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Musician Lara Ewen (www.unstrungmusic.com) injects a 2-inch needle into her leg muscle once a week to treat her multiple sclerosis.
Norah O'Donnell and Ann Romney. Photo by Tony Powell. 2014 Women on the Move Luncheon. Marriott Wardman Park. April 30, 2014
Norah O'Donnell and Ann Romney. Photo by Tony Powell. 2014 Women on the Move Luncheon. Marriott Wardman Park. April 30, 2014
Day one hundred sixty-nine/365. You may hear people who have MS, or who live with them, refer to the A-B-C drugs.
My wife had been on Avonex, the "A drug," which involved a weekly injection deep into a muscle. Guessing that Avonex was lowering her white blood count, her neurologist switched her to the "C drug," Copaxone. That's a more shallow injection, done daily.
The notebook in the picture helps her to keep her shots organized. It includes a map of injection sites on her body; she needs to rotate them. Often, when a site is difficult for her to reach, or when she just doesn't have the gumption to give herself a shot, she'll ask me to handle the injection.
I live by my PDA. But, sometimes, I long for my old, paper day planner, with stickers, photos pasted in, and different colors of ink. There's something therapeutic about a real book!
Janice also has a PDA, but plans her MS treatments on paper. The makers of Copaxone supply her with a nifty day planner, complete with stickers.
Biting stonecrop , is found in meadows, sandy and rocky places.
For medicinal purposes harvested aerial part of the plant that are made poultices, infusions, decoction.
Biting stonecrop , can reap in May-July.
Biting stonecrop-Natural Treatments
Biting stonecrop preparations have important medicinal qualities, being antiepileptic antiscorbutic, antiperspirants, and even anti-ulcer agents.
This herb can help fight scurvy, a fever, certain skin diseases such as skin ulcers, mycosis, freckles, abscesses, wounds difficult to heal.
Biting stonecrop is indicated in the treatment of MS and hypertension.
Herb may be useful in skin cancer.
Biting stonecrop can be used in treating diseases as diverse as skin induration, gangrenous wounds, tumors.
In internal use, the plant is used as an infusion for treatment of diuresis and fever.
In external use is used as a decoction or infusion addition of bathroom and treating foot pain, arthritis and scurvy (lack of vitamin C).The plant or plant cuts, apply external therapies and fresh form, directly to the affected area. read more
Every day my caregiver, Jair (we called him J) kept me on a rigorous schedule for my meds. This photo does not include the daily injections (sometimes 2x a day) also administered by the nurses.
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Ginny Grenham, Norah O'Donnell. Photo by Tony Powell. 2014 Women on the Move Luncheon. Marriott Wardman Park. April 30, 2014
Bob has multiple sclerosis and has to use a scooter. He is not happy about this.
He has five children and an ex-wife.
Bob occasionally tries to convert me to Christianity, but not very hard.
I came up with a contest amongst my brothers and sisters to see who can wear orange the entire month of March 2019 to bring awareness to Multiple Sclerosis.
Please check out similar license plates by searching for "charity series" or clicking the link below.
David and Carrie Marriott, Jill Hodges, Kellie Romer, Kevin Chugg. Photo by Tony Powell. 2014 Women on the Move Luncheon. Marriott Wardman Park. April 30, 2014
Day Three Hundred Forty-One/365. We've been dealing, first-hand, with multiple sclerosis since 1985. But, there is always something to learn!
We recommend this book. It's readable and authoritative . . .and, this one is in large print!
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Palo, one of my very first contacts, one very beautiful lady, one extremely talented lady, one very strong lady. This one is for you, and for all MS sufferers, and the people going thru the journey with you, may there be a cure found.
40th Annual Race Against MS June 22, 2023/ Belmont Park/ 2150 Hempstead Turnpike National Multiple Sclerosis Society NYC - Southern New York Chapter
I mentioned a few days ago that I'd been interviewed by the local press. Here it is in today's South Wales Evening Post. (More in comments)
Norah O'Donnell and Ann Romney. Photo by Tony Powell. 2014 Women on the Move Luncheon. Marriott Wardman Park. April 30, 2014
Emily Rouse. Photo by Tony Powell. 2014 Women on the Move Luncheon. Marriott Wardman Park. April 30, 2014
Norah O'Donnell and Ann Romney. Photo by Tony Powell. 2014 Women on the Move Luncheon. Marriott Wardman Park. April 30, 2014
Norah O'Donnell and Ann Romney. Photo by Tony Powell. 2014 Women on the Move Luncheon. Marriott Wardman Park. April 30, 2014
A few more shots from the walk to raise funds to fight Multiple Sclerosis. The M. S. Walk took place in multiple locations, yesterday. I attended the one in Hershey, PA.
Norah O'Donnell and Ann Romney. Photo by Tony Powell. 2014 Women on the Move Luncheon. Marriott Wardman Park. April 30, 2014
Pentax K-01 / Carl Zeiss Jena 2.8/50 Tessar lens
Three exposures in-camera; processed with Topaz Adjust and Aperture
Day Two hundred twenty-seven/365. She's into making bracelets and necklaces. There are many things that her tremoring and often painful hands can no longer do because of multiple sclerosis and a few other complications. But, she's discovered a craft and a passion, working with colored glass beads. She's taken a couple of classes, tried her skills, and gone back for a little coaching. The training has paid off!
