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
Please Don’t Tell Me What I Can and Can’t Do...When it comes to living with Multiple Sclerosis (MS), this is definitely one of my top 5 things that angers me above...reactions27comments
Triplet Pregnancy and MS...If you haven’t read any of my past few articles, then you probably have not heard my big news; I am pregnant...reactions13comments
Sexual Functioning and MS...It is common for people living with multiple sclerosis (MS) to experience sexual dysfunction: previous studies have found that approximately 40-80% of...reactionscomments
How I Became My Whole Self in a Relationship...Why do we diminish ourselves in relationships? Some self-help authors think it’s all about a lack of self-value and self-confidence. They write...reactions5comments
Dating with a Disease – Part Three: Intimate Issues (Doing It Dilemmas)...As I continue on in my series about dating topics, I may not being going in any particular order. I may also...reactions4comments
MS & The Blues...Have you been having mood swings lately or feeling like whatever you do just isn't good enough? You're not alone. I have...reactions1comment
The MS Surprise...Despite living with MS almost 30 years, I am sometimes surprised by my symptoms. I received an “MS surprise” a few days...reactions4comments
It's All in the Handwriting...I used to write letters all the time and found myself caught up in the tech world of texting, facebooking, etc. Gradually...reactions1comment
Support System...I'm a human being that doesn’t like to ask for help, I like to work myself to get what I want. I...reactions2comments
The Spinning Room...As a child my room started spinning, I could not make it stop, very scary stuff. When I started crying it made...reactions1comment
