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News, info and tips for living with multiple sclerosis

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

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