Manatee mind
Pain meds turn my mind grey and floaty, like a manatee. No wonder manatees are not renowned for their writing.
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I am not anyone’s metaphor
Ammonite is 25 years old today!
The story of my PhD, Part 5: Future
This is Part Five of the story of my doctorate—the who, why, when, what, and how of it—based on questions from readers on this blog, Facebook, and Twitter.
Read more2016
Every New Year’s Eve Kelley and I do the same thing: sit before the fire with Champagne while we eat delicious things and talk. We talk about the year that’s passed and the year to come…
Read moreMS as metabolic disorder, and diet
Welcome, all those who found their way here from Dr Terry Wahls’ Facebook mention of my post on the metabolic hypothesis of…
Read moreMy health
You’ve probably noticed that I’ve been quieter than usual for the last few months. I’ve been dealing with health issues. Two main…
Read moreSan Francisco is cancelled
I won’t be at Writers With Drinks after all. Like my mini-tour of the midwest, I’ve had to cancel.For the first time…
Read moreHelp a fellow reader, help me
If you want to give me and Kelley a wedding present, and/or you want to support MS research in Australia, here’s something…
Read moreA scientific breakthrough that will revolutionise archaeological epidemiology
My friend, Dr Angelique Corthals, has a new paper out. (Perhaps you recall her last one, which caused a stir by asserting…
Read moreKelley, Ray Bradbury, and Nature
FIRST of all, Kelley has written a most marvellous and heartfelt piece about the necessity of finding everyday magic to write: …But…
Read moreSuperior
Last year I blogged about a movie about a 12-year old boy with MS who turns into an adult superhero, Superior. Well,…
Read moreMS drugs and reality
This question came in a comment to a recent post. My answer is long enough to need a post of its own….
Read moreThe last time I’ll answer this question
From: Sue Reilly I can only assume you’ve been asked this many times, so I apologize up front. But, are you planning…
Read moreMS on Dr Kiki’s Science Hour
The huge news that MS is a metabolic disorder and not an autoimmune disease hit the web afresh this week. On Thursday,…
Read moreNever piss off a writer
As a novelist I’m fond of reminding people: Never piss off a writer. A writer can immortalise an enemy by killingly them…
Read moreMS is a metabolic disorder: the paper is finally out!
Dr Angelique Corthals’ brilliant new understanding of MS, “Multiple Sclerosis is Not a Disease of the Immune System” is finally out! Full…
Read moreWhich MS organisation most deserves a donation?
A couple of readers have asked my opinion regarding the best place to give money. Specifically, money to help encourage research and…
Read moreA terrible and beautiful vision
For all the support and signal boosting of the last two days: thank you. Thousands of people have now read my précis…
Read moreHuge news: multiple sclerosis is a metabolic disorder
For those coming to this post from Facebook, please see my most recent thoughts In the latest issue of the Quarterly Review of…
Read moreA meta note
Yesterday I wrote about the big news about multiple sclerosis coming tomorrow from the Quarterly Review of Biology. I explained why it…
Read moreComing soon: important news about MS
QRB‘s Forthcoming page (click to enlarge) On Wednesday, December 21st, the Quarterly Review of Biology will publish “Multiple Sclerosis Is Not a…
Read moreMore on superhero with MS
From: Lorimayb I’m not quite sure what you mean by “MS dissident.” Can you elaborate? I’m in favour of things that put…
Read moreSuperhero with MS
No, not me. Well, not only me. This guy: From Comic Book Resources news of a big film about a superhero with…
Read moreBeing ill, Sesame Street style
You’ve probably figured out by now that I’m ill with something other than MS. I have a variety of doctors (internist, rheumatologist,…
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