Category: My Journey

  • Laughter – Part 4

    Greg Olsen

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    In keeping with my promise to provide a joke a day for the remainder of August, here’s today’s joke. A man goes to the doctor and says, “Doctor, I think I’m shrinking!” The doctor replies, “Well, you’ll just have to be a little patient.” For many of us with Myasthenia Gravis, this joke is quite…

  • Laughter – Part 3

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    I promised you a joke a day for the remaining days of August, so here’s one I wrote about Myasthenia Gravis. An older man with Myasthenia Gravis was sitting in a chair. On his lap was his 5-year-old grandson, Jack. Jack looked up at his grandfather and said, “Pappy, why are your eyes half closed?”…

  • Laughter – Part 2

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    As promised in my last blog, I’m going to tell someone one joke a day for each of the days left remaining in August because laughter is so good for what ails you. Why don’t aliens eat clowns? Because they taste funny! While we’re on the topic of laughter, I thought it would be fun…

  • Laughter – For What Ails You

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    I heard an interesting statistic today. I’m not sure if it’s scientifically proven, but it sounds about right. I heard the average 6 year old child laughs about 150 times a day, while the average 65 year old adult laughs an average of only 3 times a day. I wonder how much better we’d feel…

  • Clouds

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    Let’s talk about clouds today. Sometimes I like to just lie in the grass and gaze up at them. Nearly every cloud is different. In some I can see shapes. It’s kind of fun to see if you can identify a famous person, a pet or even a unicorn in the clouds. You just have…

  • The Snowflake Disease – Revisited

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    I haven’t spoken about how Myasthenia Gravis (MG) is called the “Snowflake Disease” in a while. It’s such a unique part of MG, I thought perhaps it was time to revisit for any new readers. One of the reasons MG is often left undiagnosed is because symptoms come and go. A person may be experiencing…

  • In Times of Struggle

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    Those of us with Myasthenia Gravis live the ups and downs of this disorder. We have days with few symptoms where we feel wonderful and ready to take on the world. We also have days when it’s a struggle to even get out of bed. We’re tired, we ache, we’re weak, so we struggle. Sometimes…

  • Questions

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    Since initiating my blog, I’ve received a number of questions from readers. I’ve attempted to respond back to each person individually, but I thought it might be helpful if I shared some of the most common questions and responses with everyone. The question that most often comes up is: “What’s it like to have Myasthenia…

  • Emotions

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    The other day I experienced an emotional moment that I didn’t know how to deal with. I didn’t handle it well. This happens to everyone at one time or another. Those of us with Myasthenia Gravis or other chronic condition are especially vulnerable to emotional outbreaks due to the fact that we’re already dealing with…

  • Emotional Bank Accounts

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    Stephen Covey released his book “7 Habits of Highly Effective People” in 1989. As you would expect, the book describes the seven habits highly effective people use to make them more effective. The seven habits include: 1. Be Proactive, 2. Begin with the End in Mind, 3. Put First Things First, 4. Think Win/Win, 5.…

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