Living with MS

At first, I blamed my Sasquatch feet on prednisone. But two months after being totally off steroids, I still had bloated ankles and feet. I saw my PCP, and she...

The daytime sleepiness and fatigue that MS is famous for are perhaps the most common symptom experienced by people with MS. Pathological fatigue occurs when, upon awakening, you still feel...

In politics they say “the pendulum swings both ways,” just like on an old clock. If you are not sure what a pendulum is, it’s that weighted ball at the...

Some days, I find myself feeling guilty. I feel guilty because although I have MS, and have had it for many years, my MS has remained stable and overall mild...

I suffer from leg spasticity. The quads (front of my thighs) can get rock hard and hurt like the dickens, and the hamstrings (back of my thighs) are usually drawn...

Each year, MS patients can apply for copay assistance from a number of resources. Although these programs are needs-based, the income cutoff is very generous. Patients whose income is as...

Shortly after my journey with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) began, I realized that my cognitive function was not always working the way it should. It was nowhere near as bad as...

“What about this? What about that? Have you heard about that other thing?” Our well-meaning friends, and sometimes even ourselves, are constantly looking for the answer to our chronic illness...

In this series, we discuss causes of anxiety for those facing physical illness and its side effects. Phrases in bold are the words of our community members across various conditions...

As the first wisps of the morning sunlight begin to feather through the shades on my bedroom window, I am already very much awake. I am awake, forced from my...

If having a chronic autoimmune disorder like MS isn’t bad enough, the fall and winter bring additional risks with the introduction of the annual flu season. Ironically, while MS is...

Those of us with chronic illness often lament the divide that separates us all. If only people would understand that suffering is going on right under their noses. It can...

I recently started to work on a new exercise routine, and since then, I have really been trying to maintain it the best I can. You see, for the last...

Many people in the MS community have described an uncontrollable itch that feels like bugs crawling all over! Brooke's latest comic illustrates just that - and the unexpected silver lining...

In my many years of living with Multiple Sclerosis, there have been so many things I wish I could convey to the people around me that don’t live with the...

"2019 is going to be my year! I'm going to do this, that; everything's gonna be great!" But not even two weeks into January, I realized that I had already...

“The doctor has ordered a course of steroids” is a dreaded phrase that those with Multiple Sclerosis hear all too often. For those suffering from Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis, corticosteroids can...

I need at least nine hours of sleep to process what happened when I was awake. So when I get less than that, the effects are immediate and debilitating in...

The new year brings about new outlooks, new goals, fresh perspectives, fresh starts. It also prompts the customary tradition of creating ‘New Year Resolution(s)’ and implementing them or watching how...

Brooke's latest comic has a fun twist - one of YOU, a member of our community, can make it your own! She illustrated a scene at a party as someone...