My 7 Tesla MRI Experience...I was diagnosed with MS in May 2016. Over the last two years, I’ve had 5 MRIs, some 1.5 Tesla and some...reactions3comments
Please Don’t Pray for Me...Dear stranger who announces that you are praying for me, Please don’t. These moments feel more like an attack and an invasion...reactions27comments
Looking Back... and Forward...In a couple of months I will turn 50. A milestone. Granted, I would have liked to stay in my 40s for...reactions5comments
You Won't Blow Me Down...I had the most aggravating and, quite frankly, humiliating experience I have ever had with MS this last week. I belong to...reactions2comments
MS and a Movie...I love movies. I love how they can be used to tell so many different types of stories and evoke so many...reactions25comments
20th Anniversary!...I have lived with MS for 20 years. The first 15 years were a piece of cake and very manageable. Stay out...reactions6comments
Possibly Have MS But No Official Diagnosis Yet... I'm Scared...I was diagnosed with Gastroparesis when I was around thirteen possibly a year or two younger, I'm now twenty years old. I...reactions2comments
The 72,645 Dollar Question...I have been lucky enough to have good insurance. I still pay more than I'd like in co-pays and drug costs, but...reactions1comment
It’s Not Possible. No Way!...When I finally agreed to see a neurologist in 1998, that was my response to his “probable” diagnosis of MS. I know...reactionscomments
Resilience - Effectively Coping With Adversity...Like most MS patients, I've been consumed by a disease that has changed my life. Acceptance of my restrictions, inadequacies and overall...reactions11comments
Learning to Accept a New Path...My name is Tesha Taylor, and I wanted to share my MS story. Something that I hope touches and inspires others to...reactions1comment
Recently Diagnosed with PPMS...I was recently diagnosed with PPMS, to which I am not yet excepting well. When I inform friends, family, co-workers of this...reactions11comments
Brain Surgery Anyone?...When I turned 44, I was working at a hospital, and enjoying it, as well as raising the last of my four...reactions2comments
Don't Grouse, Degauss. If You Can't Chill Out, Chelate....I've written using this title so many times because it so aptly describes what I am doing about ridding myself of the...reactions2comments
Lost Time and More...I was thrilled to attend the ACTRIMS 2018 conference in San Diego, in early February. Who wouldn’t welcome the chance to be...reactions7comments
Eternal Poverty: The Real-life Consequences of Living on a Fixed Income...Poverty, some people argue, is relative. It very well might be. I can introduce you to several of my poor relatives, not...reactions7comments
What Does My MS Have to do With That?...In the time since I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) I have always worried that I would one day be discriminated...reactions3comments
Am I Home Yet?...I was fraught with anxiety as I contemplated my return home. How would I get down the stairs? A perplexing question because...reactions6comments
MS and Family...I have had MS, Lupus, and RA for almost 16 years now. I retired and moved south to get out of the...reactions1comment
I Get Tired of "Fake Fluff" Sometimes...I was diagnosed with MS on October 22, 2012. That day will forever be ingrained in my memory. Over the past five...reactions23comments
