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Life as an Author, Consultant, Single Mother, and Disabled Veteran with Multiple Sclerosis

Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Ambivalence, Thy Name is Hand Controls (in my Car)

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Yesterday was a true lesson in ambivalence. As you may have figured out by now, I have trouble walking, thus my use of a variety of walking ...
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Monday, January 27, 2014

Rejoicing in the Ability to Teach Others

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There's a saying that those who can, do, and those who can't, teach. I always smile when I hear this because it applies to me in a c...
Thursday, January 23, 2014

Disappointment and Surprises at My First Press Conference

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If you're not entirely familiar with what my job entails, in a nutshell, I'm an analyst. I do write for Homeland Security Today maga...
Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Navigating Socials & Mixers: Gauntlets, Good Times, Kind People

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I LOVE a good social. Maybe it's the Cuban in me; I have yet to meet a shy Latino/a, and I'm anything but a wallflower. However, goi...
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Monday, January 20, 2014

When Writing Means You Really Have to Write

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I'm pretty proud of my handwriting. Unless I'm in a huge hurry, I usually write in all capital letters--a tendency I share with my f...
Sunday, January 19, 2014

Exploring the Border by Electric Scooter

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I'm not sure if US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) ever intended its ports of entry or highway checkpoints to be handicap accessible...
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Mami's Magic Mojo

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One of the more common--and more useful--mantras for people with MS is to focus on what you CAN do, as opposed to all the things you can...
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Sylvia Longmire
I'm thrilled to be an Air Force veteran, mother to two beautiful children, and a successful consultant and author of two books. However, everything I do every single day is tempered by the fact I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2005. This is the journal of how I juggle all the things in my life and try to maintain some sort of balance on my personal tightrope between work and family, all while dealing with the effects of a chronic disease.
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