The Singing Patient (Carla): News

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory disease of the central nervous system, and is one of those "things that don't go away by ignoring it." In fact, it never really goes away and stays away.

Why would I "out" these people?
1) they're already "out"
2) to point out that many of these folks have continued their demanding career in show biz, despite being diagnosed with a serious illness. I think it even made some of them funnier. Not Neil Cavuto, though.

Annette Funicello
Teri Garr
Clive Burr (Iron Maiden drummer)
Neil Cavuto (Fox news)
Lena Horne
Jonathan Katz (comedian)
Hal Ketchum
David Lander ("Sqiggy" from Laverne and Shirley)
Richard Pryor
Clay Walker (country singer)
Montel Williams

http://www.mult-sclerosis.org/

Wow We got to be grownups this year! We had trick or treaters!
Our dog Easy was dressed as Spiderdog. There were 3 other dogs out in costume on our street- one in a harley shirt and harley hat; one in a giants t shirt, and one in a pumkin costume (whose owner, oddly enough also has a rabbit named pumpkin).

I gave out Snickers. Not healthy, but it is the #1 selling candy bar in the world. I even wrote a song about it. I'll post it on the web sometime this week.

I'm putting pix of spiderdog (I jsut couldnt' bring myself to put a pink snout on her and make her spiderpig. she would have hated it) in the photo section of this site.

Boo!

I had a beautiful time playing for the Bedside Harp Salon (meeting)- these folks go to patients' bedisdes and play for them. They are an amazing bunch of folks. I am in awe of caregivers who put themselves out on a limb all day long, every day, usually for not the biggest paycheck. God's hands and feet. I played my ridiculous songs about waiting room and IV needles and a disappearing butt for God's hands and feet. I believe God has a sense of humor. (I think I frequently test that sense of humor...)

The Avalon Nudist festival was really fun. Such nice people. I once again left my clothes on (except my shoes, but I'm always taking my shoes off- I'm a lifelong nudist from the ankles down). My beau won the rising star song contest (interesting name...) there that weekend as well! it really is beautiful in PawPaw, WV.