Something Worse than MSMultiple sclerosis is hard to live with, on that we can agree. But I’ve heard some pretty strange things from people over...reactions2comments
Do You Know Enough about Where to Learn More? Here's How to Become Better-InformedThese days, you have to know an awful lot to know the right thing to do. People with MS can never know...reactionscomments
Diagnosing MS Isn't Easy — Here's WhyThis article is for undiagnosed people that go to online MS forums, list their symptoms, and ask if they have MS. It’s...reactions5comments
How I Became My Whole Self in a RelationshipWhy do we diminish ourselves in relationships? Some self-help authors think it’s all about a lack of self-value and self-confidence. They write...reactions5comments
How I'm Losing Weight Despite Being Lazy and SedentaryIt’s finally happening: I’m losing weight. High time that pendulum starts favoring the other end of the fulcrum. I was beginning to...reactionscomments
Eternal Poverty: The Real-life Consequences of Living on a Fixed IncomePoverty, some people argue, is relative. It very well might be. I can introduce you to several of my poor relatives, not...reactions7comments
Patient 'Splaining and How to Make It EffectivePatient ‘splaining. We all do it. Heck, it’s part of the job description of a chronically ill person. When the doctor asks...reactions4comments
What Multiple Sclerosis Looks LikeTry to imagine what disease looks like. Any disease. Diabetes, for example. When you hear the word, what do you envision? An...reactions3comments
Copay Assistance Programs for MS DrugsGoing without your expensive MS disease-modifying drugs and symptom meds because you can’t afford them? Copay assistance is available to you. There...reactions1comment
Do You Feel That You've Settled For Less Because of Your Disease?A loved one once remarked that since I developed MS I have settled for less in specific situations as an explanation for...reactions2comments
Would Life With MS Be Better Without So Many People in It?It would be easy for introverts and embittered, abandoned souls in general to conclude that life would be easier without so much...reactionscomments
You've Got a FriendYou just call out my name And you know wherever I am I'll come running to see you again Winter, spring, summer...reactions2comments
I Relate More to My Elderly Neighbors Than to People My Own AgeWhenever people asked me what that first MS attack felt like, I was frustrated and at a loss. I threw out words...reactions23comments
Money isn't Everything — But It Could Buy a Lot of Happiness“All I ask is a chance to prove money can’t make me happy.” –Henny Youngman (1906-1998) So you didn’t win the genetic...reactions1comment
Why Making Goals is Important Despite Having MSAfter my first MS attack in 1998 landed me in the hospital for five days of round-the-clock Solumedrol IVs and diagnostic tests...reactions4comments
How I Tackle Boredom Living Alone with MSRetired on disability and struggling to bring structure to your day? It’s something I face upon rising that is finally getting easier...reactions10comments
I Found Out the Hard Way Which of My Drugs Interact Badly with Each OtherAfter struggling through three days of suddenly worsening MS symptoms back in July 2011, I started a three-week course of oral prednisone...reactions4comments
Why Some Doctors Dismiss Your Symptoms and What You Can Do About ItA significant number of patients who go through the MS diagnostic process experience a disturbing pattern of misdiagnoses and dismissiveness from physicians...reactions52comments
Feel the Burn — of MS Neuropathic Pain!I don’t know how many times during my pre-MS life I exercised to yet another workout video where the instructor needled me...reactions10comments
It's Normal to Grieve For What You've LostAs traumatic as a multiple sclerosis diagnosis was for me, the trauma soon faded and the losses that followed lingered much longer in my...reactions5comments
