If you listen, the Universe or whatever higher power you believe in is sending you clues. On the Empowered Wisdom hour podcast I listened to this morning, Molly MacCartney led us through a meditation where we visualized our journey in a literal sense, through this big, expansive field. We were tired. Cold. Hungry. But keptContinue reading “The Process”
Author Archives: Aimee Straw
The Creation of My Sacred Space
It has been evolving over time. This idea of creating my sacred space. Step one was deciding it was important to me. Step two: what does that even mean to me? And thus, what does that look like? Now that I have some thoughts brought to life, as I picture my space, I would describeContinue reading “The Creation of My Sacred Space”
The April Update After a Virtual Visit with my Neurologist
My friends often ask how I am doing. My family likes to say, “how is the MS?” This post is to let you know that I am doing well. My body has sent me some not so subtle hints to slow down in the past few months, and I am finding many ways to enjoyContinue reading “The April Update After a Virtual Visit with my Neurologist”
The Coronavirus Collection: Things That Have Been Helping Me Through All This
For the most part, MS hasn’t really been on my mind. I see this as a global problem that I, nor anyone else can escape from. The enormity of it has been quite consuming so far. But yes, there are some nights I wake up panicking because on an individual level I am immune compromised,Continue reading “The Coronavirus Collection: Things That Have Been Helping Me Through All This”
The Fluidity of Water
I have absolutely no concept of time anymore! You with me on that? This global pandemic has been at our doorsteps for some time now. It feels like it’s been a year, but it’s only been like a week. Wait, I looked at the calendar and the first case in Colorado was about a monthContinue reading “The Fluidity of Water”
The Reality of Being Immune Compromised in a Viral World
This post is about Coronavirus. (Sorry, not sorry.) But not entirely, so stick with me. At this point I am kind of sick of hearing about it. But mostly I am so very sick of explaining to people that just because they have a 98% chance of surviving Coronavirus doesn’t mean that I do. OrContinue reading “The Reality of Being Immune Compromised in a Viral World”
The Difficulty of Putting Myself First
Tied into last week’s post about managing my stress, this week’s extension of that is how hard, I am realizing, it is to put myself first. This journey into what makes “me,” “me” and all of the associated feelings and insights have been really exciting. It may be cold and snowy outside, but lately IContinue reading “The Difficulty of Putting Myself First”
The Importance of Stress Management and Identifying Your Triggers
If you have been following my blog, you may remember that I had a flare up in late December that put me on a three day course of Solumedrol steroids to reduce inflammation and calm the searing nerve pain in my left leg. These drugs work by overriding my adrenal gland’s functions to produce certainContinue reading “The Importance of Stress Management and Identifying Your Triggers”
The First Dose of Ocrevus
I feel like there was so much personal build up to the first dose. I was nervous, scared, excited. I went to the infusion center and 5 hours later came out with 300mg of Ocrevus in my system. So how did it go?! How did I feel? Well. I woke up the next morning. IContinue reading “The First Dose of Ocrevus”
The Food I Eat
When people find out that I have MS, they often ask first about my diet in more detail – what I eat and how it makes me feel. We have some pretty interesting relationships and attachments to food that go way beyond it’s physical necessity. But, I think people know deep down that what theyContinue reading “The Food I Eat”
