Safety First: It's Time To Get A Handicapped PlacardThe time had come. I finally had to give in. My legs weren’t behaving, and one of my hands was giving me trouble. Overall, I felt weak, tired, numb, dizzy... By Cathy Chester4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments14 comments
The Benefits of Having Pets in Our MS LivesDog, cat, chinchilla, hamster, ferret, fish, bearded dragon, parakeet, pig, monkey – whatever your choice, pets really make us feel good, better even, as we live with chronic illness and... By Christie Germans3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments29 comments
Weather Changes: How Cold Air Affects MeI've had my fair share of brain meltdowns in the scorching summer sun. You know, those moments where you can't form a sentence or you're so tired you could just... By Jackie Zimmerman2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments113 comments
No, It's Not Just YouFatigue. Even the word "fatigue" is fatiguing. It makes me tired just thinking about how tired I actually am all of the time. Fatigue is a very common symptom among... By Jackie Zimmerman2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
A Portable History of MSEver wonder how far back in time people had MS? What they thought about it, and how they treated it? Naturally, our knowledge about MS in times gone by is... By Kim Dolce9 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments10 comments
How to Be Yourself with MSI have often thought of myself as different than other people in their teens and twenties, as if having MS means I can no longer be “young”. When I was... By Nikki Kennedy3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments8 comments
Severe Depression: Getting Help for the HopelessWhen I was offered to join this team to blog about living with MS, I was ecstatic. I was so excited, I told everyone in my life and it felt... By Jackie Zimmerman3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments16 comments
Dating When You’re “Different”For many folks diagnosed with a chronic illness like MS, dating never even comes into play. Most of those people are not diagnosed with multiple sclerosis until they already have... By Nikki Kennedy2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
MS In America – Relapse Frequency and DurationMS relapses occur when you experience new symptoms or when existing symptoms suddenly worsen. To be considered a relapse, these symptoms must last for at least 24 hours. Relapses are... By Editorial Team1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Cog-FogOkay, let me just start off by saying I don't embarrass easily. I'm a very open person and I don't usually care what people think. But let me tell you... By Ashley Ringstaff3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments128 comments
Don’t Hesitate to Change Doctors to Find the Best FitYour feet feel numb. Your vision is blurred. Your legs are weak. You’re always tired. You’re much too young, busy, happy or healthy for your body to be giving you... By Cathy Chester5 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments6 comments
Identity ThiefEveryone can look back 5 years and say wow I was so different then. We can all remember the things we did years ago that we are not able to... By Nicole Lemelle2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments29 comments
Everybody Loves a Hug, but Not MS Hugs. What Is an MS Hug?I love hugs. I love giving hugs. I love hugging my husband, my son, my cats, my family, and my friends. I’ve even been known to hug a dish of homemade... By Cathy Chester2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments116 comments
Tips For The Newly DiagnosedWhat do you wish you knew when you were first diagnosed with MS? We asked our Facebook community what they would share with someone who has just been diagnosed. Below... By Editorial Team2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments8 comments
Community Views: Tips for Managing Muscle Spasms and CrampingOne of the most discussed symptoms in the MultipleSclerosis.net community is spasticity, which includes muscle spasms or cramps. We wanted to learn more about this, so we asked our Facebook... By Editorial Team3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments16 comments
What You SHOULDN'T to Say to Someone with MSI think we have all dealt with people making comments, or just doing something that is bothersome to us, when discussing our MS… or if it gets brought up at... By Ashley Ringstaff3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments120 comments
Why Don't My MRI Images Match My Symptoms?This is the burning question asked over and over - often we feel a physical decline due to our multiple sclerosis, but when the neurologist orders a new MRI to... By Laura Kolaczkowski3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments41 comments
The Few, the Proud, the MS Spouse CaregiversAs a MS Spouse Caregiver the whole taking care of yourself mantra borders on being an oxymoron. If your partner has mild MS, maybe it’s possible, but that has never... By Patrick Leer3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments14 comments
Tips for an Easier Round of Solu-MedrolLiving with relapsing MS can be challenging and unpredictable. Relapses can be extraordinarily disruptive. One treatment prescribed to help recovery from a relapse is a 3-day or 5-day round of... By Lisa Emrich3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Your Most Frustrating Symptom? FatigueAs part of our "In A Word" series, we recently asked the MultipleSclerosis.net Facebook community to complete the following statement: "In a word, my most frustrating MS symptom is______". If... By Editorial Team2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments15 comments