My Life with Multiple Sclerosis 112824

Hellooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo, 

Possuuuuuuuuuuuuudyuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuums! 

Coming to you from the Celebrity Suites of the Wyndemere at Turtle Creek Condominiums in Dallas, Texas, today is Thursday, November 28, 2024.  It’s going to be a sunny day with a high of 52 degrees.

Good Morning, Possums and Happy Thanksgiving.  

I hope everyone is having a great day with family and/or friends and enjoying fun, fellowship and fantastic food.

My most sincere apologies for not posting in a while, my possums.  Nothing is wrong. Things are going well. But after posting fairly regularly for almost 6 years, I  think I just needed a social media break. And I won’t lie. It has been nice. 

However, I will rejoin the online world full time on January 1, 2025.  I have a great deal going on in 2025 - medical updates, traveling opportunities, podcast (season 3), theater reviews (5 shows in January alone - 2 touring productions, 3 of them in NYC on Broadway), concert reviews (singers and comedians) and so much more to share with you. 

Until then, I will post every-so-often. I still want to document my MS journey - the highs and lows, the MRIs and medications, the frustrations and the blessings - so anyone with MS following me or reading my posts knows that giving up is NOT an option…also for anyone keeping up with me on the social media.

We have two more podcasts this year before taking a break until 2025.

A few dates to keep in mind:

Hanukkah - 27 days

Christmas Day - 27 Days

Kwanzaa - 27 Days

New Years Day 2025 - 34 Days

No kankles today.  My feet still look normal.

Anyhoozle, that’s all I have for today, Possums.  Have a wonder Thanksgiving and a Joyous Holiday Season.  I hope you all have a SPECTACULAR day.  Do everything with kindness in your heart.  The world is full of kind people.  If you can’t find one, be one!  

To all of my fellow MS Warriors, keep fighting the good fight. 

And to all MS Warrior Supporters, Thank You!   Your support means everything.

Peace, Love and Blessings to you all.  -AJ

#strengthpatiencepeacefaith

#hopelovejoygrace

#AndyStrong

#MS_Sucks

My Life with Multiple Sclerosis 111224

Hellooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo, 

Possuuuuuuuuuuuuudyuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuums! 

Coming to you from the Celebrity Suites of the Wyndemere at Turtle Creek Condominiums in Dallas, Texas, today is Tuesday, November 12, 2024.  It’s going to be a sunny day with a high of 74 degrees.

Happy Belated Birthday to:

@Beth Bundrick  @Jane Adkins  @Todd Roberts @Kelly McGee  @Randall Morgan @Stephanie Nalls @Scott Callahan  @Brian Cervantes  @Ellen Black @Lindsay Nix  @Debbie LeBlanc

Happy Birthday to:

@Janet Earl (May she rest in peace)

@Kathy Nichols

@Peggy LoveDickson

Richard Ysaguirre

Good Morning, Possums and Happy Tuesday indeed.  Is it too early to ’Tis the season’?  Cause it feels like the season has been Tis’ed!

I know (or have seen on the Facebook) so many people have started/finished decorating for the holiday season.  I, on the other hand, am already behind on shopping, decorating, baking…

Spending the day today returning phone calls, getting referrals for specialty doctors, making flight arrangements home for the holidays and plans for things inNYC in January ’25.

Podcast Season Two, Episode 8 will be out next week. We have been off for two weeks (hosts have been out and few other scheduling issues) but we will have a new episode out next week.

A few dates to keep in mind:

Thanksgiving Day - 16 Days

Hanukkah -41 days

Christmas Day - 41 Days

Kwanzaa - 41 Days

New Years Day 2025 - 51 Days

No kankles today.  My feet still look normal.

Anyhoozle, that’s all I have for today, Possums.  What’s on your calendar?  I hope you all have a SPECTACULAR day.  Do everything with kindness in your heart.  The world is full of kind people.  If you can’t find one, be one!  

To all of my fellow MS Warriors, keep fighting the good fight. 

