Your Shortcomings Can Be Your SuperpowersWarning: This may be a trigger post for some. Negativity. Why it is so popular, I will never understand. I used to...reactions14comments
The Caregiver as RefereeThe role of caregiver to MS patients is multi-faceted. Provider. Support system. Cheerleader. Head chef and bottle-washer. Trusted advisor. If you care...reactionscomments
What If It's Not All MS?I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) in August of 2010 at the age of 20. I have been told by more...reactions19comments
Why We Need to Go Outside Every Day If We Have MSI recently ran across a discussion in a forum on the subject of local workshops for forest bathing. (Yes, this is the...reactions7comments
The Joy of Getting an MRIThat title is extremely sarcastic, folks! While many of us with Multiple Sclerosis have a wide range of symptoms, there are certainly...reactions52comments
Weather and Multiple Sclerosis - Cold & HotJanuary, my favorite time of the year. See, I grew up in Southern California which feels like every year gets just a...reactions12comments
MS Has Changed the Way I Experience the WorldThere was a spot I used to visit before I got Multiple Sclerosis (MS); time and time again I would just go...reactions24comments
Join MSAA for a Live Relapse Management Webinar in Honor of MS Awareness MonthEach year, March is nationally recognized as Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month. In honor of this month, the Multiple Sclerosis Association of America...reactionscomments
MS and the Terrible 2'sBeing a mom is the hardest yet most rewarding thing I’ve ever done. I love being a mom more than I can...reactions5comments
It's Normal to Grieve For What You've LostAs traumatic as a multiple sclerosis diagnosis was for me, the trauma soon faded and the losses that followed lingered much longer in my...reactions5comments
MS and Workplace AccommodationsLiving and working with multiple sclerosis can be a real challenge. Luckily, the Americans with Disabilities Act (or ADA for short) requires...reactions3comments
What Multiple Sclerosis Looks LikeTry to imagine what disease looks like. Any disease. Diabetes, for example. When you hear the word, what do you envision? An...reactions3comments
I'm No Longer a Victim of MSI decided over the past few years that I would no longer allow myself to play the victim of MS. Throughout my...reactionscomments
The Importance Of Routine And Familiar Places To My MSManaging my Multiple Sclerosis and its many varied symptoms is a constant battle and has been a long struggle for me. Through...reactions23comments
Sometimes I Wish It Wasn't MeI’m just going to be honest for a second. As much as I want to say that MS doesn’t have me, I...reactions18comments
Paying The MS Tax Part 2: Fear Of PaymentA while back, I wrote a piece on what I call the “MS Tax”, that rough period of time after being active...reactions56comments
Abominable MeChristmas just ended, I know, but I’ve been feeling like I strongly relate to a character in the classic movie, Rudolph as...reactions3comments
Words Make a DifferenceUninformed or ill-advised comments from strangers or casual acquaintances about our health usually roll off my back. I don’t put a lot...reactions3comments
Money isn't Everything — But It Could Buy a Lot of Happiness“All I ask is a chance to prove money can’t make me happy.” –Henny Youngman (1906-1998) So you didn’t win the genetic...reactions1comment
Necessary Evil: Part of Life with Multiple SclerosisBefore you read this I just have a small disclaimer: I am not promoting any medication whatsoever nor am I denouncing anything...reactionscomments
