Living with MS

Earlier this year, my family and I were planning to move into a new home. Like many other homeowners, we had been working toward this moment for years. It was...

We are incredibly saddened to share that MultipleSclerosis.net team member Dianne Scott passed away on December 2, 2024. Dianne was diagnosed with MS in 2007 and had recently been dealing...

One cannot understate the healthful impact of exercise on our physical and mental well-being. Those who run, walk, swim, or practice yoga may do so to maintain heart health and...

This is for anyone who has ever felt alone. It seems people don’t understand your plight. But I do. Your face is the only one I truly recognize in a...

Living with multiple sclerosis (MS) is like living in an area prone to earthquakes. Earthquakes are notoriously unpredictable; you might feel some tremors before they hit, but most of the...

We’re excited to share the results from our 2024 In America survey, where more than 4,500 people living with multiple sclerosis have opened up about their experiences. Get ready to...

We all set expectations for ourselves: expectations of when we will accomplish something, expectations that we will remain healthy, or expectations of how a meeting will go. Whether they are...

Dear MS.net readers, I wrote this one year ago but was not ready to post it yet. Thank you for requesting this update. August 22, 2023, was one year since the...

Those of us with MS are surely impacted every day of our lives, more so for some of us and less for others. Bottom line, MS turns our day-to-day upside...

Roses are red, violets are blue; every day is not a bad day, but some days I have the MS blues.Generally I can tell how I am feeling or the...

In my case, stiffness and pain are mostly caused by MS-related muscle spasticity and neuropathy. I’ll explain further. First, muscle spasticity. What is it? Simply put, it is stiffness due...

Managing a chronic illness can feel all-consuming: scheduling the doctor’s appointments, calling the insurance company, and going for the scans and infusions. This of course is on top of normal...

I was diagnosed with relapse remitting (RRMS) in July 2007. At the time of diagnosis, I was still able to work, drive, and be independent for the most part, although...

Is it possible to be hopeless and optimistic at the same time? Welcome to my world when it comes to weight loss as a woman who uses a wheelchair and...

Back in the spring of 2023, I told my new MS specialist that, for years, I’d been having problems voluntarily swallowing at times. This mostly occurred at night, while lying...

I've seen buzz in the news about sitting being the “new smoking” in terms of habits that negatively impact your health. But what happens when standing or physical activity isn’t...

Let’s take a trip back to when life was an open canvas and living life wasn’t limited unless you decided it was. And then to how life changed with MS...

Have you ever felt stuck in a rut with multiple sclerosis (MS), unable to gather the energy and motivation to take care of yourself? While I’ve always managed to make...

Changes in life are inevitable. They can occur in as little as a second, a minute, or one or more day(s), night(s), month(s) or year(s). Some are foreseen while others...

I read a poem that deeply resonated with me and my 18+ year journey with MS: I kept running away from my darkness until I understood that in it I would find my freedom...