On our Facebook page there’s a request for contributions for an article we’re running in the 100th edition of our members magazine MS Matters.
"Hi all, we’re doing an article for the upcoming 100th edition of MS Matters, on the technology that has been useful in our lives since 1995. Once we never had things like the internet and mobile phones, and now we can’t do without them.
What’s your technology ‘must have’ and why?"
If you have an account we’d love to hear from you on the Facebook page ( http://www.facebook.com/MSSociety ) - if not you can reply here and we’ll pass on your contributions.
My laptop of course, how else would I know what is going on in the world.
I was introduced to the mss forum when first diagnosed, where I have met some fabulous caring loving friends. We share daily life, symptoms, happiness & sad times. My life dealing with ms would be so empty without them. Coping is now much easier knowing theyre are there at any time, in any event, because theyre now part of my family! I would feel undressed and totally vulnerable without this network. Thank you mss.
My iPad too I’m afraid. Can’t cope when other people are using it. I feel lost! It’s so user friendly. My sons call me ‘stato’ cos I’m always looking up stats of any subject imaginable! Tree65
Thanks everyone, this is very helpful, and will make for a really interesting ‘crwodsourced’ article! Does anyone have any objections to me quoting snippets of the posts? I’ll only use your first name, and can use no name if that’s preferable.
Cheers
Internet… without which I would be very isolated AND I really rely on internet shopping.
Mobile phone… often too tired to talk to people but can at least text AND makes me feel safe when I’m out on my own… if scooter should break down or if I have medical emergency.
Mobility scooter… can’t imagine how I’d manage without it. It’s my passport to freedom and independence.
-I owe a debt to the bright spark who invented the wheelchair, as otherwise I’d barely be able to get anywhere.
-Also on the mobility front, car hand controls have given me a lot of freedom too.
-Freezers and microwaves are a proper blessing too, meaning we can freeze leftovers and then re-heat them another day for an easy, almost effortless meal.
For me it’s the internet and the fast PC/laptop so I can access it, Outlook for the electronic diary and task reminders that I use for EVERYTHING(!!!) and for email so I can communicate with my “electronic friends”, my iPhone that I use to sync to Outlook so I still have reminders when I’m not near the laptop.
I would also add the Kindle. I don’t use it all the time, but I think it’s an amazing invention that has changed a lot of MSers’ lives for the better.