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...I am 49 years old and will soon be 50. That isn't ‘old’ - especially once you’ve entered the 30+ age bracket...

...You think that, for the most part, you have a pretty good handle when going through tough situations. That though it's not...

...So the neurologists, journals, literature, and personal stories were pretty accurate. Their bottom line was that multiple sclerosis was degenerative. What I...

...The new year brings about new outlooks, new goals, fresh perspectives, fresh starts. It also prompts the customary tradition of creating ‘New...

...Me: Why am I having seizures? Neuro: They come from the MS. Me: I feel like my symptoms are worsening and that...

...I retired from a state university where I happily worked administratively with the students. Namely, with first-year students, I noticed that there...

...Had I'd known or even had a clue that my life’s trajectory would lead me to live with a chronic, degenerative disease...

...Recently, someone used the word ‘helpless’ when referring to me. I was taken aback. I actually had a ‘funny’ feeling about being...

...I remember writing an article before going to bed late Friday night and then waking up to being rolled under very bright...

...There are times when MS is ‘easier’ to deal with. Times when it's not so blatantly ‘there’. Those particular moments are the...

...Dear MS.net readers, I wrote this one year ago but was not ready to post it yet. Thank you for requesting this...

...“But I wipe my own a--! I wipe my own a--!” cried the little boy, Julian, in the movie Big Daddy as...

...Born into a family with a mechanically inclined father, I learned early on about tools. They were necessary to fix what might...

...One day, while feeling especially reflective and pondering over the plethora of aspects that living with Multiple Sclerosis brings, I wondered how...

...“This is not a great way to start the new year.” This text was the cold response received after advising my employer...

...A biblical story that I learned as I grew up was the story of David and Goliath. In this story, the Philistine...

...Ten years prior, I was Mommy to Justin - a relatively quiet, mild mannered little boy. Ten years later, I became Mommy to...

...Do you remember a time when you awakened from a late afternoon nap and it was dusk? You needed to close the...

...Whether it's... Dinner rolls and stuffing, it’s still bread; Forks and spoons it's still cutlery; Motrin and Aleve they’re still pain relievers;...