Category: Multiple Sclerosis Research

Winter is here! And although Christmas is near, Winter can be a hard time for many, especially with the long nights, cold days and dark afternoons.  Dizzy, therefore, has put together her top ten ways of helping make these times a little more sparkly.   1. Listen to upbeat music Spend a couple of minutes…

Over the past few months, I’ve been working hard to try and let go of my expectations. The “old Jen” … The post Expectations – Learning How to Let Them Go appeared first on . Living with a Progressive Chronic illness…. SPMS and My Body Image Source: trippingthroughtreacle.com

Musings for Thanksgiving and a blog update As turkey day nears, my thoughts are as rambling as the flock of wild turkeys in my backyard. One afternoon I counted 18!  I thought, “isn’t that the way? The more turkeys you have the more useless they will be, just when you need turkeys!” Rumor has it…

This year’s Tripping on Air holiday gift guide and giveaways for people with MS is back and bigger than ever. Click here to Enter the Giveaway Now Braille Fashion from Aille GIVEAWAY My first MS symptom was optic neuritis. When it comes to vision loss, there isn’t just one kind of blindness or universal experience….

Creativity can be a great way of helping to cope with many of the aspects that living with a chronic illness can bring. And recently, Dizzy and I have been exploring them.   Over the last few months, my anxiety has been running a little wild. During the summer, it was confirmed that I had…

It might be more commonly thought of as a “tweakment” to help lessen the signs of aging, but Botox for … The post Botox for MS (my Experience) appeared first on . My MS Life Update – June 2024 This is My MS – 29 Years Diagnosed Source: trippingthroughtreacle.com

  We love this! xxxx     It occurred to Pooh and Piglet that they hadn’t heard from Eeyore for several days, so they put on their hats and coats and trotted across the Hundred Acre Wood to Eeyore’s stick house. Inside the house was Eeyore.   “Hello Eeyore,” said Pooh.   “Hello Pooh. Hello…

Hi everybody, I hope you are all well? After my daughter said to me – for the umpteenth time – … The post Grr, You Expect Me to do Everything! appeared first on . Living with a Progressive Chronic illness…. Source: trippingthroughtreacle.com

Recently, Dizzy and I found ourselves on a busy train with no seats! We very rarely get the train (just because of dizzies etc) and when we do we always make sure to go at nice, quiet train times, when there are plenty of seats. But this one time it was not possible to wait…

Time – finally! – for another post. My recent silence when it comes to blog writing gives you a big … The post My MS Life Update – June 2024 appeared first on . An MS Update – November 2023 Source: trippingthroughtreacle.com