And to all MS Warrior Supporters, Thank You!   Your support means everything.

Peace, Love and Blessings to you all.  -AJ

#strengthpatiencepeacefaith

#hopelovejoygrace

#AndyStrong

#MS_Sucks

My Life with Multiple Sclerosis 110324

Hellooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo,
Possuuuuuuuuuuuuudyuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuums!

Coming to you from the Celebrity Suites of the Wyndemere at Turtle Creek Condominiums in Dallas, Texas, today is Sunday, November 3, 2024. It’s going to be a cloudy day with a high of 82 degrees.

Happy Belated Birthday to:

Chuck Herron Kim Hale Julie Johnson Pie Leigh Stramm Lisa Baker

Happy Birthday to:

Kaitlyn Elizabeth Frantz
Timm Getts

Good Morning, Possums and Happy Sunday. It’s time to prepare for another work week. And to elect a new leader for a very divided country. I am mentally preparing for the worst - not in terms of which candidate gets elected, but the fallout from the losing side. Perhaps there will not be a great deal of over-the-top theatrics, but who can say?

October has come and gone - rather quickly - and the Holidays are fast-approaching. Just a few days ago Thanksgiving and Christmas were nipping at our heels, but I think Tuesday, November 5 has put a hard stop on any approaching festivities until a victor is declared.

My time has been spent on a few things - getting my insurance switched from COBRA to BCBS and getting referrals to see all my “specialty” doctors, searching for my social security back pay (I think it’s somewhere in the Bermuda Triangle), but the thing that has stuck with me most, and thing I have spent time churning and churning in my head is the cause of death for actress Teri Garr - Multiple Sclerosis.

Up until I read about her death, I have always been told Multiple Sclerosis will not kill you, but it can make your life somewhat more difficult. That’s putting it nicely, when in fact, not being able to accomplish the simplest of tasks some days pisses you off to no end. This is something I can attest to.

I have never seen those words printed or heard that before- cause of death, multiple sclerosis, so obviously (and because I have OCD about certain things) I decided to start researching. But then I remembered when I was first diagnosed almost 6 years ago. I did the same thing - I hit the internet (which is exactly what I didn’t need to do).

The internet, while useful for some things, doesn’t contain the answers I need, but my neurologist does. So I emailed her and asked her to put ’Teri Garr’ only list of things to discuss at my next appointment on January 13 - just 3 days before I head to NYC for some much needed theatrical, cocktail and friendship therapy.

It is out of my mid until then.

While our NYC schedule is quite full, we have discussed adding a matinee to our current list of shows depending on the reviews which will come out on November 15. That show is, “Tammy Faye, the musical”. Yes, a musical about Tammy Faye (Baker) Messner. The glamour, the camp, the costumes, the mascara-tear-stained face - how could I not see that? Plus it all happened 15 miles from where I grew up and went to college. Stay tuned…

My allergic reactions are off the chart. My head is stuffy and I have had laryngitis since last Wednesday. So no insurance calls until I can speak again. Actually, no phone calls at all until I can speak.

Podcast Season Two, Episode 7 is out and available for your consumption (to download or to view on Youtube). We are off election week but will return with a new show the week of November 11.

A few dates to keep in mind:

Veterans Day - 8 Days
Thanksgiving Day - 25 Days
Hanukkah -52 days
Christmas Day - 52 Days
Kwanzaa -52 Days
New Years Day 2025 - 60 Days

No kankles today. My feet still look normal.

Anyhoozle, that’s all I have for today, Possums. What’s on your calendar? I hope you all have a SPECTACULAR day. Do everything with kindness in your heart. The world is full of kind people. If you can’t find one, be one!

To all of my fellow MS Warriors, keep fighting the good fight.

And to all MS Warrior Supporters, Thank You! Your support means everything.

Peace, Love and Blessings to you all. -AJ

#strengthpatiencepeacefaith
#hopelovejoygrace
#AndyStrong
#MS_Sucks