Life

My 13th Cake Day

Thirteen years ago today, my feet got hot, my leg went weird, and within 4 days the Big Bang of MS was complete. I never walked in the same way, the “normal way” again, and within 6 months I was… Continue Reading…

Life

New Year, New Me, blah blah blah

I’ve never been one for New Year’s resolutions. New Year seems to come at the wrong time of the year for it. It’s cold outside and there’s all that Christmas chocolate staring at you. It just seems that if you’re… Continue Reading…

Life

Michelle 1, Wasp 0

Yes – two posts in a day! Having typed this story out of Facebook, I didn’t want to lose it! My morning so far. My husband is out. I get up and there is a massive wasp in the living… Continue Reading…

LifeMS

Almost a Year Old!

I started this blog last year at the end of May, when I had spent the month (MS Awareness Month in Canada!) putting information on my Facebook page. There was so much information that it was a shame to lose… Continue Reading…

LifeMobilityTransportation

Quality of Life hits the road – part 3 – a story of three Ricks and a prescription 

It’s been a long time since I’ve written a blog entry, because in the whole of that time I have been obsessed with one thing – when will the Winnebago be ready to hit the road? Ian and Ric continued… Continue Reading…

LifeMobilityTransportation

Quality of Life hits the road – Part 2!

I’m sure you’re all wondering where this story left off… Read on! To recap: Travelling has been getting a little difficult – the hotels rooms, the bathrooms, the hours, the eating out all the time. Our solution? A 1997 Winnebago… Continue Reading…

Life

A Beautiful Day!

Every winter my world shrinks. I don’t make it out of the house as much and the weather makes the outdoors inaccessible to me – no snow tires on my wheelchair! If Ian hasn’t shovelled the deck yet, sometimes I… Continue Reading…

Life

Life is for living!

In the last week we have had two additions to our family. On Friday, July 3rd, we added Deefer to our family – D fer Dog – geddit?!? (Thanks to David on the TV show HeartBeat for that!). Deefer is… Continue Reading…

DisabilityLife

Quality of Life – redefining the parameters

Getting the best Quality of Life is a big part of your life if you have MS, and it really varies from one person to the next, based not only on your disease progression but also personal circumstances. Quality of… Continue Reading…

Michelle in wheelchair with lightsaber fighting Dart Vader

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