Tag: MGFA
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June is MG Awareness Month
Greg Olsen
in ThoughtsJune will be here before we know it and June is Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Month. That makes it a great time for all of us to get involved in getting the word out about MG. You’ve probably already discovered that when you tell someone you have Myasthenia Gravis, they have no idea what it is.…
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Today’s Peace
Greg Olsen
in ThoughtsPeople with Myasthenia Gravis need to see their neurologist on a schedule the neurologist deems appropriate. Yesterday was one of those visits for me. I don’t get nervous seeing my neurologist. He’s so good to me and has helped me so much that I view these appointments as a means for us to communicate on…
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Waiting
Greg Olsen
in ThoughtsPatience has never been one of my virtues. When I’m anticipating something, I want it today…..now. I don’t want to worry about it; I want it to be here right now so I can deal with it. I don’t like ambiguity, I don’t like indecisiveness, I don’t like being out of control. Even if it’s…
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Random Thoughts
Greg Olsen
in ThoughtsI received a note recently from one of my readers asking where I get my topics on which to write. I’d love to tell you they come from divine intervention, but if that were so, you wouldn’t find me on ChatGPT looking up jokes. On the other hand, sometimes God plants the thought of a…
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Commonality
Greg Olsen
in ThoughtsHow you ever wondered why we tend to align ourselves with people who have the same set of values, experiences, or knowledge? I believe it’s because there is comfort in commonality. Most of the comments I receive from readers of my blog have something to do with how that person relates to something I’ve written.…
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Bumps In The Road
Greg Olsen
in ThoughtsLet’s start this morning with a joke. A man was stranded in the desert, dying of thirst. He stumbled upon a small stand run by an old merchant. “Water… I need water…” the man gasped. “Sorry,” the merchant said as he shook his head, “I only sell ties.” “Are you kidding me?” the man groaned…
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From One Snowflake To Another
Greg Olsen
in ThoughtsThose were the words my friend Wayne chose to use to close his recent comment on one of my blogs. I found those words profound and I liked them so much, I asked him if I could use them. Wayne had written to thank me for writing my blogs. He said, “You get me. Myasthenia…
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Finding Purpose
Greg Olsen
in ThoughtsMany of you know of my journey, how I went years with the symptoms of Myasthenia Gravis, but not the diagnosis. Some of it was my choosing as I turned down additional testing for MG years ago. Back then there was an issue with insurance companies where they could elect not to insure you if…
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Magic Portals
Greg Olsen
in ThoughtsWe haven’t had a joke in a while, so here’s one of my favorites: A family who lived in the backwoods was making their very first trip to the big city. Their grandfather had been taken to the hospital and they wanted to go visit him. They had never been to the city or a…
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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…