Fredric Andersson

"Does someone else in your family have it?" It's one of the first questions that comes up when I tell people I have MS. As the jury is out regarding...

Sometimes, I explain managing my MS like working a second job. Only, I do it at the same time as my everyday job. I often plan, replan, and restructure my...

In this article, I'm talking about the Swedish healthcare system in general terms. Denied insurance, medical debt, flare-ups due to financial stress, or getting approved for disability. These are just...

The first person I told about my MS was minutes after diagnosis. I'd promised a friend to give her a call after the doctor's appointment. As I breathlessly walked through...

For me, MS appeared overnight. I went to bed worrying about an upcoming exam and was none the wiser that this night marked the spot for a considerable shift in...

Most of us probably know the frustration of wracking our brains for the word that was at the tip of our tongue a second ago. It's a pretty common occurrence...

Being of the scientific persuasion, I've been quick to judge "alternative" treatments and stuck to well-tested, peer-reviewed ones — the more clinical, the better. So mindfulness has always felt like...

When I received my diagnosis, I was 22 years old. In the world of MS, the onset typically falls between 20-40 years of age. As you might imagine, getting diagnosed...

There is much to be said about MS as an identifier. Are you a patient? MS warrior? An advocate? A caretaker? Or is MS not even part of how you...

Despite being seemingly never-ending, we can view the ups and downs of MS from many perspectives. Being easy to despise, MS holds a broad spectrum of thoughts, feelings, and experiences...

My MS flips the script and tolerates heat much better than cold. I, therefore, spend a lot of time outdoors during the summer months, and this year was no different...

Growing up in a small-town, middle-class household, I was raised to believe showing vulnerability was a sign of weakness. The sentiment was consistent in school and on TV. Boys my...

In 2016, under the MS-hashtag on Twitter, I found an invitation for LGBTQ+ individuals to partake in a study. Periklis, the researcher, interviewed LGBTQ+ individuals to study experiences of belonging...

Describing MS to someone who doesn't have the disease is a feat. Explaining the pathology is usually a non-starter, and using metaphors can become imprecise and confusing. When I try...

I believe most of us would agree that uncertainty is a familiar feeling. I'm the first one to admit that I can be somewhat irrational when faced with uncertainty. The...

I was struggling to pull the infusion rack with me as we were traversing the many floors of the university hospital where I receive my MS treatment."I will be asking...

Somewhere in a folder, there is a small, crinkled up piece of paper with the words "primary progressive multiple sclerosis" (PPMS) written on it. My first neurologist handed it to...

In the months leading up my coming out, I watched everything YouTube had to offer on the topic. Alone in my room, I would straddle the line between anxious curiosity...