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By Ashley Ringstaff - June 23, 2017

You know how frustrating it is, when someone comes to you that does not have Multiple Sclerosis, or any other chronic illness, but tries to compare what he or she is going... READ MORE

Don’t Apologize For Having Fun

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By Devin Garlit - June 22, 2017

For most people, despite appearances, living with Multiple Sclerosis isn’t easy. We’re plagued by severe fatigue, pain, spasms, and a bunch of other invisible symptoms. Life with MS is also wildly unpredictable,... READ MORE

The Art of Controlling My Medical Care

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By Kim Dolce - June 21, 2017

We all need to be vigilant about managing our medical care. Responsibility weighs more heavily on our shoulders than on the stronger, sometimes younger shoulders of our health care professionals. Despite the... READ MORE

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Questions & Answers

I found it hard to deal with people laughing at me. My question is, how do you deal with this?

0 Answers Submitted By manwithms - June 20, 2017

I got a question that a person with multiple sclerosis can answer. When you want to work and you go out to do yard work, You start to get dizzy after only… READ MORE

Do others have pain throughout their bodies not just legs?

2 Answers Submitted By Emcstone - June 15, 2017

The pain is like the pins and needles with burning sensation but more intense, like instead of needles it’s like a knife poking you.

Is problems swallowing and breathing part of MS?

3 Answers Submitted By Emcstone - June 15, 2017

My throat feels like it is closing up and the front of my face is that numb tingling feeling.

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Your Stories

Patient/Provider Role-Reversal

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By DutchGuy - June 20, 2017

I work at the (world-famous!) HIV clinic at San Francisco General Hospital and in 2005 -while working in Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa (teaching doctors and nurses how to use the HIV medications... READ MORE

So Much to Say: Sitting in the Car

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By iunger1999 - June 20, 2017

I’ve had MS for half my life, but this is the first time I am writing about it. Right now I am sitting in my car, in front of the doors of... READ MORE

MS or Just Getting Old?

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By JenMac57 - June 20, 2017

After several years of migraines, fatigue, vertigo, pain in hands, tightness in my chest, depression and anxiety, I woke up one morning and couldn’t use my hands. They were completely palsied. I... READ MORE

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