Benchmarks can help a person think about your life: what’s happened to you, the choices you’ve made and the results of those choices.
When I was younger (say under 30), this was something other people talked about but I didn’t really “get it”. Not anymore. New Year’s, my […]

The holidays are stressful enough for people in good health. They’re naturally accompanied my additional challenges when you’re not feeling well. Though I’m in remission and enjoying robust health these days I remember – and my family remembers – days when I would attend our family gatherings but have to lie […]

Hi Rosalind,
After my call with you, I was so motivated to make my job demands up front without explanation (telecommuting as needed, 1 day off, etc.). The president and hiring manager seemed confused by it, but didn’t ask too many questions and I happily accepted their job offer. Just hours after the phone […]

Holiday parties with the inevitable: “How are you? What’s new?”
Do I say, “Hmm, lately I’ve been plagued with nocturnal enuresis, night bed-wetting associated with bladder dysfunction from MS”.
I don’t think so. What makes this so ugly for me is that I feel both infantilized (memories of childhood ) and like […]

I’m writing this first post lying down. I’ve got my tools: a laptop that allows me to keep working, an ice pack that eases the back spasms and antibiotics to treat the urinary tract infection (UTI) that seems to happen with a bad back. Did I need this reminder of my […]