Dianne Scott

I saw a sign that read "5 Things Money Can't Buy," and listed were: How accurate and how true because not one of them can be purchased. They must be...

Christmas morning: My children and I - and Bailee, our Chihuahua - awoke and met in the living room to happily open our gifts awaiting us under the Christmas tree...

It's been said that everyone makes mistakes. That's not far fetched because, in reality, no one is perfect. Mistakes come in all shapes and sizes with a plethora of reasons...

"...Memories light the corners of my mindMisty water, colored memoriesFor the way we were…" I hear the melody in my head and then the lyrics follow, the lyrics my mind...

The matter at hand: I am in the secondary-progressive stage of MS (SPMS). I no longer work. I no longer drive. I'm pretty much down to a taking a couple...

I find that I actually don't mind having multiple sclerosis. I mean, not to imply that I'm a fan - it was not an entry on my Christmas list or...

Because multiple sclerosis affects the central nervous system, its symptoms can cause abnormal sensations such as the burning, numbness, or itching, pins and needles sensations (dysesthesia). 1980... Fourth grade... recess...

I remember playing softball in gym class when I was in school. I remember it not being my favorite sport, and I wasn't exceptionally great at it. But I recall...

I am 49 years old and will soon be 50. That isn't ‘old’ - especially once you’ve entered the 30+ age bracket. I mean, I think I'm doing pretty well...

You think that, for the most part, you have a pretty good handle when going through tough situations. That though it's not always easy, with logic, encouragement, and understanding, you're...

So the neurologists, journals, literature, and personal stories were pretty accurate. Their bottom line was that multiple sclerosis was degenerative. What I discovered rather quickly was that the translation to...

The new year brings about new outlooks, new goals, fresh perspectives, fresh starts. It also prompts the customary tradition of creating ‘New Year Resolution(s)’ and implementing them or watching how...

Me: Why am I having seizures? Neuro: They come from the MS. Me: I feel like my symptoms are worsening and that I have even developed new ones, yet there's...

I retired from a state university where I happily worked administratively with the students. Namely, with first-year students, I noticed that there were three types of parents: There were those...

Had I'd known or even had a clue that my life’s trajectory would lead me to live with a chronic, degenerative disease, some of the choices I made would have...

Recently, someone used the word ‘helpless’ when referring to me. I was taken aback. I actually had a ‘funny’ feeling about being termed or viewed as such. I often note...

I remember writing an article before going to bed late Friday night and then waking up to being rolled under very bright lights, which I very soon came to know...

There are times when MS is ‘easier’ to deal with. Times when it's not so blatantly ‘there’. Those particular moments are the times when I can just ‘be’. That's when...

“But I wipe my own a--! I wipe my own a--!” cried the little boy, Julian, in the movie Big Daddy as he was pulled from the adoptive home he’d...

Born into a family with a mechanically inclined father, I learned early on about tools. They were necessary to fix what might be the malfunction of a vehicle, an appliance...