my stumbles through life with ms
Well… it’s been a while, y’all. If you follow me on Instagram, you’ve heard a little about what took me away from here for so long. I’m grateful, and excited to say, life has slowed down a bit for me. I plan to share more about my extended absence in…
Mental health is such a hot topic for people living with chronic illness. Just do a quick google search, and you will see what I mean. It’s one of the first things that came up in my neurology intake appointment after I described my physical symptoms. Because it’s something I…
I’ve been diagnosed with MS for five years, and been on a DMT for that same length of time. It feels incredible, and completely normal, all at the same time. In the last four years, I’ve injected myself with Rebif a little over 500 times. 500 nights of drinking tons…
Officially, I’ve been living marriage with a chronic illness for five years. That doesn’t really capture the magnitude of issues my chronic illnesses have caused over the 12 years we’ve lived together. I’ve lived with my husband since I was 18. If you know a little about my journey to…
I’ve been doing Physical Therapy exercises for my MS since 2018, and hEDS since 2020. That’s when I finally saw a Physical Therapist. My Neurologist prescribed one round of PT, and my Rheumatologist another. I originally went because of the weakness and foot drop I was dealing with after I…
So I’ve had this odd habit of popping my hip in and out since I was a kid…anytime I was standing still, I could feel this little bone popping in and out of place when I moved just right. Little did I know, this quirky subluxation would end up helping…
Last week, I was lucky enough to have a blog post featured on the Overcoming MS blog. When I started the protocol, I can wholeheartedly assure you, I never expected to be able to give it a voice. If you’ve been reading Stumble Pup, you know I’ve posted about the…
The holidays just about whooped me to the point that I’m just now feeling fully recovered, y’all. It was relatively low key, and very very enjoyable. But, I was around A LOT of people I typically am not, and i also work in retail, so I was absolutely covered in…