Painting the Downtown Beautiful Despite MSDan and I literally left our mark on Mt. Pleasant one Saturday morning in the middle of June. In fact, I believe...reactions7comments
What Causes My Cog Fog and How I Manage ItFolks, today as of my writing this is the kind that leaves me gasping and reeling. It’s not the first day I’ve...reactions54comments
Your MS Is Not My MSThere is one thing that us multiple sclerosis patients have in common. We get a lot of unsolicited advice. From the moment...reactions8comments
Hiding from SoundIf you could go back to just before I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) and ask me which of the 5...reactions42comments
Tracking How I Weather the MS StormI dropped $495 in early November to pre-pay for a season of snow plowing for Jennifer and I's driveway. It was a...reactions1comment
Phosphenes: Your Own Personal Aurora BorealisOne night while sleeping, I rolled over, partially awake, but with my eyes closed. I noticed something strange: swirls and flashes of...reactions66comments
3 Questions to Consider When Choosing an MS MedicationSo, you’ve decided to take a disease-modifying therapy (DMT) to try to keep your MS at bay. As a caregiver, I have...reactions4comments
A Day Without MSEvery morning, I wake up and remember that I have multiple sclerosis. It’s not exactly a pleasant surprise, and I often find...reactions47comments
Turned Away Because of a Service AnimalRecently, a local business near where I live in slower lower Delaware, turned away a man because he had a support dog...reactions7comments
The Molasses Swamp: MSFor most of the time that I have had Multiple Sclerosis (MS), I had always complained that no one ever seems to...reactions18comments
How to Declutter Your Home When You’re FatiguedMy family and I were planning a move into a new home. Like many other homeowners, we had been working toward this...reactions64comments
When MS Says No, But You Say YesSince my diagnosis in 2016, I’ve often seen MS as a condition that takes things away from me. It holds me back...reactions32comments
When You're Hot, You're Hot"Oh, honey! Why don't you go ahead and put your head in the freezer over there?" The cashier who said this to...reactions123comments
What Is It Like To NOT Be Diagnosed With MS?The road to diagnosis for MS can be long and winding for many patients. I’m happy for patients who receive their official...reactions33comments
Community Views: Tips for the Newly DiagnosedWhat do you wish you knew when you were first diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS)? We asked the MultipleSclerosis.net Facebook community what...reactions8comments
But You Don't Look SickBut you don't look sick..." Oh, those 5 dreaded words. There are days I want to take them as a compliment, and...reactions22comments
The Emotional Challenges Multiple Sclerosis ProvidesMS can damage us both physically and emotionally. One might think it is one or the other. I’ll once again share my...reactions25comments
MS Turns Friends Into Strangers and Strangers Into FriendsThe multiple sclerosis community has some great sayings that we share amongst ourselves and others. Phrases such as “You don’t get MS until...reactions10comments
MS and My Lost Cause: Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow?I appreciate order and consistency, and I imagine many others in my multiple sclerosis community feel the same way. MS serves up...reactions115comments
A Sudden Anomaly: MS, Me, A Stroke And MommyChanges in life are inevitable. They can occur in as little as a second, a minute, or one or more day(s), night(s)...reactions3comments
