Anita Williams

It started as an uninvited jolt – a sharp, piercing pain that seemed to dance around my teeth with a mind of its own. There I was, a weird model...

Have you ever felt totally ridiculous? Ridiculous to the point of confusion and laughter? I have been there my friend, and it is all thanks to multiple sclerosis (MS). MS...

I was waiting for my friend to come running back to the van. I kept it on since it was a quick stop. Imagine my surprise when they were back...

“OK, how am I going to treat this?” That was the second question I asked myself after learning I might have multiple sclerosis (MS). The first one being, “Huh? Where...

Chronic pain is often a part of living with multiple sclerosis (MS). Much has been written about pain. People living with MS (PLwMS) write from the perspective of experiencing pain...

Anita talks about both managing her own MS and caring for her support partner in a time of need. Read the first part of her story. The tough times called...

Living with multiple sclerosis (MS) has made it important for me to accept assistance and support. I had to learn my own limitations and when to ask for what I...

It is managing the symptoms that take up the vast majority of my attention. Just living every day in this body takes time and effort. Heck, sleeping still requires me...

You could be excited to spend time with your friends, but the first thing you see upon arrival is a tall staircase in front of you. Or you could be...

"Oh, honey! Why don't you go ahead and put your head in the freezer over there?" The cashier who said this to me seemed both worried and sympathetic. In front...

When I was first diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, I did what many people living with MS (PLwMS) do. I read as much as possible and I learned about various symptoms...

We are now entering what some are calling the post-COVID, or after-COVID, era. I am seeing the shorthand PCE or ACE more often. This means that rather than facing a...

This past March was another multiple sclerosis awareness month of lost opportunities. Each year I have lofty goals to participate in every activity available. I want to support my chronic...

I did not see it coming in any way shape or form. I was truly blindsided by not just the event, but the fact that I probably should have anticipated...

I have been, and remain, an advocate for multiple sclerosis (MS) research, especially for African-American people living with MS (PLwMS). That support is not limited to the clinical forms. Quality...

Let us put this part to rest...global warming is real. We, particularly in the West, are destroying our own planetary home. This is being done in numerous ways. Some of...

Every day when I wake up I am reminded that I am living with multiple sclerosis. The pain that I feel when I open my eyes is not the best...

I have recently begun to question the description of those living with multiple sclerosis as warriors. This is not a new discussion in the community. It is a new discussion...

All diseases benefit from the early discovery. It improves the odds of survival and can provide a pathway to efficient treatment. Having magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is almost a rite...

When I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis I was inundated with information on how to manage this disease. At the heart of these suggestions was information on how to eat...