2025 was rough. I lost my 16-year-old dog in January, one of my best friends moved away in July, and then another amazing human I was such good friends with passed away in early November. I spent the last two months of 2025 fighting back (and losing to) random spurts of crying, isolating so nobody … Continue reading New Year, Less Tears
On this day ten years ago, I woke up with numbness on the entire left side of my body. If you have followed or heard my story, you know this isn’t the first day this happened to me, but it was the most intense and largest area of numbness. Later that day, I would have … Continue reading 10 years of living with MS
I have stepchildren that are older, so I am very aware that although you have kids at home, traditionally, until 18, you really only have 13-15 years. After that, they become very interested in friends, school activities, video games, etc. They get jobs and have less availability. Then, without even realizing it, you are grasping … Continue reading Noooo! Not a teenager!
Current time (10/24/2021 7:12 PM): I’m sitting in my kids’ room, on the floor, alone, crying, while I sort laundry. This job isn’t even mine, yet here I am. Not where I want to spend my Sunday night, but I almost knew at 7am it would end like this. Why does it feel like moms … Continue reading It was an Alexander (not the great) kind of day
If I am being honest, this last year was-one to remember. Part of me wants to call it a disaster, but there were a lot of good things too. For me, it has been the most mentally draining year of my life. I know, I know-it’s 2020/COVID, and everyone was struggling in some way with … Continue reading A rambling return…
I seem to always forget what to expect when it is time for my infusion. Well-I know what to expect when I get there and during, but leading up to it, I always forget about the day or two before when I have this slow building anxiety. I don’t regularly deal with anxiety, so when … Continue reading Pandemic Infusion
One year ago, I did my last Copaxone shot. From July 2015 until May 2019, I gave myself shots, three times a week, like clockwork to control my MS. I was first suggested to switch my therapy to a new and much more effective treatment in January 2019. I considered it for a while, and … Continue reading My Next Ocrevus Infusion-thoughts
Please stop telling me to wash my hands and I won’t have to worry about the coronavirus. Do you think that the 100k+ people that have it at this point didn’t wash their hands? None? Of course you should wash your hands. And yes it reduces the risk. But it is not 100% going to … Continue reading An unpopular opinion about COVID-19
One of my favorite things about New Year’s Eve is reflecting on the last year. This has been such a year of growth for me, but I can’t discount all that has gotten me here over the past decade since we are also rolling into a new one. I started the decade as a 20-year-old … Continue reading Oh, Hey 2020
It’s been 5 years and 4 days since I moved back to Columbia. I only know that because of a Facebook memory my mom sent me 4 days ago. I can’t even process how much my life has changed in that timeframe. Tonight Facebook memories showed me this memory of L1 and I at a … Continue reading 5 years and 4 days
Days with Andrea 