The Inhumane Disability System: Part 1When you stop and think about all of the things that can make multiple sclerosis worse, stress is likely near the top...reactions20comments
MSAA Releases Educational Video Series: COVID-19 Vaccines and MSThe Multiple Sclerosis Association of America (MSAA) has released an educational video series about COVID-19 vaccines. Titled COVID-19 Vaccines and MS, topics...reactionscomments
Time to Regroup and DeclutterWhen I feel like I cannot handle the mess, I regroup. My home, my things, my thoughts, myself. I cannot focus on...reactions14comments
Steroids for MS Relapse: Benefits and Side EffectsNobody with relapsing-remitting MS wants to wake up facing a new flare-up (aka relapse, attack, or exacerbation). The pain, dysfunction, and disability...reactions7comments
How to Beat Summer Heat: Ice Packs in the BraSummer is in full swing! It’s too hot and glaringly sunshiny to spend much time outside. What happened to the perfect in-between...reactions11comments
Talk of Toxic Positivity Was Toxic to Our PositivityWe were having a hard time wrapping our brains around what defines “toxic positivity” and at what point looking on the bright...reactions14comments
Devin’s Tips to Get Doctors to ListenWhen you live with a chronic illness like multiple sclerosis, doctors should be a source of hope. They are who you go...reactions24comments
How to Manage Muscle Spasticity for Improved Voiding of Bladder and BowelI work as a pelvic floor physical therapist and often treat those with a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS). As many of...reactions16comments
Aging Out of ResearchI have been, and remain, an advocate for multiple sclerosis (MS) research, especially for African-American people living with MS (PLwMS). That support...reactions8comments
MS in My 20s Part 4: How MS Impacted My Mental HealthI was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) just a couple of months after I turned 20 years old. A few years before...reactions39comments
MS, You Have to LaughOK, I know what you are thinking, “He has finally lost his mind. There is nothing funny about MS!" Nope, I haven’t...reactions25comments
Things to Remember if You Feel Like a BurdenA diagnosis of multiple sclerosis can elicit a wide range of fears and emotions. From that very first day when I was...reactions32comments
The Jungle of Looking for a Job With MSLiving with a chronic, progressive disease like MS presents many challenges. One of those challenges might be related to employment. Can you...reactions18comments
Tired of Explaining Yourself to the Entire World All the Time? Me Too!“Lucy, you gotta lotta ‘splainin’ to do!” -Ricky Ricardo, from the series I Love Lucy. “I never explain anything.” -Mary Poppins, from...reactions46comments
The Real Meaning of RelaxationThe dictionary defines relaxation as "the state of being free from tension and anxiety." Typically, relaxation is lying around and doing whatever...reactions26comments
It’s on the Tip of My TongueMost of us probably know the frustration of wracking our brains for the word that was at the tip of our tongue...reactions61comments
I'll Be AlrightGreetings all. It has been quite a while since I’ve written. Earnestly, I made several attempts to write. I held the pen in my hand...reactions7comments
Warm Weather WorriesIf you’re like me and you’ve lived with multiple sclerosis for a bit, there is a good chance you’ve experienced the effects...reactions7comments
MSAA’s Archived Digital Educational Program Dives Deep into MRI ComprehensionWatch “Understanding Your MRI” now available on-demand! This past June, the Multiple Sclerosis Association of America (MSAA) teamed up with Jill Conway...reactionscomments
RediscoveryMay was mental health awareness month and there were certainly lots of public service announcements aired on television and broadcast on the...reactions12comments
