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Wheelchair Kamikaze Patient Expert

New York, New York
Hi, my name is Marc, but in some circles I'm better known as the "Wheelchair Kamikaze". I was first diagnosed with primary progressive MS in 2003, and my disease has progressed to the point where I rely on a wheelchair for most of my mobility. Before getting sick, I worked in the... Full Bio
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Bits and Pieces: CCSVI, MS Meds, The Scum of the Earth, and More… by Wheelchair Kamikaze Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Image by Marie Carter via Flickr I'll start out with some shameless self-promotion, because it's my blog and I can do anything I want with it. So there. On Wednesday, ... Read on »
Bits and Pieces: CCSVI, Stem Cells, Big Pharma, Boobs, and A Sad Goodbye by Wheelchair Kamikaze Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Image via Wikipedia ( For those readers who receive Wheelchair Kamikaze via email, this post contains videos, which can only be viewed on t ... Read on »
Bits and Pieces: Doomsday/Happy Holidays Edition by Wheelchair Kamikaze Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) English: An engraved illustration of Santa Claus and what may be Mrs. Santa Claus from the 1878 book "Lill's Travels in Santa Claus Land and Other Stories" ... Read on »
Bits and Pieces: End of Summer Edition by Wheelchair Kamikaze Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Image by Claudio.Ar via Flickr Well, here's another collection of various items of interest (well, at least of my interest), most of which have somethin ... Read on »
Bits and Pieces: From Sublime to Ridiculous by Wheelchair Kamikaze Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Image via Wikipedia Faithful readers of this blog know that I like to regularly share various news items that I find interesting or otherwise tickle my fancy, most ... Read on »
Bits and Pieces: Getting on with Life Edition by Wheelchair Kamikaze Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) (Photo credit: davidyuweb ) (Please note: for those who receive these essays via email, this post contains videos which can only be viewed on the Wheelchair Kam ... Read on »
Bits and Pieces: Happy Holidays Edition by Wheelchair Kamikaze Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) (note: for those who receive this via e-mail, this post contains some video links, which can only be acc ... Read on »
Bits and Pieces: I'm Grumpy Edition by Wheelchair Kamikaze Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Sorry about the long gap between these scribblings and my last post, but I've been dealing with computer issues for the better part of this week. When I say computer i ... Read on »
Bits and Pieces: Including NMSS Neuroregeneration Webcast Recap by Wheelchair Kamikaze Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Image via Wikipedia Well, it's time for another edition of Bits and Pieces, my semi regular compilation of various items, mostly related to MS, which have recently ... Read on »
Bits and Pieces: Little Bit of Everything Edition by Wheelchair Kamikaze Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Image by wallyg via Flickr There's a Chinese restaurant around the corner from my apartment building that makes incredibly quick deliveries. Sometimes it seems li ... Read on »
Bits and Pieces: Pharmaceutical Follies Edition by Wheelchair Kamikaze Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Oh, those pharmaceutical companies, always generating such tremendous tidings of joy and overwhelming warm and fuzzy feelings in the hearts of their adoring ... Read on »
Bits and Pieces: Sex Sells Edition by Wheelchair Kamikaze Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Image by Nick Sherman via Flickr Note: For the many readers who receive my posts via e-mail, please be aware that embedded videos in these posts do not show u ... Read on »
Bits and Pieces: The Return by Wheelchair Kamikaze Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Image via Wikipedia It's been a while since I've done a "Bits and Pieces" post, so I think it's high time for another one. Just to review, this series of posts are ... Read on »
Bits and Pieces: Weird Science Edition by Wheelchair Kamikaze Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Regular Wheelchair Kamikaze readers have probably noticed that the blog has undergone several design changes during the last few weeks. Yes, I have ... Read on »
BlogTalk Radio-It's All in the Blog by Wheelchair Kamikaze Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) This past Wednesday, I appeared on an Internet radio show, along with fellow MS blogger Lisa Emrich. The show was graciously hosted by Amy Gurowitz, herself an MS blogger. ... Read on »
Bought Myself a Present, and Some Other News... by Wheelchair Kamikaze Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) The neurologic stuff has been whacking me recently, so I decided to spoil myself with a somewhat extravagant present. I've been jonesing for a new camera for a while now, bu ... Read on »
Buffalo CCSVI Study Results Revealed; A Significant Step on the Journey Towards a Cure? by Wheelchair Kamikaze Patient Expert 2 Comments Posted in: Blog Posts in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Image by kairin via Flickr After months of anticipation by the worldwide MS community, the results of the University at Buffalo's CCSVI imaging study were disclos ... Read on »
Buffalo CCSVI Study: Hints of Big News Coming Soon by Wheelchair Kamikaze Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Image by Reigh LeBlanc via Flickr As many of you who have been following the CCSVI saga are aware, the University at Buffalo has been conducting an imaging trial to s ... Read on »
Can Anti-HIV Drugs Stop MS? by Wheelchair Kamikaze Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Animation of the structure of a section of DNA. The bases lie horizontally between the two spiraling strands. (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) (Readers ... Read on »
CCSVI (and Me) on the Radio, and an NMSS CCSVI Research Update by Wheelchair Kamikaze Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Image via Wikipedia Last October, a reporter from radio's version of Public Television, National Public Radio (commonly referred to as NPR), conducted a telephone inter ... Read on »