Falling Down
It is hard work to be positive all the time no matter how much you want to be. Sometimes things just go wrong and, no matter what, you can feel a little down. Take those unpredictable moments when Multiple Sclerosis…
Category Living With Multiple Sclerosis
My personal reflections on Multiple Sclerosis. Good days and bad days, preferably the former.
One sclerosis can never be enough, after all…..
Back on the Roller Coaster
A blog should reflect what is going on at the moment. At least, I think it should. It should be real as well. So here is a post on another instalment of the roller coaster ride that is life with…
MS: Ten Years After and….. Feeling Rather Good!
This week will mark the tenth anniversary of the day I was told that I had MS, provisionally at least. It had probably been around for longer. I now work a three day week, can walk little more than a…
The Best Laid Plans and All That….
This post was planned to be a triumphal celebration of another great achievement on the bike. Something of a yearly tradition since 2016. It is not. All the plans were in place, I felt strong, better than for a long…
Motivation for the Alps: Anger and Awareness
This blog centres on MS and cycling and it is a weird combination, I keep saying that. Too much has been about MS recently, though. I want to say something about cycling and why I am going to go mad…
A Moment of Vulnerability
A short post on dealing with feelings of vulnerability caused by MS related issues and why I should not allow them to dominate me.
MS: Has It Actually Changed Me?
I saw an article by another person with MS reflecting on what it had changed in them in the twenty or so years since diagnosis. Quite a lot, of course, although such a span of time leads to change in…
Low – The Darker Days with MS
When I talk about MS and it’s impact I try to be positive in my response. It’s important to be. It feels good to tell a positive story around something that is, well, hard work sometimes. Nicer to read something…
Into 2023: Time for Change
The turning of the year. A natural boundary, a time where many people will take the chance to reflect on what has been and also look forward to what is coming. Well, I do at least. Thats what this post…
Cycling: How Does It Feel?
I mentioned my blog to a colleague recently. She asked what it was about so I told her. MS and bikes. Her response something like ‘Oh no, not more bikes!’ A comment made jokingly but I get where it comes…