Living with MS

As I troll through social media, and the internet in general, I keep coming across articles and memes relating to introverts and how their “shyness” has an effect on their...

Shortly after I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2005 I lost my job and with it, my employer-sponsored health insurance. I enrolled in COBRA to maintain my employer’s insurance...

Have you ever gone to bed only to start hearing a ringing in your ears? The comic below shows how frustrating and exhausting this MS symptom can be! You might...

Hope. When you live with a chronic illness like multiple sclerosis, hope can keep you going. New treatments, especially when they aren’t yet available to a majority of people, always...

I saw a sign that read "5 Things Money Can't Buy," and listed were: How accurate and how true because not one of them can be purchased. They must be...

We’ve all seen it. Someone who is newly diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) wondering why, months after starting a disease-modifying therapy (DMT) for MS, they are still experiencing symptoms. Or...

Keeping track of symptoms with MS is really important for measuring how you are feeling over time and sharing that information back with your doctor. However, during bad days (or...

My options were an unconventional therapy or a cocktail of eight different pharmaceutical prescriptions. So, I rolled the dice and picked my poison. And I lived to tell the story...

Multiple sclerosis can create a lot of frightening moments. From unexpected falls to sudden jolts of pain, this disease has plenty of options when it comes to striking our hearts...

I read a fascinating article about loneliness in the December 2019/January 2020 issue of AARP titled “Is There a Medical Cure for Loneliness?” by Lynn Darling. According to genomics researcher Steve...

Something you'll find no shortage of when browsing the internet for articles about multiple sclerosis (MS) is information about fatigue. More specifically, articles about how different people living with MS experience and treat...

Pediatric multiple sclerosis isn’t talked about often, but that doesn’t mean the community of those who lived through it is small. Likewise, many teens and parents of teens may be...

Around the internet, when looking at various articles and memes about chronic illnesses like multiple sclerosis, you’ll often come across a number of items that, essentially, are lists of things...

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...

If you’re reading this because you have multiple sclerosis or another chronic illness, chances are you see doctors more than the average person. I’ve been a part of this community...

Over the holidays, we relocated from our home of 20 years to another about 30 minutes away. We’re empty nesters and found an ideal home to enjoy in retirement last...

Finding out your child has pediatric MS can lead to many overwhelming emotions. It can be a scary time for both you and your child. However, life with pediatric MS...

Some MS treatments require people to give themselves injections. Brooke's comic below shows a person after a week of shots looking like a bruised peach! Can anyone else relate?...

Christmas morning: My children and I - and Bailee, our Chihuahua - awoke and met in the living room to happily open our gifts awaiting us under the Christmas tree...

The other night, something weird happened to me. I was eating dinner and streaming one of my favorite TV shows when I started to notice what I can only describe...