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Thanks @GlobalOkanagan #endMS

Last week I shared our #TakeThePledge O Canada singing on World MS Day. We had a proclamation by Mayor Colin Basram, read by Deputy Mayor Tracy Gray, and two councillors, Mohini Singh and Ryan Donn to help us out! Global… Continue Reading…

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Surviving holiday wheelchair damage

If you are a Facebook friend you will probably remember my wheelchair story from October 2013. We were flying to Orlando for a family holiday to celebrate my mum’s 70th birthday, with my parents flying in from England. We got… Continue Reading…

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Yet another MS blog…

There’s a lot of MS blogs. I can’t promise that this one is going to be any different or groundbreaking. I did a whole series of Facebook posts for MS Awareness Month, and it seemed a shame to lose them… Continue Reading…

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New directions from my neurologist appointment

I know that lots of people have had poor experiences at me time or another with their doctors over the course of their MS, and as I’ve written before, I too have had that experience. My current neurologist is wonderful.… Continue Reading…

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#TakeThePledge to #EndMS – World MS Day Part II

May is MS Awareness Month and today is World MS Day!Today we Took The Pledge! ‪We joined ‪#‎TeamFight‬ ! We were 3 councillors (one deputy mayor) 4 board members, one person with MS and one friend! If you go to… Continue Reading…

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Everyone else is walking!

Today is the biggest walk day across the country! I was invited to our neighbour’s walk – South Okanagan Chapter, in Penticton – to speak at the start in my role as an MS Ambassador. The Ambassador program gives chapters… Continue Reading…

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Transport

And today – video!!! With music!!! As we saw yesterday, I have all kinds of nifty equipment to help me. This has to be the biggest, though! When you use a wheelchair, you realise that not only do you have… Continue Reading…

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Avert your eyes…

Let it not be said that I’m not prepared to put it all out there for MS Awareness!!! I thought I’d start showing you some of the extra equipment I use to help me. We have a hot tub. Ian… Continue Reading…

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The neurological workout – I mean examination…

I mentioned my trip to my GP last week and how she was doing my neurological exam “wrong” or at least not as thoroughly as I was used to. I thought I would devote a post just to the exam,… Continue Reading…

Michelle in wheelchair with lightsaber fighting Dart Vader

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