disabilities and disasters Archives

Is your MS able to deal with disaster?

Posted on August 21, 2023August 18, 2023

I’m sure you’ve seen the pictures of the wildfires that charred Maui, Hawaii. As I write this, more than ten days after the blaze, at least 111 people are known to have been killed. Some neighborhoods are gone. People literally ran from the flames. This past weekend thousands of people were fleeing a wildfire in Yellowstone, the capitol of Canada’s Northwest Territories. But my multiple sclerosis makes running impossible, and…Continue Reading

Time to Get Your Disability Ready for a Disaster

Posted on July 10, 2019July 10, 2019

BULLETIN Potential Tropical Cyclone Two Advisory Number 2 NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL022019 400 PM CDT Wed Jul 10 2019 …HURRICANE WATCH ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN COAST OF LOUISIANA… …HEAVY RAINS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF COAST… With a serious storm brewing in the Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana coast I’m re-publishing a post which I wrote a year ago. Hurricane season began…Continue Reading

Is Your Disability Ready for Disasters?

Posted on June 25, 2018June 30, 2018

Hurricane season began on June 1 for the area watched over by the National Hurricane Center. For people living along the coast, as I do, it’s time to plan for moving quickly. For people with mobility problems planning is essential since, as you know, moving quickly isn’t something that we do. I wrote about this last November, but it’s time to review some updated tips and suggestions. They’re good for…Continue Reading

"People newly diagnosed with MS will truly benefit from this book, while those of us who’ve lived with MS for a while will wish we’d had it ourselves!…Neurologists should consider keeping a copy of this book in their waiting room because their patients are going to need it." - Tamara K. Sellman, reviewing for Multiple Sclerosis.net.

The Multiple Sclerosis Toolbox is designed for MS "newbies" but it's great info for everyone. I combine more than 40 years of living with MS with some easy to understand info about diagnosis, treatments, visiting the neuro, relationships, mobility aids, travel and more…a lot of what you get in this blog. A paperback and an e-book are available on Amazon.