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Hello all! My name is Christine, and I was diagnosed with Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis on July 8, 2020. My plan for this site...
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MY BUTTERFLY BRAIN
MS, Mental Health, and Life
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Christine
Aug 15, 20223 min read
Pregnancy Planning With MS
If you didn't see the announcment on Facebook, I'm adopting an embryo this fall! You can read that story here. Welcome to the first post...
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Christine
Aug 10, 20224 min read
I Found a Dollar...or More!
One thing everyone with MS has in common is concerns about finances. Everything costs money...a LOT of money. And if you're in the USA,...
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Christine
Aug 6, 20227 min read
One Year of Kesimpta
One year ago today while my coworkers encouraged (threatened) from the background, I gave myself my first Kesimpta dose. What is...
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Christine
Aug 5, 20223 min read
The Mysterious Case of the Reappearing Peanut Butter
Weird things happen when you have MS. I may have mentioned my oatmeal ended up with my dishes last week. And an empty milk carton was...
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Christine
Jul 30, 20224 min read
This Is MS
I haven't written in over a week. I've been absolutely exhausted. Last weekend was my 35th birthday. I took time off work. I planned to...
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Christine
Jul 21, 20223 min read
Toxic Positivity
Toxic positivity is, well, toxic. Oxford Languages defines toxic as "very harmful or unpleasant in a pervasive or insidious way."...
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Christine
Jul 17, 20223 min read
Happy Anniversary to Me!!!
July 8 was my two year MS anniversary. I put off writing this because I wasn't sure how I feel. I'm still not sure. And I have absolutely...
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Christine
Jul 15, 20222 min read
Sleepless Nights = Nonproductive Days
Several of my previous entries were about ways I have accomplished things little by little. But the reality is, some days even...
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Christine
Jul 13, 20222 min read
Brain Shifts
"And at last I see the light And it's like the sky is new And it's warm and real and bright And the world has somehow shifted..." No, I...
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Christine
Jul 10, 20223 min read
Half-Ass Is Better Than No-Ass
I posted earlier about not doing everything today. Well, that got me thinking. That’s why I write. MS kinda jumbles my brain, and writing...
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Christine
Jul 8, 20224 min read
Keeping My Cool
We’ve had a major heat wave here in NC over the last week. Heat + Humidity + MS = BLAH! Heat and humidity can make MS symptoms worse....
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Christine
Jul 6, 20224 min read
Put Off 'Til Tomorrow
Fatigue and MS go together like spaghetti and meatballs. So how do I keep up with the necessities! of life? Simple answer: I don’t. But...
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