Living with MS

Everyone gets those reminder telephone calls before their appointment about what time to get there, to bring the most recent insurance card and copay, and of course the list of...

Think back to the beginning of this whole ordeal, back to that whack-a-do diagnostic disease pitch your docs threw out there that caused you sudden major brain freeze: Two or...

“My advice to other disabled people would be, concentrate on things your disability doesn't prevent you doing well, and don't regret the things it interferes with. Don't be disabled in...

I’m a few years into the MS game now, and I often find myself exchanging e-mails with people who have just been diagnosed. I never hesitate to extend a helping hand...

My mom and I both live with MS, but we have had extremely different experiences with diagnosis, treatment, and symptoms. I sometimes find it hard to believe what a difference...

I can remember wanting nothing more than to get my driver’s license. I studied, I went to driver’s school, I studied some more, I practiced whenever I could and I...

Keeping track of every MS-related study, trial, drug release, and other updates - and interpreting their clinical relevance to the MS community - can sometimes be stress-inducing. Fortunately, the Multiple...

I've recently heard from several people who are on the verge of needing wheelchairs, saying that my Wheelchair Kamikaze videos have helped them and their friends and families see that...

There are times when symptoms get a strong hold of me, making me feel worse for a few hours, and gets me worrying about relapses. Living with Multiple Sclerosis can...

We have all had a thorough once-over by a neurologist, and chances are you see one at least once a year for a checkup and exam. Have you ever obediently...

I have not written here in a very long time (or so it feels) and have hardly written on my personal blog very much except out of a feeling of...

Six years ago I had kidney and gallstones at the same time. It was the worst pain I’ve ever experienced, even more painful than childbirth. It was a stabbing, unrelenting...

I miss me. Reduced to its essence, the Gordian knot of emotions in which I find myself evermore entwined as my disease progresses can, I think, be summed up in...

Recently, I came across the name of a syndrome that was quite unfamiliar. It sounded somewhat similar to a condition that occurs more frequently in people with multiple sclerosis (MS)...

Don’t ask me how I come up with the titles to these articles at times because I honestly couldn’t tell you. I promise I’m writing about something that does involve...

Every so often, the nihilist in me comes to the surface. Not in a late 19 century Russian let’s-kill-the-Tsar-and-exile-all-the-aristocrats kind of way--and definitely not in a modern day ISIS extremist...

“Sorry, but we never received your prescription. You better call your doctor.”“We sent your prescription refill to your pharmacy a few days ago. Call them back and tell them to...

Whether you were justdiagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis or have had MS for years something that doesn’t always change is how the people around you react to your need of support...

“Life hacks” are a popular internet trend right now. They are basically any trick or shortcut that makes life a little easier. People living with MS are definitely in need...

Right now most of you are rejoicing that summer is over, because it finally means getting some relief from the symptoms that come along with being overheated. However, I seem to...