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Vote for me at the Neuro Film Festival

6. February 2012

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American Academy of Neurology Foundation has created the neuro film festival to raise awareness of brain disorders. One in six people are affected by a neurologic disorder. In order to help people realize why more research is needed to find cures for brain disorders, the Neuro Film Festival was started. The Foundation needs help getting [...]

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The Only Thing I Can Do Is Make Money

26. October 2011

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iWowWe is the way. The only thing I can do is make money! Well, that is too extreme, I can take care of myself; get myself pressed and dressed, cook and eat, and walk short distances with a walker. There really are many things that I can do. Sometimes it doesn’t feel that way. Even [...]

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Linda Grace Cox is a member of the LDS Church

28. April 2011

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In a post on my other blog, MSrelief.com I started by saying I’m a woman of faith. I want to tell you exactly what this means. I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that Jesus Christ has restored His church through Joseph Smith. I haven’t always known that. Until I was 16 years old I [...]

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Life With Multiple Sclerosis and Disney World

22. November 2010

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I would trade my Multiple Sclerosis experience at the drop of a hat, but if I have to weather this storm, I’ll take advantage of the rainbows!  A motorized wheelchair at Disney World is definately a rainbow!  I adopted a four year old girl from my cousin’s foster home. Lilli grew up to be a [...]

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Multiple Sclerosis: Walking Update: Sep 1, 2010

24. September 2010

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I’m a woman of faith, a friend of Jesus Christ, I serve others… And I’m not walking without a walker! (I know that you Louise Hay followers – I’m one of them – are saying, “If you keep saying you can’t walk without a walker you’ll always be stuck there.” – just know, I’m only [...]

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Multiple Sclerosis: It’s All In Your Mind

21. August 2010

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Multiple Sclerosis is an eventful experience. It is in your mind ~ literally. It is all in the central nervous system.  As you know, MS is an auto-immune disease. The immune system, which is supposed to be attacking any disease, instead attacks the protective coating of the nerves. With enough attacks, the protective coating is gone and [...]

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$6 Mosquito Netting Prevents Malaria and Saves Lives!

17. August 2010

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Cheryl Cole gives a dazzling smile as she arrives in Los Angeles. The Girls Aloud singer touched down in LA and almost looked surprised to see photographers waiting. The 27-year-old was admitted to the hospital when she picked up the malaria virus following a trip to Tanzania with her dancer pal Derek Hough. Cheryl is [...]

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Keep On Keeping On with Multiple Sclerosis: Walking Update: August 1, 2010

1. August 2010

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Time flies! I’m so grateful that I have this accountability with my new-found friends online. It is much easier keeping on with multiple Sclerosis when I have friends tracking my progress! Creating these movies helps me see where I am, it gives me a purpose to keep on! I have to stay focused on hope [...]

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Define Our New Reality

17. July 2010

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A childhood friend, Mysti Palmer found me on Facebook the other day and we had a wonderful reunion online!  She told me of her friend that was recently diagnosed with Progressive Multiple Sclerosis. Talking to Tom made me remember where I was back in Jun 2005. It was then that I realized I had to [...]

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Walking Update: July 1, 2010 – DON’T STOP EXERCISING!

1. July 2010

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I didn’t plan on it! I wanted to exercise! I didn’t mean to stop exercising! So many things got in the way! Excuses are like armpits, everyone’s got ‘em and they stink! As far as walking goes, I’m in the same place I was last month what a surprise- I’ve done the same things. What’s [...]

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