Living with MS

Somewhere in a folder, there is a small, crinkled up piece of paper with the words "primary progressive multiple sclerosis" (PPMS) written on it. My first neurologist handed it to...

Editorial team member Alina Ahsan and MultipleSclerosis.net contributor Brooke Pelczynksi recently attended a presentation by actress Selma Blair and MS specialist Dr. Christopher LaGanke about MS relapses and treatment options...

This app is a research tool for medical professionals to use in determining treatment protocols and is not available to patients as a diagnostic device. It’s known that MS can...

Life with a chronic illness, like multiple sclerosis, can feel like a constant attack on our independence. As the disease progresses, it can be common for people to have an...

Multiple sclerosis meddles with our time, dreams, plans, love, self-esteem, form and function. For me, it can also interfere with sleep. Besides that, non-MS related problems such as allergies and...

Today I wanted to go over the various treatment options approved by the FDA for treating multiple sclerosis (MS) relapses/exacerbations. Sounds fun, right? Well, did you know that steroids are not the...

When I’m in a full-on relapse, I fall into long periods of loud ear ringing. Tinnitus (the medical term for ear ringing) is a rare occurrence for people with MS...

Recently, a local business near where I live in slower lower Delaware, turned away a man because he had a support dog with him. They later claimed to be unaware...

While pediatric multiple sclerosis (MS) is a rare condition, more children than ever before are being diagnosed. Anywhere from 1 to 3 out of every 100,000 kids around the world...

Hindsight is 20/20. Surely, at some point in your life, you've made some kind of mistake that, in the moment, seemed like a good idea. Before doing whatever it is that...

This time of year people are compiling lists of gift ideas, suggestions for getting the perfect present for that special someone. I have a somewhat different list in my mind...

"...Memories light the corners of my mindMisty water, colored memoriesFor the way we were…" I hear the melody in my head and then the lyrics follow, the lyrics my mind...

As I’ve lived over two decades with multiple sclerosis, I’ve learned that it can cause me to experience an extremely wide range of emotions. From anger to sadness to guilt...

An MS comic below shows a woman describing a new symptom she is experiencing that comes out of nowhere and affects the right side of her body, her speech, and...

The world of chronic illness seems to be packed with people that are ready to criticize the positivity of those suffering. "If only you were more positive! Your mindset is wrong;...

I used to think that in order to achieve the greatest focus, I needed to work in complete silence. Back in the old days, when my children were young and...

In Brooke's comic below, she is attending a support group for people with MS and listening to stories from people sharing how their symptoms have impacted their lives. She expresses...

Stress management is a crucial part of life with multiple sclerosis (MS) because when you mix even a tiny amount of stress with MS, the results can be catastrophic. Just like how it's almost...

Multiple sclerosis is such a mysterious disease. There is still so much that just doesn’t make sense. Reports from recent MRI scans has got me thinking. I’ve been officially living...

When someone utters that they are “burned out,” I think people normally tend to associate this with one’s work. A quick search of the definition lists it as a person...