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The Sparkled Life: 10 Basic Things Not Commonly Known About MS

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A Year with MS. Friday, March 6, 2015. 10 Basic Things Not Commonly Known About MS. In honor of MS Awareness Week, I thought I would share some basic things not commonly known about Multiple Sclerosis. 10 basic things to be exact. 1 Along with the diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis comes a MS trump card. The card allows the person with MS the honor of trump on any item of their choosing. 4 MS causes people to leave. You will lose friendships, you might lose that guy you love. MS is not for the weak ...5 MS ...

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The Sparkled Life: I Hope You Dance

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A Year with MS. Tuesday, March 24, 2015. I Hope You Dance. Life is very similar to driving a car on a highway. You have those days where you're breezing along, windows down, radio up, just loving life. And now I find myself a step further behind - in a wheelchair. Some days not leaving bed. Some days in the hospital. For two months I didn't leave the house except for medical visits. It's like now I'm not only stopped on the side of the road but it's snowing and cold and scary and dark and...You see me on...

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The Sparkled Life: 21 Tips I'd Tell 21 Year Old Me

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A Year with MS. Sunday, August 4, 2013. 21 Tips I'd Tell 21 Year Old Me. 1 Dont cut, die or over damage your hair. It will take years to repair and by then you'll start finding grays. And the eyebrows.dont overpluck. 2 Friends.invest in quality not quantity. 3 Your parents arent as uncool as you think. 4 Professors know a lot.take advantage of it. Oh and go to class; it makes the difference. 6 Save your money. 7 Dont kiss the frogs. They just aren't worth it. 9 Call your grandparents. 16 Have a journal a...

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The Sparkled Life: The Friday I Coded

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A Year with MS. Monday, March 30, 2015. The Friday I Coded. And there I was again.being rushed through the back hallways of a hospital by a concerned party, someone silently whispering " it's going to be ok. Me doing my hardest to keep my head up, my mom trying her best to carry our collection of purses and coats and keep up. I woke up last Friday semi-excited ( and ridiculously early. I started out with the pre-drug drugs to help eliminate the side effects. They got a stick on the first try and an h...

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The Sparkled Life: The Big East Coast Adventure

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A Year with MS. Wednesday, June 24, 2015. The Big East Coast Adventure. Having spent about 1004857 days in bed (ok not really but that is surely how it felt! I decided it was time for an adventure. And, typical, I didnt just dip my toe in and test the water first - I jumped, cannon-balled, right into the deep end. Arriving at the train station I went first to the train information desk, promptly asking "how will I be riding the train? Very impressed by the Amtrak experience. 7 hours or so later I arrived...

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The Sparkled Life: What I'm Learning about Friendship. Part 1.

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A Year with MS. Monday, May 6, 2013. What I'm Learning about Friendship. Part 1. A while ago I wrote a post on " What I know about Love, Part 1. Found here in archive: http:/ sparklebutonce.tumblr.com/post/31418225534/whatiknowaboutlove. Now, it's friendship's turn. I always say Part 1 because I believe these subjects ( amoung many others. Have continiuos lessons to be learned from. So cue Part 1 Friendship. I mentioned the other day a movie I watched that really moved me." A Little Bit of Heaven. This i...

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The Sparkled Life: The Bella Post

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A Year with MS. Monday, June 15, 2015. Our parents had promised us a dog. For weeks we traveled far and wide, throughout the lands of Ohio and Pennsylvania, on the hunt for an Airedale puppy that " fit. One Sunday we roadtripped to a place we eventually would end up moving to in a few short years ( the great outskirts of Pittsburgh. To look at puppies. We thought for sure this place was it. But mommmmmmmm, I dont want tooooooo! Teenage years are rough dude. Isabella Rose, our Bella. And took her to obied...

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The Sparkled Life: My MOH Wedding Toast to my Sister

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A Year with MS. Wednesday, August 28, 2013. My MOH Wedding Toast to my Sister. My MOH and wedding toast to my beautiful sister and the love of her life. When my parents got married 30 years ago, my mom had a certain dream for her future and her future children. 4 girls, Little Women type tea parties, dress ups in the attic. But unforunately, Courtney and I werent too into it. We let our dolls get dusty. For who needs dolls when you have baby brothers every few years you can dress up? As the older sister,...

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The Sparkled Life: About Miss Sparkle

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A Year with MS. Welcome to The Sparkled Life, a MS story. On March 21 2012 my life change forever as I received my diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis. Here you will find my story as I have learned to relive life with my MS in tow. It's not an easy life, but it's a blessed, happy and sparkling life! I hope my journey helps bring a smile to your face! Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Written by Eliz M. A multiple sclerosis life filled with hope and sparkle. Based on a true story. Bike MS: City to Shore.