I have been feeling kind of puny for the past several weeks. If I didn’t know better I’d swear I was having a relapse, but one that is combined with a cold or allergies. Symptoms have included everything from new neuropathy in my toes to a runny nose, sneezing, fever and sore throat.
[BREAKING NEWS: A trip to the ED in late February to be evaluated for pneumonia reveals ... COVID.]
All this aside, now that I’ve graduated to SPMS, relapses are supposed to be a thing of the past. If a bona fide relapse does occur, SPMS is considered “active.” However, with a SPMS relapse, full recovery isn’t likely. Only an MRI can confirm if new lesions are the cause behind new symptoms. I think in general, once your neurologist has given you your SPMS badge, progression is assumed to be in your future.
So for this post, I am turning my attention to bananas. Because sometimes MS is just bananas and sometimes makes me feel so.
Let’s be honest. You either have no bananas or too many. Once you buy a bunch they demand to be eaten or they ripen quickly and insist on being made into muffins. Not just that, they inevitably ripen all at once and attract fruit flies. (Does anyone know where fruit flies come from? Do they stowaway on unripened fruit and bide their time waiting for things to decay?).
I bought bananas just before Christmas Eve. I thought I was ordering a bunch of six. But I misread the shopping app and ended up with six .....
So muffins were made. And they were so delicious I continued making them even after my accidental abundance was gone. I continued making banana muffins until the end of January when I ate a dozen in three days (I had added chocolate chips). Even my dog woofed in disgust as he watched me stuffing my mouth over the kitchen sink.
The moral of the story is, don’t let MS drive you bananas. Make some muffins; add some chocolate chips.
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