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Living with MS: Where Do I Go From Here?

“Ten years after my diagnosis, I’ve found a way for MS and me to coexist. Below are some resources and tips – I hope they’re helpful.”

— Sarah Quezada, MultipleSclerosis.net Patient Leader

Spasticity and Legs With a Mind of Their Own

It's the pleasure of having spasticity which creates arms, hips, and legs that have a mindset to do what they want, no matter what you think. My fellow MS warriors...

Open Letter for the Newly Diagnosed

Dear newly diagnosed, First I want to welcome you to the club that no one wants to join - the world of MS. I'm sure you are overwhelmed with this...

Keep Floating When Times Are Tough

If you live with multiple sclerosis, at some point, you are bound to encounter some rough times. Maybe you’re having an especially long exacerbation, or you’re fighting for a correct...

Certain Healing May Be Possible With MS

After living with multiple sclerosis for 22 years — I’m counting from my first bout with optic neuritis in 2000 rather than my official diagnosis in 2005 — I have...

What an MS Cure Looks Like to Me

I remember in childhood seeing the word “cure” used in all kinds of fundraising efforts, including sponsorships and telethons. While raising lots of money, these charities — even the most...

Physical Activity Helps To Reduce My Leg Pain

Saturday afternoon, I realized something extraordinary. I woke up that morning NOT in pain. I tried to remember when the last day was that I hadn’t experienced pain in my...

Eating To Feel Better When You Live With MS

People with MS routinely talk about the diets they stick to and how the routine improves their lifestyle for therapeutic reasons. I know that I'm consistently asked what kind of...

“You Used to Be So Happy” - My Emotional Journey With MS

I believe I have dealt with a form of depression my whole life. I only called it something different back then. I called them “funks” and treated them like a...

MS & Fitness: An Interview with David Lyons

Fitness expert David Lyons has been in the industry for more than 40 years as a trainer, educator, gym owner, author and speaker. He is the only fitness expert with...

Driving With a Smaller Tank: MS Fatigue

If there is a multiple sclerosis symptom that probably gets talked about the most, I would imagine that it has to be fatigue. That’s purely a guess on my part,...

Does MS Cause Headaches?

I’ve always tried not to rush to blame multiple sclerosis (MS) for every little health-related ailment in my life. Just because someone has MS or some other chronic illness doesn’t...