It's Normal to Grieve For What You've Lost...As 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 Accommodations...Living 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 Like...Try 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 MS...I 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 MS...Managing 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 Me...I’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 Payment...A while back, I wrote a piece on what I call the “MS Tax”, that rough period of time after being active...reactions56comments
Abominable Me...Christmas 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 Difference...Uninformed 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 Sclerosis...Before you read this I just have a small disclaimer: I am not promoting any medication whatsoever nor am I denouncing anything...reactionscomments
New Video Available from MSAA – “The Latest MS Research Updates”...In December, the Multiple Sclerosis Association of America (MSAA), in partnership with Medscape Education and WebMD Education presented a free event on...reactionscomments
Finding Direction When Newly Diagnosed – MSAA’s Newest Edition of The Motivator Available Now...The Multiple Sclerosis Association of America (MSAA) is excited to announce the latest edition of our magazine, The Motivator, is now available...reactionscomments
The Starvation Chronicles: Day One...As I wrote yesterday, from now through Tuesday I’ll be subjecting myself to a Fasting Mimicking Diet (FMD), in the hopes that...reactionscomments
Fermented Foods for Mental Health...Fermented foods (and beverages) have been a part of cultures around the world for thousands of years, as fermentation provides a way...reactions3comments
FES As a Way to Improve Mobility of People with MS...Foot drop is when disruption to the nerve pathways between the legs and brain means that the front of the foot cannot...reactions3comments
My Conscious Decision...I was diagnosed at the age of 34 with multiple sclerosis. Over the course of the last 11 years this disease has...reactions11comments
My Spouse...We have been upset because I filled up pill box for next weeks. He looks at all time at it all is...reactions1comment
With My MSiversary Approaching I Feel...Invincible...As I sit here, I realize I’m closing in on my MSiversary next week (a full 18 years since I was officially...reactions3comments
“That’s Normal, We All Do That!”...You know what really grinds my gears? Since I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis I have been dealing with this and I...reactions49comments
