by Jenny Angus | Jul 18, 2022 | Blog Posts, HSCT Journals
This last month has been very, very challenging. I made a big change in effort to try and find a better way to live, and to further rehabilitation. I have experienced a few extreme (but short lived) drops in functionality, return of two bad symptoms, combined with all...
by Jenny Angus | Jun 20, 2022 | Blog Posts, HSCT Journals
This past week has been really tough for me. Most of it stemmed from the impassable walls I slam up against as a disabled person trying to do something to help myself, or for myself. We’ve all seen those videos where cars are being tested, sent at full speed crashing...
by Jenny Angus | Jun 10, 2022 | Blog Posts, Coping With MS, HSCT Journals
I’ve spent the last month stressing, thinking, wondering who might be able to take me to the city for my yearly MRI yesterday. Luckily a week ago a kind friend offered to take me (I almost cried in relief). She had a few errands herself so it was a win-win. It’s a 2.5...
by Jenny Angus | May 30, 2022 | Blog Posts, HSCT Journals
Many pwMS (people with MS) live with multiple types of medications and/or use supplements to help with bodily malfunction. If you’re one who doesn’t use any, then I’m sure you already know you are a rarity and I’m happy for you 🙂 Aside from...
by Jenny Angus | May 15, 2022 | Blog Posts, HSCT Journals
I have been told to not expect any improvement from HSCT, and the prognosis is to simply stabilize disease degeneration. I have been reminded to be careful of expecting any sustained improvements as they may disappear in the future, and may/may not come back. Well so...
by Jenny Angus | May 14, 2022 | Blog Posts, HSCT Journals
For weeks I had no hair regrowth, unlike other HSCT patients. I started to wonder if my hair knew how ridiculously frigid it was outside and was hibernating. I had to remind myself that hair isn’t an animal, and I have no control over this stuff….. It was day +56...