Now that she's outfitted the family with her more experimental work, and learned to make her jewlery stronger and more interesting, she's even taken some orders for neck and wrist wear. This one is for Amy, one of our Flickr buddies.
It's been rewarding to combine fun with an activity that serves as occupational therapy.
P.S. Tomorrow is the first of the month. If you're a member of the "First of the Month Gas Price" group, please remember to post a photo of gas prices in your neck of the woods!
The true story of a later than expected and still unexpected diagnosis of multiple sclerosis, its treatment, and the changes it caused in a teacher's career and life.
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An approximation of MS's many potential neurological effects mapped against areas of the brain, overlaid against an artistic rendering of an MRI scan.
Created with the help of Picnik, Daniel font, and a generously donated magnetic resonance image.
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Taken at Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, Charleston, South Carolina along one of their many trails.
Life has its “Ups” and life has its DOWNs”
Life has its “HIGHs” and life has its “LOWs”
Life has its “EXPECTED” and life has its “UNEXPECTED”
And this all seemed to happen to me all at once like a whirlwind.
October 15, 2015 I brought a beautiful baby girl, Amelia Princess-Angel Clarke into this world (this blessing was EXPECTED); it was one of those HIGHs before I even knew that an UNEXPECTED journey was about to begin.
In the following months, I started feeling changes in my body and I couldn’t pinpoint the problem. I kept working as well as being a mother of a toddler and a teenager. I ignored signs & symptoms, I took my memory loss and excused it by claiming that it was only “baby brain”. My energy was low but that was to be expected from any woman juggling a career & a family. Tired then turned into lethargic where I couldn’t get out of bed on some days and projects started to get backed up, and this wasn’t like me. I kept this all to myself, still thinking that this would pass.
It all started in March of 2016 when I began to feel strange sensations in my arm/leg that would not go away. So, I just popped into an Urgent Care thinking that there was a quick & simple fix to the problem. Tests & bloodwork; more bloodwork & more tests but no real answer; from Urgent Care to my primary doctor who immediately started a plan of care which also consisted of tests & bloodwork; from my primary doctor to Neurologist #1. Sitting in waiting rooms…waiting for good news while fearing bad news. As I met with Neurologist #1, I felt a coldness from him. Here my life was taking a drastic turn for the worst but I wasn’t feeling the empathy from him that I needed. He gave lots of information & used a multitude of big, technical, medical jargon. I couldn’t remember anything that he said once the appointment was done. X-rays…MRI’s..fighting the unknown until it happened…the “UNEXPECTED”. A diagnosis of MS. What? MS? Me? NO!
It feels really good to be home again.
The day after I got back my wife made me pancakes, bacon, and lots of coffee.
Been home over 2 months now and healing. It’s gonna take a while and I’m ok with that.
Gonna go one more time around.
As I’m fond of saying to my students:
“Thus endeth the lesson”
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This picture is a collaboration work with Boris Novák, a great artist and wonderful friend, who painted the furious man for me... Thankyou, Boris!
My Poetry to go with it:
You Call It Love…
You call it love, my love…
When you scream at me
Just to get rid of your
Frustration,
Your anger, your worries…
And then you laugh and say:
“You know, my love…
Barking dogs don’t bite.” …
But why then can’t I
Laugh anymore…?
You call it love, my love…
When you argue that
My decreasing health
Was just an excuse
For my being
Bone idle…
You call it love, my love…
When you shout for an answer,
And you find me silent
For I know
Any answer will cause
More raging fury…
You call it love, my love…
When you say your life
Would be a better one
Without me…
You call it love, my love…
When I look at you,
Facing a wall
Of hatred and scorn
There in your eyes…
You call it love, my love…
When you furiously scream
My soul into pieces
And angrily stamp on it to make
The damage complete…
And you still say you love me…
But your kind of love
Frightens me
To death…
So I collect
The fragments of my soul
From under your feet…
Turn away from your love
And leave…
© livDE, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Norah O'Donnell and Ann Romney. Photo by Tony Powell. 2014 Women on the Move Luncheon. Marriott Wardman Park. April 30, 2014
Aidan Larkin, MS Ireland, Professor Mary O’Sullivan, Dean, Faculty of Education and Health Science at University College Limerick, Anne Winslow, Chief Executive of MS Ireland, Professor Don Barry, University College Limerick, President Allen O’Connor Chairman, MS Ireland and Dr. Susan Coote, University College Limerick.
23rd May 2011. MS Ireland, the services, research and information society for people with multiple sclerosis, and The University of Limerick (UL), is delighted to announce the signing of a new memorandum of understanding to mark World MS Day Wednesday May 25th 2011. Together with MS Ireland, UL will conduct evidence based research into various aspects of MS, and increase understanding among students, health professionals and those with or affected by MS, a progressive neurological condition.
Currently collaborative research is taking place across a number of UL departments including, physiotherapy, sports science, electronic and computer engineering and under this new agreement further research is set to commence within the areas of clinical psychology, adapted physical activity and exercise and fitness. Product design faculty and students have been involved with MS Ireland to develop products based on the needs of those living with MS and computer engineers at UL have been involved in work on falls and activity monitors, while occupational therapy researchers and students have completed projects on fatigue management.