Ashley Ringstaff

When you are shopping for a big purchase, say a car, for instance, you do your research and find the best option of what fits what you want in a...

I find it funny to say that my multiple sclerosis makes me ‘hot’. You have to find humor when it comes to chronic illness I’ve come to find. It makes...

You would think that living with MS for going on 10 years that I would be used to the challenges that it brings. In a way, I am used to...

This is a follow-up to an article that I had written a while ago, Definition of, "I’m Fine." Really, I feel like my go-to answer when I’m asked, “How are...

I feel like this is a big issue that most of us have dealt with or are still dealing with it. Once you get diagnosed with a life-altering disease, you...

I know at times we can feel helpless, like we can’t get things done on our own. It’s either too much physically and/or mentally. Those around us might see us...

I know it’s been a while since I’ve been able to actually sit down and write an article. Life happens, and there never seems to be enough time or energy...

Have you ever had someone look at you, and not believe that you have Multiple Sclerosis, or something similar? Have you ever had to show proof that you are, in...

As I was getting to my computer so I could sit down and write this before I forgot, I made my first apology. I apologized to the end table that...

It’s hard for me to fully remember on how I “used to be” pre-diagnosis, but I don’t believe that I had as ‘short of a fuse’, so to say. This...

So this is probably really random, but it hit me recently, that in conversations I seem to say, “I used to….”, frequently. For instance, I was playing basketball with my...

The topic of marriage and relationships while living with MS is something I hear about often, so I wanted to touch base on it a bit. Even though I’m in...

Now, I don’t know about everyone else… but prior to my diagnosis, I didn’t feel nearly as ‘overwhelmed’ as I do now. Life in general is stressful, of course… family...

I’m not sure about everyone else, but I seem to use the title of this article fairly often, or something similar to it. What am I talking about? I’m talking...

So, what in the world am I talking about with the title of this article? Well, let me clarify that. I’ve had a lot of people message me and ask...

Have you ever been told in regard to your MS, “Oh, well it could be worse!” Yeah, I know it could be worse...but it could also be better. When I...

Being someone who has Multiple Sclerosis, but doesn’t “look sick”… I tend to get some commentary from others when I’m out and about, and I need to use my handicapped...

Have you ever thought or wondered if you will ever go back to ‘normal’? Whether it is after an MS flare/exacerbation, or just your life after your diagnosis? Wondering if...

Those of you that live with multiple sclerosis probably know that there is no 100% known cause of MS. However, there are some things that scientists have found have contributed...

Don’t ask me how I come up with the titles to these articles at times because I honestly couldn’t tell you. I promise I’m writing about something that does involve...