Category: My Journey
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Rain Dancers
Greg Olsen
in ThoughtsThere’s an old tradition among American Indian tribes about how they achieve success in bringing rain through their rain dances. That tradition is they don’t stop dancing until it starts raining. One could debate whether rain dances truly work to make rain occur, but if you never stop dancing until it starts raining, then you…
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MGFA Website
Greg Olsen
in ThoughtsFor anyone newly diagnosed with Myasthenia Gravis, or for anyone who has been diagnosed, but has never viewed the Myasthenia Foundation of America’s website, I’d highly encourage you to do so. You can view it at: https://myasthenia.org This website is full of material for both people with Myasthenia Gravis and for their families, friends and…
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A Must Read
Greg Olsen
in ThoughtsMy blog this morning is going to be very short. That’s because I’m going to recommend you read an article recently published on People. It’s entitled: My Years of Leg Pain Turned Out to Be ALS: Why the Terminal Diagnosis Isn’t Even the Scariest Part You can find the article here: https://people.com/i-was-diagnosed-with-als-at-33-heres-scariest-part-of-my-diagnosis-exclusive-8766440#:~:text=Brooke%20Eby%20was%20diagnosed%20with,a%20limp%20in%20one%20leg. It’s the story…
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To Sleep, Perchance To Dream
Greg Olsen
in ThoughtsI’ve had a tough time sleeping lately. Part of it is because of this lingering cough that I’ve had since Christmas. The other part is me being me. I’ve never been a sound sleeper. I wish I was one of those people who falls asleep as soon as their head hits the pillow, but I…
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Polar Vortex
Greg Olsen
in ThoughtsThe Polar Vortex is upon us. Most of the U.S. will feel the effects of this extremely large cold mass of air as it descends across our country. It hit the Rockies and Great Plains yesterday, is anticipated to start crossing the Deep South and Great Lakes on Saturday night and then hit the eastern…
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Decision Time
Greg Olsen
in ThoughtsThe Surgeon General has recently released an advisory on Alcohol and Cancer Risk. In summary, the advisory describes the scientific evidence for the causal link between alcohol consumption and increased risk for at least seven different types of cancer, including breast (in women), colorectal, esophageal, pharyngeal, liver, mouth and throat cancers. It also offers new…
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Pain Associated with Myasthenia Gravis
Greg Olsen
in ThoughtsA reader of my blogs recently asked the question, “Is there pain associated with Myasthenia Gravis?” This person is a family member of someone with MG and was curious as to whether the pain their loved one was having was due to it. In researching this question, I viewed various MG websites and also utilized…
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Laughter
Greg Olsen
in ThoughtsI heard a funny joke the other day. I thought I’d share it with you. Three ministers were enjoying a day of fishing together. They were in a small boat in the middle of a lake. It was a beautiful day and quite relaxing. Recognizing how secluded it was, one of the ministers said, “Since…
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Can You Help?
Greg Olsen
in ThoughtsA reader just wrote their husband has recently been diagnosed with Myasthenia Gravis and the doctors are talking about inserting a feeding tube. They asked if this was common with MG. I’ll explain my experience with swallowing issues below, but if you have any experience or expertise with this and are able to share in…
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Carpe Diem
Greg Olsen
in ThoughtsThe other day my 5-year-old grandson finally got to play in the snow. He had been waiting for snow since Thanksgiving, but it finally came. It was “sledding snow”, not “snowman snow”. Sledding snow is where the ground is covered just enough that your sled will slide over the top of the grass, but there’s…