Wanted to share more of my journey & invite you to share yours. Early in my #MultipleSclerosis diagnosis,looked for local support groups. MS Society. All->Travel, Arrangements, Drug Ad Sponsors,Adherence Guidelines. I wanted none of that. Others desperately Needed that. It’s OK.
Each of Individuals is Our Own Person.
Genetics
Health
Nutrition
Socialization
Activity
Purpose
Love
Preferences
Dislikes
Distastes
Predjudice
Greed
So much more. #MultipleSclerosis
Of All the People You will Judge in your Lives,
I am sure,
At the end of the night,
Every Person Judges themselves harshest
Should’ve, Would’ve Done that, but for….
I questioned every source, searching for answers for 12 years waiting.
Now people wait a day to hear the results.
Nowadays #Gadolinium is used as an Intrvenous contrast solution for MRI imaging. Quite effective at lighting up places where nerves are sparking Out, not I. @marygerdt has some Personal thoughts I’ll just leave in my next tweet 🐣
Mary Gerdt’s Personal blog posts about Gadolinium dye, used in MS contrast diagnosis and periodic monitoring. traveloguefortheuniverse.blogspot.com/search?q=Gadol…+
I am a Retired Disabled Nurse with background in basic chemistry.
Time for some career chat (a thread again) - I still work full-time and I hope that this crisis shows that with the right adjustments I can continue to do so even if travelling to the/an office every day becomes unfeasible...
I have a PhD in Civil & Environmental Engineering (2013) and have worked in Geoscience Research for the British Geological Survey (2013-2014) and Heriot-Watt University (2015-2018) before changing career to Researcher Development in Nov 2018...
I was diagnosed with RRMS in Nov 2016 - half way through my first postdoc (fixed-term contract), 1 month after my 10 year anniversary with my partner and just as we were making some life-plans...
Good Morning Shift MS followers! First cup of coffee, peruse Twitter. Check Email, then do a little @FishdomOfficial or Clockmaker. That match 3 thing...ding 🔔 ding🔔 prize 🥳 Try out new headphones 🎧 listening to political shows Fred gets weary of, Glatopa shot,Meds,breakfast
How’s your morning going/gone?
Do you wake up too, doing a Neuro self exam?
Right leg ✅
Left leg ❌ wait, wiggle it around, ok 👌🏽✅
You know the drill.
Eyesight, balance, strength.
Sleep evaluation...not long enough or deep enough.
Pain? Don’t get me started 🤦♀️
I want to make this weekend twitter takeover something to remember. I want you to see the power of churning minds,
Together. ShiftMS is indeed a constant friend to me and the greater Multiple Sclerosis Community. Together, we individuals sing 🎤 the same songs. Come,Sing Along.