Is It An Exacerbation? Listen To Your Gut...A large majority of those suffering from Multiple Sclerosis live in fear of their next exacerbation: the next time their symptoms will...reactions2comments
Am I Crazy or Is It Real?...Hello everyone, I apologize for the long rant beforehand, but I needed a place to vent. For years, I've had health issues...reactions3comments
MS Hug...Hello all, has anyone experienced the MS hug? For the last 2 weeks I have been having pain in both limbs, from...reactions2comments
When MS Knocks at Your Door...Life comes with many opportunities, it all depends on one’s choice on how to design or weave it. You either choose to...reactions2comments
MS Research Spotlight: Veggies, MS Fatigue, Flu Vaccines & More...MS Research Spotlight covers key research news from the last month. Studies that looked at cholesterol levels in the bloodstream—especially the so-called...reactionscomments
My Neurologist’s Poor Choice of Words...Before I was diagnosed with MS about 10 years ago, I was seeing a neurologist for pain in my legs. He diagnosed...reactions4comments
Cortisone Was Supposed to Help Me But......Last weekend I was hospitalized to take Cortisone through IV because my MS symptoms flared up. Usually, MS patients take cortisone to...reactions2comments
Caution: Reality Ahead!...Like others, I have seen and/or heard various platitudes linked to the diagnosing of multiple sclerosis (MS). Platitudes such as, "You have...reactions1comment
A Book Review of Managing MS: Straight Talk from a Thirty-One Year Survivor...Author Debbie Petrina makes it clear from the start that she wrote this book to help others manage their MS by sharing...reactions5comments
Prepping for a Heatwave...Hearing a meteorologist on TV talking about soaring temperatures can lead to a sinking feeling for those with MS for whom heat...reactions6comments
When Hope Is Not Enough...I was diagnosed with primary progressive multiple sclerosis in 2001, purchased my first wheelchair in 2008, and by 2016, I could best...reactions68comments
Caregiver Reflections: A Blessing and a Curse...I have chronicled my experiences as a caregiver for my fiancee Tracey here right up until her death from MS-related respiratory failure...reactions4comments
Optic Neuritis... Now MS...This last week has been pretty intense... last Friday I thought I had an eyelash in my eye and by Sunday I...reactions5comments
MS & Sleep Issues...I have had several problems with sleep over the last 13 years since I was diagnosed with MS. It has been an...reactions8comments
Remembering Myself Before MS...Lately I've been thinking about the similarities of feeling nostalgic and the feelings of missing the old me before MS. As I've...reactions2comments
One Size Does Not Fit All...5 months after I completed a marathon, I was dx'd with RRMS, and when I swore off marathoning again when! I crossed...reactions1comment
The Beauty of Not Wasting Time...It’s been a hard year, so far. I’ve been in the hospital five times and am ending my fourth rehab stay. I...reactions2comments
The Naked Eye...Got a Letter from my employment that they're closing shop! This coming after 3 months of watching my father die a slow...reactions1comment
My Body is Out of My Control...The experience of multiple sclerosis so far is a very strange experience that has taught me that the human body works in...reactions3comments
A Heart that MatterS: Interview with Teresa Wright-Johnson...Teresa Wright-Johnson is an MS warrior and a Congenital Heart Disease survivor who has channeled her experiences into advocacy and has worked...reactions1comment
