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Let’s face it, when you’re diagnosed with an incurable illness your life is filled with doctor’s appointments and more. You don’t just get to go to your normal primary care...

Diet and exercise are both essential components of managing multiple sclerosis (MS) symptoms, but sometimes the pressure to eat the right thing takes a negative toll on us. I am...

So I’m sitting here, just flabbergasted that it’s happened again. For the third time in just this month, a fellow MS Warrior has confided in me that their significant other...

Research shows that people who have multiple sclerosis (MS) have symptoms that are specific to melatonin levels in the bloodstream...

Many therapies for Multiple Sclerosis (MS) either suppress the immune system or affect how the immune system works. Now before I move on to my point, let’s make sure we...

Uninformed or ill-advised comments from strangers or casual acquaintances about our health usually roll off my back. I don’t put a lot of credence into what is said in that...

Make 2018 an epic year. Seriously. You have approximately 365 days to make it so, in spite of your Multiple Sclerosis. Yes, we hear you, and this is not going...

Issues related to vision can be a common symptom experienced by people with MS. Optic neuritis (damage to the optic nerves which can cause blurry vision) can in fact be...

A loved one once remarked that since I developed MS I have settled for less in specific situations as an explanation for the unhappiness that followed—and MS was the reason...

Christmas just ended, I know, but I’ve been feeling like I strongly relate to a character in the classic movie, Rudolph as of late. The character I feel like I...

As I sit in my living room, flipping channels while my dog basks in the late morning sunlight, I’m struck with an all-too-familiar feeling. One that I never quite expected...

A biblical story that I learned as I grew up was the story of David and Goliath. In this story, the Philistine and Israelites were going to war. Everyday, Goliath...

As I sit here writing this, I’m struggling. It is difficult to even type, not because it’s hard emotionally, but because it seems so physically daunting. My arms and legs...

Ten years prior, I was Mommy to Justin - a relatively quiet, mild mannered little boy. Ten years later, I became Mommy to Jessica - an incredibly feisty, sassy, take-over-the-world little...

As we celebrate the holiday season and a new calendar year approaches, members of the Multiple Sclerosis Association of America’s online support forum, My MSAA Community are taking the opportunity...

Do you remember a time when you awakened from a late afternoon nap and it was dusk? You needed to close the blinds, but it hit you suddenly that not...

The holidays always have a way of leaving me feeling overwhelmed afterwards…Overwhelmed by being tired, but mostly overwhelmed because I feel like once we get home with all of our...

OK, time for a nap!” “No, no, no, but I’m not tired! I don’t want to take a nap!” Do you remember that? Being a kid and not wanting to...

I think all of us at one time or another in life wonder why we are faced with certain ailments and problems. Sometimes things happen we just cannot understand. Whether...

A lot has changed for me over the years that I’ve been battling MS. The disease has affected so many important aspects of my life that this one feels almost...