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5 This is a safe place we can be once a month and not feel different or embarrassed. This group must be peaceful and we must be respectful of each other. We can let our hair down and be who we are. Its okay to spill the coffee. The Bronx MS Support Group meets from 630 p.m.830p.m.onthesecondTuesdayofeachmonth at Calvary Hospital 1740 Eastchester Road Bronx NY 10461. Please contact Sue at 718-792-3492 or msmeetmac.com for more information. MS Cartoon Caption Contest Winners In our last issue we asked you to help us caption the featured cartoon by drawing upon your MS experiences and insights. In order to be considered captions needed to provide an original explanation for the cartoon be clever and concise 30 words or less and relate to living with MS. Congratulations to our winners whose captions appear below. Special congratulations to Rhonda Swieder of New Castle Del. whose name was chosen in a random drawing of our winning entries to receive a 25 gift card. Thank you to all of our participants for submitting your witty humorous and creative captions. We loved reading them Im not trying to kick you my leg is spasming. George Batinovich Tucson Ariz. I only have 32 lesions in my brain. How many do you have Cheryl M. Dean Harrisonburg Va. I sure hope they come back soon to collect this urine sample Jack Sherman Northport N.Y Woman Im having an MS moment. Why are we at my doctors office Man To talk to him about your memory loss. Rhonda Swieder New Castle Del. Waiting on this couch one hour for your appointment Dont complain Ive been sitting here for two years waiting for a diagnosis. Lorraine Rosenblatt Oakland Calif. Whether youre interested in engaging in some of these activities as an individual or as a support group the links below provide a great deal of inspiration and serve as helpful starting points. InterestedinjournalingVisit httpjournalingprompts.com and hover over the colorful asterisks by each day of the week for journal writing prompts. Theres a few hundred ideas in total. InterestedinarttherapyideasVisithttpintuitivecreativity.typepad.comexpressiveartinspirations 100-art-therapy-exercises.html or Google 100 Art Therapy Exercises and the listed link should be the top hit. Illustration by Joseph Trevor Santeiro