Gaining Weight With MSEvery so often, I’ll glance at myself in the mirror and think, “Wow, what happened?” After two decades of battling an incurable...reactions8comments
10 Ways Smart Speakers Can Make Life Easier with MSManaging a chronic illness can feel all-consuming: scheduling the doctor’s appointments, calling the insurance company, and going for the scans and infusions...reactions7comments
Navigating Public SpacesLiving with multiple sclerosis (MS) means embracing adaptability. Each day presents unique challenges, and as someone navigating this chronic condition, I’ve learned...reactions20comments
Why Using a Urinary Catheter Can Cause Constipation and What to Do About ItI work as a pelvic floor physical therapist and I treat a lot of patients who rely on catheters to void urine...reactions12comments
Emerging From an MS Slump: My Journey to Feeling BetterHave you ever felt stuck in a rut with multiple sclerosis (MS), unable to gather the energy and motivation to take care...reactions66comments
How Speech Therapy Helped MeBack in the spring of 2023, I told my new MS specialist that, for years, I’d been having problems voluntarily swallowing at...reactions4comments
Some Things I Wish People Knew About MS-Related PainOn the list of symptoms that people don’t always realize are associated with Multiple Sclerosis, pain may be at the top. Chronic pain...reactions11comments
What Are the Differences Between CIS, RRMS, SPMS, and PPMS?In 2013, the International Advisory Committee on Clinical Trials of MS defined four types of multiple sclerosis (MS): The classification and accurate...reactions3comments
Tired All the Time: Is It Sleepiness, or Is It Fatigue?Multiple sclerosis (MS) may be a “snowflake” disease with many differences from person to person, but one symptom that plagues virtually every...reactionscomments
Tips I Learned About MS, Pregnancy and Becoming A MotherTwenty-one years ago I became a mother. Finally. After two traumatic miscarriages, a lot of stress and many issues with my MS, I...reactions2comments
Do You Think Normal Sounds Are Loud, Painful, or Annoying?Around the holidays, it’s fun to spend time with family and friends. However, multiple sclerosis may make it more challenging to enjoying...reactions3comments
MS, the Permanent Third Wheel: Moving in with My BoyfriendEveryone is taught that moving in with your boyfriend/girlfriend is a HUGE step. It is something that you have to seriously think...reactions23comments
How Physical Therapy is Treating My Spasticity and PainI suffer from leg spasticity. The quads (front of my thighs) can get rock hard and hurt like the dickens, and the...reactions20comments
MS, Penny, Ferdinand, And The Benefits Of Adopting Older PetsThis is a very rough week for me. As I write this, my beloved Penny will have passed away nearly a year...reactions19comments
Might Your MS Medications Be Causing Sleep Problems?Research shows that sleep issues are very common in people living with multiple sclerosis (MS). Sleep issues can be caused by MS...reactionscomments
Heroes, Role Models, and the Difference Between ThemWe talk a lot about heroes within the MS population. For example, whenever a fellow patient takes up a challenge such as...reactionscomments
The Emotional Roller Coaster of an MS Diagnosis, Pt 2In Part 1, I shared how the news of some recent friends' diagnoses (or suspected diagnoses) of MS have, in some ways...reactions2comments
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
The Difficult Choices We Must Make While Living with MSIt’s no secret I’ve been ill on and off for the past year. With four added diagnoses all having to do with...reactions2comments
Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood: Will We Ever Bridge the Gap between Fear and Compassion?It’s a familiar scenario. You park in a blue space, struggle out of your car and begin walking. A stranger spits a...reactionscomments
