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Most people understand what an apprenticeship is: a system of training in which a person called the apprentice learns a trade or profession through hands-on experience under the guidance of a skilled professional mentor or master. Apprenticeships typically combine on-the-job training with classroom instruction. No Apprenticeship or local mentoring network set up to help people
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Today I went to visit a life long friend who is 93 and very ill. She just wants to go to sleep and not wake up. She has lived a very full life, and she is ready to go. I knew I was one of two people who knew where she was, and that her
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I think a lot about those close to me — those who care about me. These people search my face, tap into my voice, review my body position, check my energy level, seeking to see “how I am”. These are the actions of love and care; I understand this all too well. There actions are
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An “inconvenience” is the word I have landed on to describe my daily encounters with MS. That means it is present, but there are work arounds. Because my hands are numb and tingling, I can not use them for fine motor skills. My husband can help with my hair, and he does. He can help
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I have been thinking about nerves and their value to our everyday lives that we don’t often think about. Nerves come in bundles, and not like a baby either. They send and receive messages between the body and the brain making up our nervous systems. Nerve fibers are covered in tissue called the myelin sheath,
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I have taught in one form or another since 1977. This has granted me a rich landscape of topics and curriculum. Of recent artifical intelligence(AI) and its tools have been a key aspect of my work and faculty professional development. I originally thought that I would work through age 70, then retire. However, after much
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Where do I begin? How are my symptoms today different from yestersday? As I was reading Multiple Sclerosis News Today this morning, I ventured upon a list of collective nouns for the everchanging symptoms that are unique for each person. I often read the colum of Benjamin Hofmeister, and today I was nodding along with
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No one choses to be hit by lightening. Yet, MSers experience the shock of this specific nerve pain called Lhermitte’s Sign often in the most unsuspecting of times. What does Lhermitte’s sign feel like? Lhermitte’s sign is typically described as a sudden, intense “buzzing” feeling, akin to an electric shock feeling in the spine. The
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Despite my best effort, I have been unmotivated to write or post. Just keeping up with my work and life has seemed a lot. Bedtime hits at 7 p.m. I have been thinking a lot about perspective. Let me explain: From my students’ perspective: Michele is full of energy commanding her classroom and pushing the
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Okay, I am back and posting after a few months off. My goal is a weekly post. My MS is still living inside my body and sapping me of my strength at the end of the day. I just hop or crawl into bed and read. I have read over 80 books on my Kindle
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