Living with MS

How do you build a healthcare team? One professional at a time. During the earliest phase of my disease journey, the first two health professionals were the hardest to pin down:...

Living with an “Invisible Illness” can be mean living with a number of terrible symptoms. Severe pain, trouble walking, speech difficulties, cognitive impairment, and emotional problems are just some from a...

Polar Products, the company that makes a full line of various cooling vest products, wrist and ankle wraps, neck coolers and more, was one of the exhibitors at the recent...

We embattled MS souls have had our blood sucked into tubes through tiny butterfly needles, our bodies buzzed with tuning forks, stabbed with pins, pummeled with reflex hammers, stuck with...

Over the course of my thirty-something years, I’ve been known to have a good time on occasion. I generally love people, love being among them, love meeting and talking with...

It’s that time of the year; summer is right around the corner, or, it’s already here, depending on where you live I suppose. Well for me, here in the “desert”...

Recently, in preparation for a World MS day article, I was asked to contribute something that hasn’t changed for me since I was diagnosed. It’s a great article and shows that...

So I was reading an article in a magazine about multiple sclerosis (I won’t say which magazine) that talked about coping with MS if you are newly diagnosed. I finished...

When you live with MS, one thing is certain: you’re going to have days where things just aren’t going to happen the way you want, or even at all. As we...

I used to always work with my hands; I was the kind of kid who liked to take things apart to find out how they worked. I always wanted my...

Later in May I’ll be marking the 13 anniversary of my official diagnosis with multiple sclerosis. Believe you me, the date won’t be punctuated by any festivities, but more likely...

I’ve waited to discuss a certain topic because it can be a rather sensitive issue to some folks. This issue is the use of marijuana to treat symptoms of multiple...

I recently wrote an article about the loneliness that those of us with MS or other chronic illnesses can experience. After talking with readers who also encounter this loneliness, I...

Finding the right physical therapist to help someone with MS can be a challenge. A member of our MultipleSclerosis.net community recently reached out with the question as to how to...

One of the more common issues that people associate with multiple sclerosis is trouble walking. When I talk to people who don’t know a lot about the disease, that’s one thing...

At some point on each of our journeys with MS, we may need expert guidance from a physical therapist or physiologist. I was referred to PT after I began having...

No, I am not channeling your mother scolding you to crack the books and get your schoolwork done. Instead, I want you to be prepared for your next encounter with your...

Like many of us who have multiple sclerosis, when I hear that the disease is being mentioned in media, I seek out that media. I want to see just how my...

Content Note: This article describes depression. If you or a loved one are struggling, consider reading our mental health resources page. Suffering from multiple sclerosis often involves enduring a number...

Like many with multiple sclerosis, I have my fair share of problems with walking, spasms, pain, and fatigue. Some of my worst symptoms though, are not physical in nature and fall...