Accepting the Truth After All of These YearsIt hit me the other day that I’ve had MS for half of the time I’ve been alive. I’m 28, and I was diagnosed when I was 14. And I...
Tips for Being a Successful Student Who Happens to Have MSI have spent so many years in school that at this point, it’s just best not to think about it too much. I can’t help it! I love learning new...
Education Accommodations for Students with Multiple SclerosisBeing in high school or college can be challenging for anyone, but especially so for students living with multiple sclerosis (MS). While teenagers and young adults already have many things...
How MS Has Aged MeMS has aged me. I’m not talking about your typical aging - crow’s feet, wrinkled hands and bad hips; when I say that MS has aged me, I mean it...
Information for Parents of a Child with MSPediatric MS can bring many challenges. These may evolve and change along with a child’s age or developmental stage. However, having MS does not mean your child won’t have a...
MS Comic: Going to a Support GroupIn Brooke's comic below, she is attending a support group for people with MS and listening to stories from people sharing how their symptoms have impacted their lives. She expresses...
It's Not Because I'm Naughty...I think all of us at one time or another in life wonder why we are faced with certain ailments and problems. Sometimes things happen we just cannot understand. Whether...
MS Comic: Hidden SymptomsWhat people see on the outside rarely matches how someone with MS feels on the inside. Brooke's latest comic shows how people view her out at a party or on...
How Old Am I Again?Some days, I have to remind myself that I’m a young girl in her mid-20s. Some days, my body makes me feel like I’m much older than I really am...
How to Be Yourself with MSI have often thought of myself as different than other people in their teens and twenties, as if having MS means I can no longer be “young”. When I was...