Matt Allen G

Hi, I’m Matt. I was diagnosed with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (MS) in 2010 at the age of 20. Since then, MS has taught me far more than I ever thought there was to learn about resilience, uncertainty, and adapting to life’s unexpected detours. Read more.

My Personal Guide to Managing MS Stress

Stress is bad. It’s bad for everyone, but it’s really bad for people living with multiple sclerosis (MS). Sometimes stress can cause...

By Matt Allen G

3 min read

What I Wish I Knew about Disease-Modifying Therapies for MS image

What I Wish I Knew about Disease-Modifying Therapies for MS

Throughout my multiple sclerosis (MS) journey, I’ve been on a variety of different medications for MS called disease-modifying therapies (DMTs). DMTs come...

By Matt Allen G

4 min read

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The Emotional Effects of MS

How does MS affect people’s emotions? That is such a difficult question to address because the answer is so broad. Just like...

By Matt Allen G

4 min read

Sometimes Not Looking Sick is Frustrating image

Sometimes Not Looking Sick is Frustrating

Lately I have spent a lot of my time working on social media to help raise awareness of Multiple Sclerosis and while...

By Matt Allen G

4 min read

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MS: A Journey of Continuous Change

When I was first diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS), I thought "acceptance" was just a task to check off; something I simply...

By Matt Allen G

3 min read

Cold Fingers and Toes: Raynaud’s Syndrome?

So this is something I noticed in 2013 when I first traveled to Ireland. Ireland was experiencing an extended winter, so it...

By Matt Allen G

3 min read

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MS and Memory: the Other Me Must Have Lost it

The other day I was looking for something around the house, something like my keys or the TV remote. I can’t remember...

By Matt Allen G

3 min read

Reclaiming Control: The Importance of Self-Discipline in My Life With MS image

Reclaiming Control: The Importance of Self-Discipline in My Life With MS

I’ve always understood the value of self-discipline in life. It can be the difference between success and failure in your endeavors. However...

By Matt Allen G

5 min read

Myoclonus – Why am I So Easily Startled by Sound? image

Myoclonus – Why am I So Easily Startled by Sound?

A few years ago it’s like something changed in me. Noise was so unbearable! Specifically, loud and sudden sounds. Everything is so...

By Matt Allen G

4 min read

MS and the Problem(s) with Stress Management image

MS and the Problem(s) with Stress Management

Stress management is a crucial part of life with multiple sclerosis (MS) because when you mix even a tiny amount of stress with MS, the results...

By Matt Allen G

4 min read

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Hiding from Sound

If you could go back to just before I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) and ask me which of the 5...

By Matt Allen G

4 min read

The Molasses Swamp: MS

For most of the time that I have had Multiple Sclerosis (MS), I had always complained that no one ever seems to...

By Matt Allen G

4 min read

A Simple Cold is Just Not the Same Anymore

Many therapies for Multiple Sclerosis (MS) either suppress the immune system or affect how the immune system works. Now before I move...

By Matt Allen G

4 min read

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MS and the Evolution of My Self-Image

Everyone has a self-image - an idea of what they look like, and the abilities they are capable of. The self-image you...

By Matt Allen G

5 min read

From Itching to IV Benadryl: DMT Infusion Reactions image

From Itching to IV Benadryl: DMT Infusion Reactions

In the time that I’ve had multiple sclerosis (MS), I’ve tried quite a few disease-modifying therapies (DMTs). These are medications specifically designed...

By Matt Allen G

3 min read

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Is It My MS or Time?

Earlier today I was out on my morning walk when it started to sprinkle a bit. The weather app on my phone...

By Matt Allen G

4 min read

My "MS Emergency Kit:" Navigating Life With MS When You’re Not Feeling Your Best

Living with multiple sclerosis (MS) is like living in an area prone to earthquakes. Earthquakes are notoriously unpredictable; you might feel some...

By Matt Allen G

3 min read

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Emerging From an MS Slump: My Journey to Feeling Better

Have you ever felt stuck in a rut with multiple sclerosis (MS), unable to gather the energy and motivation to take care...

By Matt Allen G

3 min read

Depressed for the "Right" Reason: MS & Mental Healthcare image

Depressed for the "Right" Reason: MS & Mental Healthcare

The other night, something weird happened to me. I was eating dinner and streaming one of my favorite TV shows when I...

By Matt Allen G

6 min read

The Heat of Summer vs Multiple Sclerosis image

The Heat of Summer vs Multiple Sclerosis

It’s that time of the year; summer is right around the corner, or, it’s already here, depending on where you live I...

By Matt Allen G

5 min read

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