Mom Guilt

For the first ten years of my life, I was raised by a single mom who worked full time and went to school full time to earn her Masters. She had to miss most of our school functions that took place during the workday but always took us to get 25 cent hamburgers on aContinue reading “Mom Guilt”

Three Things I Wish I Had Known At The Beginning Of My MS Diagnosis

On July 22, 2012, 10 years ago, exactly 100 days before my 30th birthday, I was sitting in the Emergency Room waiting to find out what was going on with me. Two nights earlier, we had been at the county fair and I was having trouble walking. It had started earlier that day at work.Continue reading “Three Things I Wish I Had Known At The Beginning Of My MS Diagnosis”

With MS, There Is Always A Cost

If you or someone you know lives with MS, you probably don’t need me to point out that Multiple Sclerosis is a very expensive disease to have. According to the National MS Society, medications, particularly DMT’s, also known as Disease Modifying Therapies, which are used to try to slow your disease progression down are billedContinue reading “With MS, There Is Always A Cost”

MSfit Travel Log- Packing Edition

At almost 40, I traveled all by myself, for the first time ever, in my life. I love to travel! I just usually travel with family or friends. I was invited by the National MS Society to attend their Newly Engage MS Activist Workshop, in person, and in Washington D.C.! (Separate post on that later!)Continue reading “MSfit Travel Log- Packing Edition”

The ADA List

March is MS Awareness month. Where are our cocktails, or gold stickers if you’re under 21? I’m sharing the following insider knowledge on the off chance that you’re new to the MS Club or any other Club that requires Disabled Access. I took my daughter to her first show. It was incredible! We went toContinue reading “The ADA List”

If Its (Gluten) Free, Its For Me

Hey MSfit’s, Spoonies and Party People? How ya been? My life has been jampacked lately. It was just Halloween and now Christmas is in 3 weeks?! Does anybody else feel like 2021 just flew by, considering that we basically lost all of 2020, and now we’re just supposed to jump in to 2022 and conquerContinue reading “If Its (Gluten) Free, Its For Me”