Something simple

Sometimes, something small can make your day. Yesterday morning I’m alone in the kitchen making my breakfast. Ron had bought three tomatoes. He put them on the windowsill to ripen a little more and there they sat. Red. Round. Beautiful. My life has been hectic lately. I’m the access consultant for a new nature centre [...]

Try facebook CMTUS

I’m on the facebook CMTUS site almost every day. The US stands for us – all of us, no matter where, no matter what problems we have with CMT. I find it fun, informative, everyone is friendly and easy to get along with and we all share finds. Go to cmtus@groups.facebook.com to join. See you [...]

Spring and my seven barrel salad garden

Silver strands of spider silk shimmering in the sunlight. How’s that for alliteration? I was lying on the couch on Sunday looking out the patio doors and there it was glistening in the warm sun. I’m not a big fan of spiders but they certainly add to the ambience in our little backyard. Hey, spring [...]

My maiden voyage on medical marijuana a rough ride

Just before Christmas I decided to try the medical marijuana butter I’d been saving in the fridge. It was all legal and I was hurting. Rather than write about it here, I’ll send you to the local paper and my latest Access Niagara column. I wrote about it there and the feedback has been enlightening. [...]

A KOBO is a neat Christmas gift idea for CMTers

About a month ago I was sitting in my doctor’s office waiting for them to call me and I struck up a conversation with the woman next to me who was reading an electronic book. She showed me some of its features and let me hold it. It was surprisingly light. I thought it was [...]

Short breaks from pain – a new drug

To say I respect and try to avoid the use of drugs is an understatement. I’ve got a sleeping aid prescribed in 2001 that I still haven’t finished. I only take it when things are so bad I’m crying for lack of sleep. I save it, I cherish it because it works when nothing else [...]

CMT2, mitochondria and diet

If you have been diagnosed with CMT2 or CMT2A-2, as I have, you’ll likely know that it affects the mitochondria: the energy producers in the cell. Without properly functioning mitochondria we can experience all manner of health problems including fatigue, eye diseases, nerve degeneration, muscle loss, inability to lose weight, etc. Just look at your [...]

CMT and contemplating the inevitable

My dear husband, Ron, 74, experienced a major plumbing malfunction a couple of weekends ago. I know, I know, that’s kind of a private topic. But when he’s down and out, not only does it affect him, but my entire life changes. Ron does so much for me, and around the house, that it’s a [...]

New Canadian CMT forum launched

Today, the new CMTCAN forum on yahoo groups was opened to the public. My reasoning for doing this was not to make more work for myself but to help Canadians share information about CMT and what help is available to us in this country. We have provincial health insurance that pays for some things, the [...]

A loved one passes.

When someone you love dies, no matter that it is expected, or you think you’re prepared, it’s still a shock. My mother, Dorothy Crabtree, died Aug. 10. She was 96 and had been in a nursing home for four years. She had been an antiques dealer for more than 40 years and in 1970 raised [...]