{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/653a8587238f610012302700/68a590c9352b565deb8f5ae4?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Descent into MS - Episode 3 - Make Do and Mend","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/653a8587238f610012302700/1762357725775-33f98bb2-9715-4737-b381-3d830e5007b0.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In this episode of <em>Descent into MS</em>, strap yourself in for a raw, funny, and moving look at the realities of adapting to life with MS. From imagined MI5 lift lobbies to beach holidays gone sideways, we explore what it really means to <em>make do and mend</em> when the rules of daily life are rewritten by chronic illness.</p><p>Host Grahame shares stories of humour, humility, and hope, whether it’s navigating counselling services, mastering fatigue management, or finding connection with strangers in unexpected places. There’s poetry, punk spirit, and a few rogue James Bond fantasies. But above all, this episode is a heartfelt reminder that being broken doesn't mean being useless, and that with support, adaptation, and a bit of dark humour, we can rebuild.</p><p><br></p><p>Listen, laugh, and hopefully learn something new about living with MS.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Because we are Spartacus. We may be broken, but we shall make do. And mend.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><h3>🎶 Music</h3><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=et7SReenr_s\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Etta James – Stormy Weather</em></a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJuINzUNGSg\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Colorblind James Experience - I'm Considering A Move To Memphis</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPfsUlFxhrI\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Bob Dylan at Newport Folk Festival</em> 1965</a></li></ul><p><br></p><h2>🏥 MS &amp; Support Resources</h2><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.st-andrews-hospice.com/services/outpatient-services\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">St Andrews Hospice Outpatient Services</a></li><li><a href=\"https://beachwheelchairs.org\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Beach Wheelchairs</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.mssociety.org.uk/about-us/contact-us/scotland\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">MS Society Scotland</a></li><li><a href=\"https://revivemssupport.org.uk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Revive MS Support (Scotland)</a></li></ul><p><br></p><h2>📧 Contact</h2><p><a href=\"mailto:Gramliz2002@gmail.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Gramliz2002@gmail.com</a> (Subject header should be <em>MS</em> please.)</p><p><br></p><h2>🎬 Film List</h2><p><em>Apocalypse Now Director's Cut, Dead Man's Shoes, Field of Dreams, Hamburger Hill, Platoon, Restless Natives</em></p>","author_name":"South Lanarkshire Libraries"}