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An American woman living in Naples, Italy shares photos & writes about her impressions of the culture & her experiences learning the language and discovering the rich history of Italy. Sometimes silly, sometimes serious, mentalmosaic has an emphasis on o
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The only doctor-prescribed treatment that has improved Angelo’s quality of life with MS since we’ve been in Italy:
Physiotherapy. I just discovered this fun blog meme called ‘Singular Saturday’ created by Jenn over at her blog about life as an expat in Holland. She explains the idea behind Singular Saturday here. Basically, you set things up with yo...
Rebif: Weeks 3 - 6
A-couple weeks ago, Angelo had a follow-up appointment with his neurologist to see how things were going with the Rebif treatment. A doctor strolled past as we waited in the hallway, and when his cell phone rang, the two of us started giggling, beca...
Rebif: Weeks One & Two
Angelo has been taking Rebif for two weeks now. It’s too early to know if it’s helping; this stage is all about his body adjusting to the drug. While the jury is still out, the results can be classified as a very cautious: so far, so good...
Multiple Sclerosis: One Step at a Time
Obviously, there are things I haven’t mentioned on this blog. The fact that my fiance has multiple sclerosis is one of them, and yet it’s a big part of our life together. I didn’t even know Angelo had MS until we’d known each other several mo...
