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...Reactions0reactionsComments128 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...Reactions0reactionsComments8 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...Reactions0reactionsComments29 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...Reactions0reactionsComments122 comments
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 they would share with someone who has just...Reactions0reactionsComments8 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...Reactions0reactionsComments18 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...Reactions0reactionsComments125 comments
Why Don't My MRI Images Match My Symptoms?This is the burning question asked over and over. We often feel a physical decline due to our multiple sclerosis (MS), but when the neurologist orders a new MRI to...Reactions0reactionsComments64 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...Reactions0reactionsComments14 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...Reactions0reactionsComments5 comments
Tips on Battling Needle FatigueWho ever thought we’d be injecting ourselves with medication for some strange disease called Multiple Sclerosis? Growing up, no one thinks about illness or medication or autoimmune diseases. Girls think about skipping...Reactions0reactionsComments23 comments
Here's My Transition to Secondary-Progressive Multiple SclerosisI’m a patient with secondary-progressive multiple sclerosis (SPMS). I’m 37 and was originally diagnosed at the ripe age of 25 years old with the more common relapsing remitting (RRMS) variation...Reactions0reactionsComments37 comments
Annette Funicello, MS, and DeathThe headlines alternate between confusing and frightening. Annette Funicello, the Disney Mouseketeer and also Frankie’s Beach Blanket Sweetheart, passed away this week at the age of 70, and the headlines are saying...Reactions0reactionsComments10 comments
Let's Start At The Very Beginning... “Let’s start at the very beginning. A very good place to start.” ~ Rodgers and Hammerstein, “Do Re Mi” from “The Sound of Music” Welcome to the exciting launch of...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments