Inside the Maze 3/12/10
Written by Ann Pietrangelo on Friday, March 12th, 2010 in Inside the Maze.
On Writing
One of my favorite television shows of all time is The Dick Van Dyke Show. There is a particular episode that sprang to mind this week and, thanks to hulu.com, I was able to revisit it.
The episode centered around Rob’s desire to fulfill his lifelong dream of completing a novel. Until his wife, Laura, intervened, the novel remained unfinished due to the many interruptions of daily life and a hectic schedule. He had more than enough excuses. When Laura arranged for Rob to spend some time in an isolated cabin to write, it became clear that the only thing preventing him from reaching his goal was himself.
I love it when Rob says, “Standing is working; sitting is working; pacing is writing; brushing your teeth; the hardest writing is the showering,” to which Laura responds, “You know what’s not writing… explaining what writing is.”
I definitely see myself in the Rob character, but have made significant progress with my own work this week. Thanks for the inspiration, Rob and Laura.
On National MS Education & Awareness Month
Longing for Liberation: If you are steadily losing your ability to walk… to move… to remain independent… your tolerance for extended debate and controversy over a possible treatment, if not a cure, is put to the test. In this case, debate centers around “Liberation Treatment.” All around the world people with multiple sclerosis have been clamoring for action, ever since last September, when cardiovascular surgeon Dr. Paolo Zamboni released his controversial findings.
Diagnosis, Denial, Due Diligence: What do you do when everything you know about yourself changes just as you are hitting midlife? How do you plan for life’s second half with a body you’ve never met before? How do you cope with a relapsing/remitting disease that shows itself on some days and plays hide and seek on others, never knowing which it will be? How do you pull yourself together?
Who Gets It and Why: Get the who, what, where, when, why, and how of multiple sclerosis.
A Diagnosis Odyssey: It began with a seemingly benign but persistent tingly feeling in my upper right arm. It was the kind of thing you tend to dismiss and certainly not the kind of thing that makes you rush out to see a doctor. Little did I know what was to come.
Elsewhere on the Web
The federal government may be having a hard time passing health care reform, but states aren’t wasting any time with efforts to block its effects. Health Care: Who’s Stalling, Who’s Making Preemptive Strikes, Who’s Paying the Price
Children have been warned to “just say no to drugs” and told the dangers of illegal substance abuse, but more kids are getting high by huffing legal substances than by marijuana, cocaine, and hallucinogens combined. And they are often doing right in their own homes. Huffing: The Fatal Consequences of Ignorance
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