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
If I could go back in time and talk to this girl, I would have so much to tell her. This girl was in the middle of a divorce. She was lost, and afraid to be alone. She wasn’t sure how she was capable of tackling this world alone. She did not know if she … Continue reading If I could talk to her
I’m frustrated right now. I feel bad every single day. It’s been about three months of whatever this is. I feel nauseous. Exhausted. My ears are ringing. My head hurts more often than not. Sometimes it hurts to breathe. My numbness is not worse, but more regular. So mostly, nothing significant, but all together-ahhhh! Maybe … Continue reading My Check Engine Light is On
I apologize for the lack of writing or responding to things on here. I’ve just been in a really strange headspace lately, and I didn’t really feel like writing because I thought it would be a little bit darker than the way that I like to portray myself. I’ve been negative and “down” (that’s the … Continue reading Headspace
Days with Andrea 