Day 12: Failing at Prayer

Mention prayer pose and there’s a good chance I will think of yoga before contemplating being on my knees at the foot of my bed or sitting in a church pew.  I don’t pray all that often because I’ve never fully understood the concept. I think if people mentioned the failure of prayer around the…

Day 11: Failing at Hating Obamacare (Or Obama for That Matter)

At my peak, the yearly retail cost of treating my MS was over $100,000. Specifically I needed $6,500 monthly Tysabri infusions, twice-yearly MRIs to make sure that I hadn’t come down with progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (a scary, possible, fatal side effect of the Tysabri), a $1,500 monthly “walking drug” called Ampyra, multiple neurological, chiropractic and…

Day 8: Failing at Indifference

Dear Multiple Sclerosis: Back in high school I was taught that hate and love are similar while love and indifference are truly opposite (thank you, Jan Garda). Therefore when I dislike someone or something after I initially bitch and moan about them (ooh, how I do love a good bitch and moan session 🙂 )…