Living with MS

Certainly, anyone can have heartburn after eating certain foods, eating heavy meals, or eating late at night. But what about the times you watch what you eat, keep portions light, and...

I’ve seen a quote circulating on Facebook. It says, “Do you ever feel like your body’s ‘check engine’ light has been on and you’re still driving it like ‘Nah, it’ll...

Living successfully with multiple sclerosis requires some effort on the part of the diagnosed. In order to thrive with this disease, you have to try to live as healthily as...

As most people know, multiple sclerosis (MS) comes with a great deal of fatigue. Even after a solid 8 hours of sleep, I can wake up feeling terribly fatigued and...

Having an invisible illness is relatable to seeing an iceberg. On the outside, you can only see the tip. If you don’t take the time to look below the surface...

You awaken to discover you have lost sight in one eye. Or you can no longer lift your legs. Maybe you’re experiencing a severe spasm of the ribcage (the MS...

By now I’m sure y’all are about as fed up with being given unsolicited advice as I am. That said, there is an upside: It gives me a chance to...

On May 22, 2009, I was a full-time employee. The next day, May 23, I was permanently and completely disabled. So, what happened overnight? Was I struck by lightning? No...

Whether or not you have a child, most individuals would agree that parenting is hard. Although there is no right or wrong way to raise a child, new trends, latest...

When you’ve been impacted by Multiple Sclerosis for pretty much your entire life (diagnosed at a young age but also growing up around the disease), it’s hard not to make...

A common symptom people first experience before being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) is optic neuritis. Optic neuritis is basically inflammation of the optic nerve(s) and most commonly results in...

While camping last summer, we had neighbors directly behind us occupying the ADA site: a young woman and her companion, a young man in a wheelchair. They slept in a...

I’ve lived with symptoms of multiple sclerosis since 1981, was diagnosed in 1986 and thereafter settled into a steady life of numbness, weakness, fatigue and cog fog. After years of...

During a recent surprise heat wave (you know, one of those wacky weather moments where it goes from 55 one day to 82 the next, that we seem to be...

A day off can seem like a great opportunity to run errands and get things done, but with MS, it can be the only time to take a much-needed rest...

I had begun to walk like a drunk, and not just on Saturday nights. Within three years of being diagnosed with primary progressive MS, I needed some ambulatory assistance. Without...

Life has recently surprised us in an extremely large way. You might have read about some of the shock I was feeling in one of my latest articles, When Life...

Nothing stresses me out faster than not being able to find something. I know this is more of an issue for me today than it was 8 years ago because...

When you suffer from a chronic illness like Multiple Sclerosis, you tend to get some interesting and somewhat baffling questions. One of the more puzzling inquiries that we often receive has...

We talk a lot about heroes within the MS population. For example, whenever a fellow patient takes up a challenge such as a walkathon fundraiser, we cheer them on and...