12 years ago today, I was diagnosed with MS at UCLA Medical Center. The chief resident said the five words that would forever change my life, at 8:25am PST: “I’m sorry, you have MS.” I remember he looked rather pleased with himself. A brief disagreement between doctor and patient ensued, but I knew. I knew…
While Eleanor and I came up short in our quest to drive cross country, I do not consider this a failure in any way. It is a fact that I could finish this trip if I were traveling by myself. However, I am not, and there is no reasonable path forward for Eleanor and I…
And on the third day, I drove for a very long time (OK, so it was only four hours, but it felt like years) from Lake Horn, MS/Memphis, to Fort Smith, Arkansas. What I learned today? Four hours is just about my maximum driving time in my current state. The pain in my right foot…
OK, so I took some “by-pass” from Clarksville to Memphis, via I-40. Went through Waverly, TN, which is apparently the home of Loretta Lynn. Or something. There is the Loretta Lynn bridge/parkway and ranch, so….I did not stop. I did however, pass a logging truck on a two lane highway. And I was never so…
So, here I was in February, healing nicely when Valentine’s Day rolled around. To celebrate the day of love and the final countdown to getting my cast off, I ordered a heart shaped pizza from Papa John’s. So, the doorbell rang, and I went down to get my glorious pizza. I clomped up the steps…
After my neighbor helped me get up the stairs, I took a pain pill and promptly fell asleep. Until I needed to pee. Knowing I could not make it to the bathroom I considered bed wetting. Realizing I was also not able to change the bed, I nixed that idea. Luckily, I had a McDonald’s…
So, originally this road trip was to have taken place at the end of February, 2017. Ha! I may have mentioned that I have this pesky disease called MS, and I tend to fall because of it. Well, I am also heat intolerant and extreme cold weather makes me stiffen harder than frozen taffy. Anyway,…
Why am I driving across the USA with my M.S. and my Dog?
