Got my MS matters magazine today.
Very interesting article about dressing if you have MS. Great comment by Shana Pezaro about wearing killer heels when in her wheelchair/scooter perfect shoes for sitting down in and makes you look fab. Also top tip on wearing tights.
Fiona Jarvis promotes her blog on style - a must see (don’t think I can name it but it’s the parking disk some of us use).
My comments would be side zips in dresses. Magnets on necklaces.
Good read. Thanks
Jen x
These days I’ve started wondering why it’s not standard to have all bras as front fastening? I can’t always reach my right arm around my back anymore to do up it undo mine. It’s still fiddly to drop straps and spin it around to the front to undo. It would make life a lot easier and of course it would get rid if the unsightly bulge of the fastening under clothes. 
I found it almost impossible when I was bigger chested to do up a front closing bra, drove me insane
hiya jen
have just read it-interesting!
everybody finds their own way but i find anybody elses tips a good basis to adapt from!
re make up for example-i was a wearer daily-only liner, mascara and lippy but having the shakes and only sight in one eye causes issues! so what i do is close bad eye so make up goes on kinda, position pencil/mascara before closing good eye and guess! it is an occasional duty now-not daily!
re shoes i have one size 7 and other 8 or 9 depending how bad circulation is so forry boots and adjustable velcro sandals for me. i did hope to wear silly heeled shoes too but my right side is so bad i struggle to get any footwear on so rather than get upset i go without when possible-not in winter!
keyrings are my tip! get somebody to put the in all zips! purse bag jeans…
i recently had to find a way to close my door from chair! solution?! a dogs lead! hang on back of door and attach lead, go thru door then pull door shut unclip from lead-dooor closed! the when son saw the lead he got awfy excited thinking there was a dog on its way!!!
ellie x
I can relate! I’m not exactly flat chested myself, and quite frankly, prefer the rear closing variety… yep, it’s a pain in the neck dropping the straps and muddling around getting the closure to the front, but I can’t get the hang of front closers…
i just read MS matters too. Was very interested in the clothing article. i too have gravitated to the “but whats it like when I’m sitting?”…so when in the wheelie (pretty much all the time outside)…tend to harem pants, loose trousers, cargo pants, avoid zips in i can. Elasticated waists and top which are either longer (to cover the waist) or looser. Nothing that going to ride up when you bend down to flick up footplates!
Hi, my main issue when buying new clothes is… will it cover my spc pipe?
Therefore I tend to look for dipped hemlines. If I see a top i like and it has an assymetrical hemline and it`s dipped side is on my right, then I grumble, cos I have my pipe and wee bag, in a cloth bag on my left side of the wheelie, as the arm is longer with the control bit.
There have been occasions when I have not checked my bag and realise it is hanging down between my legs. That is a horrible one!
polllx
hey we never criticise soldiers if their clothes are not to our taste.
so nobody should criticise any hero.
that’s us lot btw.
heros should wear what makes them feel good and stuff anyone else’s opinion,
my pajamas are my go-to feel good outfit but unfortunately i need daywear to go to the shops.
carole x
I get what you say there Poll. As you know I had my SPC fitted 6 wks ago and I wear my wee bag on my leg, about knee high. I used to have a few denim knee length skirts but can’t wear these now without the pipe showing underneath. Mind you I noticed yesterday that you can remove the big plastic pipe at the end of the bag and this leaves a much smaller pipe which I can tuck into the plastic that lies round my knee.
It’s all very complicated!!!
Shazzie xx