Dear MS, you are not invited to my birthday.

There are a few things we all know. Do not ask a woman if she is pregnant. Do not ask a woman how old she is. Always refer to the older of two woman as the younger woman's sister, not her mother or grandmother. But what about when you happen upon someone with ms (or any other illness). Is there a... Sign in to see full entry.

My hair fell out. I am bald. Not bald like oh she must be on chemo, because I still have my eyebrows and lashes. Bald like I shaved it, but there are patches all over my head where it actually fell out so it looks like I have some sort of disease...so people are afraid to come near me. I might be... Sign in to see full entry.

when my doctor told me my next step was to take shots to slow down my ms, i had a brief mental picture of myself at a bar. maybe he should have used the word "injection" instead. i quickly realized he did not mean vodka and shot (no pun intended) him down before he could finish explaining. i went to... Sign in to see full entry.

i want to know if every time i find out one of my friends is pregnant, i will always feel this bitterness. will i want to cry everytime i remember i will never hold a newborn baby again? i will never feel them move beneath my heart. i love my children with all of my being, but i can't help but feel... Sign in to see full entry.

-I actually wrote this four years ago, but came across it in an old journal today. enlightenment sucks...i realized this today, when for the first time since my diagnosis i found myself in an urgent and unexpected quest for the holy grail...also known as the bathroom. i'd been told by everyone that... Sign in to see full entry.

"dear ms, you are so not invited to my birthday party"...this is what i would say if ms were an actual person. not only that but i would say "you know what ms? you're not being a very good friend. all you do is take, take, take and you never give anything back in return. what kind of friend are you... Sign in to see full entry.