When the Fog Lifts, But Your Focus Doesn’t

💥 Power Surge: “MS Brain Fog Isn’t Funny — Until It Is”

Let’s get real. Brain fog is one of the least visible and most misunderstood symptoms of MS.

People laugh when you forget words. You laugh too, maybe. Because what else are you supposed to do when you call your dog “refrigerator” or put your phone in the freezer?

But beneath the jokes is a creeping fear:
What if this is permanent?
What if this gets worse?
What if I forget too much?

Brain fog isn’t just misplacing things.
It’s walking into a room and forgetting why you exist.
It’s staring at a word you’ve written a thousand times and suddenly not recognizing it.
It’s losing parts of yourself in real-time — while still being expected to smile, parent, work, and function.

So no, it’s not always funny.
But if we’re going to forget things, let’s at least remember this:

You are not your sharpness.
You are not your productivity.
You are not your memory.

You are still you — even when your brain forgets how to be.

🔥 Hot Plate, Cold Nerves: Anti-Fog Smoothie

What’s in it:

• 1 banana

• 1/2 cup blueberries (fresh or frozen)

• 1 tbsp flax or chia seeds

• 1/2 cup spinach (invisible if blended well)

• 1 cup almond milk (or whatever’s not expired)

• 1 scoop protein powder (optional)

• Ice if you like it cold, chaos if you don’t

Why it works:
Minimal prep. No heat. All dump-and-blend energy. Tastes like health, but feels like survival.

🧠 Mental Currents: When Your Mind Betrays You (But You Keep Going)

There’s a grief that comes with cognitive dysfunction. It’s not always dramatic. Sometimes it’s just a long pause — like your thoughts got lost in traffic.

What matters is that you keep trying. You pause. You breathe. You adapt.
That’s not weakness. That’s mental flexibility most people will never understand.

🗳️ Reader Poll: What’s Your Brain Fog Moment of the Month?

• Forgot the word “spoon” and mimed eating soup for 20 seconds

• Called my kid by the dog’s name

• Put my coffee in the cabinet and the creamer in my purse

• Started a sentence and forgot it mid-breath

• Other? Hit reply. We need the laugh.

💢 Mini Rant: Stop Calling It “Just Being Tired”

No, Susan, it’s not the same as being tired from a long day.
This is MS brain fog — it’s exhaustion plus static plus confusion plus the shame of pretending you’re fine in a meeting while your brain reboots.

If you can’t tell the difference, you’ve never felt it. And I hope you never do.

🗣️ Journal Prompt: