals, literature, and personal stories were pretty accurate. Their bottom line was that multiple sclerosis was degenerative. What I discovered rather quickly was that the translation to... By Dianne Scott2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments34 comments
New Year, Same MeThe new year brings about new outlooks, new goals, fresh perspectives, fresh starts. It also prompts the customary tradition of creating ‘New Year Resolution(s)’ and implementing them or watching how... By Dianne Scott2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments4 comments
Quality Providers + Quality Service = Quality Of LifeMe: Why am I having seizures? Neuro: They come from the MS. Me: I feel like my symptoms are worsening and that I have even developed new ones, yet there's... By Dianne Scott3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments40 comments
Helicopter MSI retired from a state university where I happily worked administratively with the students. Namely, with first-year students, I noticed that there were three types of parents: There were those... By Dianne Scott3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Getting In What I Can, While I CanHad I'd known or even had a clue that my life’s trajectory would lead me to live with a chronic, degenerative disease, some of the choices I made would have... By Dianne Scott2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments24 comments
Independent, Dependent or... Helpless?Recently, someone used the word ‘helpless’ when referring to me. I was taken aback. I actually had a ‘funny’ feeling about being termed or viewed as such. I often note... By Dianne Scott3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments13 comments
Life Beyond My System GlitchI remember writing an article before going to bed late Friday night and then waking up to being rolled under very bright lights, which I very soon came to know... By Dianne Scott2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments5 comments
The "Can I Just...?" PhenomenonThere are times when MS is ‘easier’ to deal with. Times when it's not so blatantly ‘there’. Those particular moments are the times when I can just ‘be’. That's when... By Dianne Scott2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments26 comments
Independence Valued“But I wipe my own a--! I wipe my own a--!” cried the little boy, Julian, in the movie Big Daddy as he was pulled from the adoptive home he’d... By Dianne Scott2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
What's In Your Toolbox?Born into a family with a mechanically inclined father, I learned early on about tools. They were necessary to fix what might be the malfunction of a vehicle, an appliance... By Dianne Scott2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
The Yin and Yang of MS: Love and HateOne day, while feeling especially reflective and pondering over the plethora of aspects that living with Multiple Sclerosis brings, I wondered how much of a challenge it’d be to ascertain... By Dianne Scott2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments10 comments
MS Brought Me Home Instead of...“This is not a great way to start the new year.” This text was the cold response received after advising my employer I’d be unable to return after the Christmas... By Dianne Scott3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments40 comments
David and GoliathA biblical story that I learned as I grew up was the story of David and Goliath. In this story, the Philistine and Israelites were going to war. Everyday, Goliath... By Dianne Scott2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Mothering In Spite OfTen years prior, I was Mommy to Justin - a relatively quiet, mild mannered little boy. Ten years later, I became Mommy to Jessica - an incredibly feisty, sassy, take-over-the-world little... By Dianne Scott2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments6 comments
Don't Take Life For GrantedDo you remember a time when you awakened from a late afternoon nap and it was dusk? You needed to close the blinds, but it hit you suddenly that not... By Dianne Scott2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments10 comments
X’s and O’sWhether it's... Dinner rolls and stuffing, it’s still bread; Forks and spoons it's still cutlery; Motrin and Aleve they’re still pain relievers; An apartment and a house, they are still... By Dianne Scott2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments7 comments
I Don't Want Baby HandsOne of the many adorable things that my daughter did as an infant was to keep her pudgy little hands balled in tight little fists. I remember having to pry... By Dianne Scott1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments12 comments
Phenomenal PackageIt's important to me that with the limitations and woes of MS, my self esteem and confidence doesn't falter. I wrote this piece as a reminder to myself that I... By Dianne Scott2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments4 comments
Dancing With MSI love to indulge in a good celebration - especially birthdays. I’m much like my Aunt Edna who also enjoys celebrating her special day in true party fashion. One of... By Dianne Scott1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments6 comments
Where Do I Go From Here?Fantasy Island. One of my favorite childhood shows. Mr. Rourke and his assistant 'Tattoo' would welcome guests who wanted to live out a personal fantasy such as, but not limited... By Dianne Scott1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments5 comments