Hi Kate!
You were in the summer 2009 Momentum Magazine. Weird that May is considered summer since it is still cold up here in Washington. After I found you online, I could only read through the 10:00 drip. I will be back tomorrow to smile some more.
Kate,
Thank you so much for bringing a real point of view. My wife Kristin Asked me to read your story, and I’m glad I did. In fact I’m reading the comment she left you and it brought a smile to my face. I know this a hard on her, and am glad to see she hasn’t lost her sense of humor. It’s nice to see her laugh and smile. It has been a while since iI have seen her laugh that hard. Keep up on your writing. I really hope you do write your book.
Kate, what can I say!?… You are Hilarious! I had/have the same numbness in my left arm and hand. I have just found out on April 3rd, just like you as a nice birthday “surprise”. (thinking also pinched nerve)
My family as like yours is very supportive and believes laughter is the BEST medicine. (along with all the drugs!) I do hope you write your book I would love to go on this “Devastatingly Funny” journey with you!
Thanks for the smile Kate, (and uncontrollable shaking shoulders from laughing so hard I forgot about my arm for a second) I needed it!
these were great! i can completely relate to some of them, especially the mri. i hope that one day i can find the humor in my stories as you did in yours, however, i’m still in the “processing” stage (dx 2 weeks ago) and have accepted it, but still learning what it really means.
hope you keep writing these blogs and you should really look into the book idea, i think it would be great!
I’m still not yet where I can find the funny in my own, but can relate completely with your stories. Did you get back the useof your arm? My vision is recovered largely from my bout of ON, but it just feels like the arm thing is going to be a long road.
Love it!! I have RRMS, mom has PPMS, and between us we have enough PMS to offset the whole mess. Luckily, we go to the same neuro on the same day, so when we wobble going down the hall, we wobble into each other! Weebles wobble but they don’t fall down. You rock lady, keep it up.
i’ve been having a rough week- realized that my hands are so numb i can’t feel the softness of my daughter’s cheek. your writings made me laugh and remember that life with ms has to be funny because the alternative is hiding in our closets in the fetal position. i am trying to remember where i last laid my funny bone…………..
I appreciate your humorous approach to your story. My daughter Shay was diagnosed 2 weeks after she turned 17 and she shares your sense of humor and has a great love of life and laughter. I will share your story with her. It touched me enormously! Thanks for sharing it!
Just read the MRI story. Dryer, jackhammer, telephone — yep.
When I had mine this past summer, I was wearing a belt, the buckle of which had an unusually high iron content. When the tech slid me into the machine, the pull was so strong it lifted my body up off the table towards the top of the tube. The tech had a small panicky moment, because he’d never seen that before; he shut everything off and I thudded back to the table.
After the test, he turned the machine back on, we stood across the room holding one end of my belt, and the buckle end flew straight out towards the machine. It was like we were fighting a big fish. I want to do that again when I go back at the end of the month.
More hospitals should schedule unplanned slapstick into their appointments.
May 12, 2009 at 1:25 am
Hi Kate!
You were in the summer 2009 Momentum Magazine. Weird that May is considered summer since it is still cold up here in Washington. After I found you online, I could only read through the 10:00 drip. I will be back tomorrow to smile some more.
May 9, 2009 at 9:35 pm
Kate,
Thank you so much for bringing a real point of view. My wife Kristin Asked me to read your story, and I’m glad I did. In fact I’m reading the comment she left you and it brought a smile to my face. I know this a hard on her, and am glad to see she hasn’t lost her sense of humor. It’s nice to see her laugh and smile. It has been a while since iI have seen her laugh that hard. Keep up on your writing. I really hope you do write your book.
Thanks again for the laughs.
Jean Paul
May 9, 2009 at 2:30 pm
Kate, what can I say!?… You are Hilarious! I had/have the same numbness in my left arm and hand. I have just found out on April 3rd, just like you as a nice birthday “surprise”. (thinking also pinched nerve)
My family as like yours is very supportive and believes laughter is the BEST medicine. (along with all the drugs!) I do hope you write your book I would love to go on this “Devastatingly Funny” journey with you!
Thanks for the smile Kate, (and uncontrollable shaking shoulders from laughing so hard I forgot about my arm for a second) I needed it!
April 25, 2009 at 4:23 am
these were great! i can completely relate to some of them, especially the mri. i hope that one day i can find the humor in my stories as you did in yours, however, i’m still in the “processing” stage (dx 2 weeks ago) and have accepted it, but still learning what it really means.
hope you keep writing these blogs and you should really look into the book idea, i think it would be great!
March 15, 2009 at 9:46 pm
I’m still not yet where I can find the funny in my own, but can relate completely with your stories. Did you get back the useof your arm? My vision is recovered largely from my bout of ON, but it just feels like the arm thing is going to be a long road.
March 15, 2009 at 3:22 pm
please write more!
March 13, 2009 at 1:30 pm
Linked to your page – hope you don’t mind. Humor is good, so please keep it up!
February 27, 2009 at 3:58 am
Love it!! I have RRMS, mom has PPMS, and between us we have enough PMS to offset the whole mess. Luckily, we go to the same neuro on the same day, so when we wobble going down the hall, we wobble into each other! Weebles wobble but they don’t fall down. You rock lady, keep it up.
February 4, 2009 at 2:22 pm
i’ve been having a rough week- realized that my hands are so numb i can’t feel the softness of my daughter’s cheek. your writings made me laugh and remember that life with ms has to be funny because the alternative is hiding in our closets in the fetal position. i am trying to remember where i last laid my funny bone…………..
January 17, 2009 at 2:32 am
I appreciate your humorous approach to your story. My daughter Shay was diagnosed 2 weeks after she turned 17 and she shares your sense of humor and has a great love of life and laughter. I will share your story with her. It touched me enormously! Thanks for sharing it!
January 16, 2009 at 2:09 pm
I just read “the questionnaire”. Very funny, I would definitely feel embarassed if I were to ask my Mum such questions. Thanks for your humor.
January 11, 2009 at 6:10 am
Just read the MRI story. Dryer, jackhammer, telephone — yep.
When I had mine this past summer, I was wearing a belt, the buckle of which had an unusually high iron content. When the tech slid me into the machine, the pull was so strong it lifted my body up off the table towards the top of the tube. The tech had a small panicky moment, because he’d never seen that before; he shut everything off and I thudded back to the table.
After the test, he turned the machine back on, we stood across the room holding one end of my belt, and the buckle end flew straight out towards the machine. It was like we were fighting a big fish. I want to do that again when I go back at the end of the month.
More hospitals should schedule unplanned slapstick into their appointments.
January 6, 2009 at 7:59 pm
Kate: enjoyed your writings – keep it up!
Deborah