How it Began

It’s Me, Mike Taylor

Wednesday, August 20th, 2008

Hi, I’m Mike Taylor, and yes that’s me on the video. An English guy with MS (Multiple Sclerosis) who is now married to Helen, a beautiful California girl and living in Los Angeles.
I’ m the youngest of 3 kids and I have a great mom and dad. if you enjoy hearing from people with a [...]

Mike Taylor’s M.S. Story - Part 2

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008

Being a stubborn and determined individual, and yes, looking back at that time, very naive, I was in denial about my M.S.. Even though I was hobbling around (which was a problem I was soon to discover, I was cross when a London cab driver wouldn’t give me a lift because he thought I was [...]

Mike Taylor’s M.S. Story Part 3 - One Big Learning Curve!

Sunday, August 17th, 2008

So there I am in my 2nd floor apartment working on getting work.
I had met a girl previously who I got on well with. Even though my disability was very visible, I was still in denial. When it came to sex which I love, and just like most guys reading this I prided myself on [...]

Mike Taylor & M.S. - Learning to Swim

Friday, August 15th, 2008

I told you I had the desire for staying fit despite having M.S.
As jogging was clearly out of the question, and remembering the benefit I got from cold water and
knowing that I could swim quite well, I found a pool not to far from me, it was out doors and unheated. I say pool, in [...]

By Jove I think I’ve Got it…Swim the English Channel!

Wednesday, August 13th, 2008

I’ve got to be honest, swimming in a straight line was OK, but doing many lengths was a problem.
At the end of each length I had to stop of course, turn myself around and start again without the benefit of being able to push off with my legs. This was a big problem as [...]

Tough Times Ahead

Monday, August 11th, 2008

I had tough times ahead of me. Work was going well, it took my attention away from the situation with my girlfriend to a degree. I sold my apartment and bought a new one; a 2 bedroom on the ground floor with a garden. Not too far from me and not too far from the [...]

Being in a Wheelchair is interesting…

Saturday, August 9th, 2008

Now being in a wheelchair creates other problems as I’m about to learn very quickly.
Going for a pee was a bit of a problem. So I started using a red pee bottle that I kept in a bag behind my chair. It was incredibly useful when stuck in traffic and had the urge. That’s another [...]

Raising Awareness for M.S. - a Catalina Swim

Tuesday, August 5th, 2008

There I am in my new apartment, and I get a call from my friend Chris Vincent who lives in Los Angeles, having heard about the publicity we got with the English Channel swim.
He suggested that we could do better for awareness with M.S. in LA. His idea was to get teams from around the [...]