Working Remotely or Not Remotely Working?After I left my job (which I wrote about in this article) I spent a lot of time thinking about the kind of work I wanted - or was able... By Steve WoodwardDecember 5, 2018Bookmark for later Reactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Using Magnets for DIY Gave Me My Fingers BackPlease note - when I say DIY, I'm talking about putting together simple things like flat-pack furniture. I am not – nor have I ever been – especially practical. Especially... By Steve WoodwardSeptember 17, 2018Bookmark for later Reactions 0 reactions Comments4 comments
Taking Responsibility for My HealthThe Locus of Control is a psychological theory which tries to describe the extent to which people believe they have power over their own lives. First talked about in the... By Steve WoodwardAugust 9, 2018Bookmark for later Reactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
FES As a Way to Improve Mobility of People with MSFoot drop is when disruption to the nerve pathways between the legs and brain means that the front of the foot cannot be lifted to the correct angle when walking... By Steve WoodwardMay 23, 2018Bookmark for later Reactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
The UK National Health ServiceFirst things first, this is NOT a politically-motivated post. This has been prompted by conversations I had with other attendees at HU Connexion '18. They were interested to know how... By Steve WoodwardMay 23, 2018Bookmark for later Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Flying With Wheels - Our Top TipsWhen my wife and I first got together (almost exactly 15 years ago), we spent a lot of time traveling and going on city breaks. Ever since MS entered the... By Steve WoodwardMay 2, 2018Bookmark for later Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
The Visible ManOne of the hardest things to deal with when first diagnosed with MS is the fact that, in most cases, you're handed a life-changing diagnosis which isn't really all that... By Steve WoodwardApril 19, 2018Bookmark for later Reactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
A Different Kind of DadI’ve been asked to write a little something about parenting with MS from the male perspective – although there are a few parents amongst the contributors here, I’m the only... By Steve WoodwardFebruary 1, 2018Bookmark for later Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Intermittent Self Catheterisation - a male perspectiveWe all know that MS isn't a one-size-fits-all kind of a deal. However, there are a few symptoms which are more common than others (for example Fatigue). The other biggie... By Steve WoodwardMay 22, 2017Bookmark for later Reactions 0 reactions Comments11 comments
Managing the Thing With FeathersMaybe you are like me, and are lucky enough to be surrounded by concerned and loving family members. Now don't get me wrong. In our situation we couldn't survive without... By Steve WoodwardApril 18, 2017Bookmark for later Reactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
The Big UnknownIt’s been quite a while since I wrote anything here - where SHALL I begin? 2016 was a year which personally started off positively, got bogged down in the middle... By Steve WoodwardMarch 6, 2017Bookmark for later Reactions 0 reactions Comments4 comments
Big IdeasRecently I’ve gone back to read a book which my brother bought for me a while ago. The Consolations of Philosophy by Alain de Botton. Each chapter focuses on the... By Steve WoodwardDecember 1, 2015Bookmark for later Reactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
The Power of Positive Action Pt. 3So what’s been happening with you? It seems an age since I wrote anything on here. Well, it HAS been an age since I wrote anything on here. Looking back... By Steve WoodwardNovember 17, 2015Bookmark for later Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Good to Talk?I grew up watching Charlie Brown cartoons as a small child. As a (fairly pretentious) adolescent I watched a great many Woody Allen films. And a few years later I... By Steve WoodwardJune 16, 2015Bookmark for later Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
The Power of Positive Action Pt. 2I’ve been injecting myself with the Rebif (interferon beta-1a) disease modifying therapy three times a week since January 2010. On the whole I’ve tolerated it pretty well – I even... By Steve WoodwardMay 26, 2015Bookmark for later Reactions 0 reactions Comments11 comments
The Power of Positive ActionWell as precisely nobody will have noticed, I’ve been a wee bit quiet on here recently. I’ve had a few MS-related incidents which have knocked me back a bit –... By Steve WoodwardMay 11, 2015Bookmark for later Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
I've had it up to here with... The Spoon TheoryThis is the second post in a series of articles looking at the apparent ’Sacred Cows’ of life with MS. As before, this is in no way out to cause... By Steve WoodwardDecember 24, 2014Bookmark for later Reactions 0 reactions Comments6 comments
I've had it up to here with... "I'm not drunk, I have MS"People within the MS community are rightly quick to point out when others say or do things to offend us – I’m thinking about the frequent lists of Things Not... By Steve WoodwardDecember 15, 2014Bookmark for later Reactions 0 reactions Comments9 comments
The Lives of OthersRecently a family friend has had a major health-scare. On the day he was meant to be discharged, we didn’t receive any calls until late in the day, by which... By Steve WoodwardOctober 20, 2014Bookmark for later Reactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
Bedtime StoriesI love reading my daughter bedtime stories, and the other day, I got an email from my wife, letting me know that she had ordered a complete set of Mr... By Steve WoodwardSeptember 11, 2014Bookmark for later Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
