tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4117341923751897912.post425103475786682095..comments2024-03-23T08:10:05.563-04:00Comments on Random Thoughts From A Random Guy: MS SucksJeff Lawshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14325109853869480569noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4117341923751897912.post-71504884268794760782012-04-12T23:16:00.387-04:002012-04-12T23:16:00.387-04:00Ha! I've been reading your blog for a few wee...Ha! I've been reading your blog for a few weeks and never connected my last name with your blog name. Guess we know who got the brains in the family.<br /><br />Well I'm sorry this had to be the post to introduce me. I promise they're not all this grim. That's great your doing a MS walk, not great that someone you know has it. It's our 2nd year doing it, we did our first one a few months after my wife was diagnosed last year.<br /><br />Good luck with your walk as well. Hope you get some great weather and definitely good luck to hubs friend with everything.Jeff Lawshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14325109853869480569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4117341923751897912.post-29246901704680384112012-04-12T22:06:20.190-04:002012-04-12T22:06:20.190-04:00Hi, Jeff. I've seen your comments on Red and ...Hi, Jeff. I've seen your comments on Red and Vesta's sites and figured I'd stop by. My intention was to joke about us being related, but then I read this post . . .<br /><br />I am doing the MS Walk next week as well. A group of my family are doing it. My hubs has a very close friend who was diagnosed a few years ago. He is coping well and is also walking on his own team. We are walking in support, but also as something to do as a family and as a good activity. I am sorry about your wife. It always floors me to hear the effect this disease has on people and their ability to live their lives as they wish. I hope the medication helps and she is able to cope as well as possible. <br /><br />Good luck on the walk. I would contribute, but I am already getting people to contribute to my team and plan to contribute myself.Misty's Lawshttp://mistyslaws.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4117341923751897912.post-23757114394513566062012-04-12T18:30:11.276-04:002012-04-12T18:30:11.276-04:00Thanks Red. Your donation was very generous and g...Thanks Red. Your donation was very generous and greatly appreciated.<br /><br />The best way I've had MS described to me is the lesions block the brain from sending signals to other parts of the body. The shower thing mentioned above, she gets out of a nice hot shower and it literally takes an hour for her to cool down. Her body doesn't realize it's that warm so it doesn't cool itself down. That issue combined with that explanation of the disease really clicked with me.<br /><br />I hope your friend is doing well. MS is different with everybody so hopefully she's coping well with whatever symptoms she has. And pain does suck.Jeff Lawshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14325109853869480569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4117341923751897912.post-8824593640669732362012-04-12T11:35:49.632-04:002012-04-12T11:35:49.632-04:00Done. I had a neighbor in Chicago with MS. I never...Done. I had a neighbor in Chicago with MS. I never understood the disease, so thanks for letting us see a little of the trials associated with it.<br /><br />Then a year or two ago, a friend of mine - talented actress, was diagnosed with MS. She had moved home for other reasons, but is very active in trying to raise awareness and support.<br /><br />I wish there was more research being done on pain-related illnesses. Pain sucks.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06870283055927616591noreply@blogger.com