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MS. What was I saying again?

Dancing to the Beat of a Different Drum Even Though It’s All in My Head

When you lie inside an MRI contraption, it’s best to pick one sound and concentrate on just that one. For those of you who have never…

10 min readDec 29, 2020

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Dancing to the Beat of a Different Drum Even Though It’s All in My Head

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Sarah Harper
in
MS. What was I saying again?

Grounded for the Holidays but Thankful for Lessons Learned

I have some unplanned time to think this week. I certainly knew I would have the week of Thanksgiving off, what teacher hasn’t been…

8 min readNov 25, 2020

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Grounded for the Holidays but Thankful for Lessons Learned

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Sarah Harper

Naps, Long Drives, and Chatty 8th Graders. The Cure to What Ails Me.

I know there’s more to it but sometimes you simply have to nap, it just does a body good. When you have the fatigue of an invisible…

6 min readNov 14, 2020

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Naps, Long Drives, and Chatty 8th Graders. The Cure to What Ails Me.

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Sarah Harper
in
MS. What was I saying again?

Just a Barefoot Teacher Who Forgets the Words

Coming to terms with life’s ups and downs when you have a chronic illness like Multiple Sclerosis can go all sorts of ways.

9 min readNov 1, 2020

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Just a Barefoot Teacher Who Forgets the Words

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Sarah Harper
in
MS. What was I saying again?

I Was Going One Way… but It Was the Wrong Way

As I started this hobby of writing, I did so with intentions of giving myself a much needed outlet after years of hiding my chronic…

9 min readJul 24, 2020

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I Was Going One Way… but It Was the Wrong Way

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Sarah Harper
in
MS. What was I saying again?

There Have Been So Many Advancements…and Some Other Things My New Pal, the Neurologist, Told Me.

Being diagnosed with a chronic disease like Multiple Sclerosis (MS) brings on a myriad of feelings. First, you’re relieved that everything…

9 min readJul 19, 2020

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There Have Been So Many Advancements…and Some Other Things My New Pal, the Neurologist, Told Me.

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Sarah Harper
in
MS. What was I saying again?

I’m Not Saying It’s All Their Fault, but Fourth Graders Broke My Brain

Okay, maybe they didn’t break it, but it hasn’t been the same since the day I met them!

8 min readJul 8, 2020

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I’m Not Saying It’s All Their Fault, but Fourth Graders Broke My Brain

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Sarah Harper
in
MS. What was I saying again?

That Teacher Who Forgets the Words and Trips Over Her Own Feet

I am a full-grown adult, educated too, yet I live in a world where teens are in charge. It’s a marvelous place, full of quick wit and…

6 min readJul 5, 2020

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That Teacher Who Forgets the Words and Trips Over Her Own Feet

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Sarah Harper

Sarah Harper

Happy wife, proud mom of grown-ups and pups, smiling middle school teacher…who sometimes trips over her own feet and forgets the words.

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