Living with MS

Our son gave us the gift of an automated RoboVac for Christmas. We’ve all seen them advertised on TV or used in popular shorts videos with a cat riding one around...

What was the symptom that made you seek help before your eventual MS diagnosis? Many people in the community noticed signs that something was wrong but brushed them off until...

Recently, I wrote about the things that I hate to hear with regards to my MS. The aggravating little phrases that people love to spout out to folks with a...

I always find it ironic that when having a discussion, debate, interview, etc., and after the discussion, you thought of so much more you could've or should've said or things...

While you would probably never think it if you were to see me or talk to me, I am disabled. I’ve explained how I got to this point in the...

Some identify March as the most important month of the year. The bleakness of winter transitions to the promise of spring. Those of us who reside in cold weather states...

Night falls and you go to bed armed with plans for the completion of tomorrow's to-do list carefully written out. When the new morning comes, you're determined to have a...

A while back, I spoke about how I went from being a skeptic to a true believer in the benefits of medical marijuana when it comes to multiple sclerosis. It’s...

I think I am past the stage of being an MS newbie. It has been 6 years since my official multiple sclerosis diagnosis. There is no written definition of "newbie,"...

Many people in the MS community have said they felt like they’re letting people down when they have to cancel plans, ask for help at work, or take extra time...

As I sit here, in the midst of a pretty rough week, I realize that yet another MSiversary is fast approaching. When I factor in the time that I likely...

In 2016, under the MS-hashtag on Twitter, I found an invitation for LGBTQ+ individuals to partake in a study. Periklis, the researcher, interviewed LGBTQ+ individuals to study experiences of belonging...

A Multiple Sclerosis (MS) diagnosis is a shock, but what can make it more difficult is the lack of information available for patients and their loved ones. Many people quickly...

In life, there are always going to be instances of exposure to danger, harm, or loss. It's what we call risks. Some risks are financial, some social, others health-related. Some...

There is so much to admire about Tamara Kaye Sellman’s reflections on her life with multiple sclerosis. At a mere 58 pages, this deceptively thin book of poetry and prose...

I recently had to make a trip, much to my chagrin, to our local hospital's emergency room. Actually, 2 trips. No wonder MS takes over. Some people give it way...

Multiple sclerosis is an illness that has no cure. That doesn’t mean those afflicted with the auto-immune disease have no options though. There is an ever-growing number of treatments available...

There is one thing that us multiple sclerosis patients have in common. We get a lot of unsolicited advice. From the moment that we reveal our diagnosis, we are bombarded...

Living with chronic disease isn’t fun. Living with more than one disease can be challenging. Living with multiple chronic and debilitating diseases can really suck. I was diagnosed with multiple...

Thanks to my neurogenic bladder, caused by a disruption of signals in my spine thanks to multiple sclerosis lesions, I have difficulty voiding my bladder and use intermittent catheterization. I’ve...