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 different kinds of emotions, not only by how...Reactions0reactionsComments25 comments
14 Years Old Son Diagnosed with MS. He is Now 16....I'm the mom writing about my son this is very weird for me because I don't even have Facebook I just stumbled on this site looking for answers for MS...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
20th Anniversary!...I have lived with MS for 20 years. The first 15 years were a piece of cake and very manageable. Stay out of the heat! Deal with the occasional limp!...Reactions0reactionsComments6 comments
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 had a sudden high fever as well as...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
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 when your idea of a mid life crisis...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
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 that’s not uncommon but I actually was in...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
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 physical distress seemed impossible. I tried putting it...Reactions0reactionsComments11 comments
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 live their life to the fullest and set...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
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 bad news, they all feel compelled to tell...Reactions0reactionsComments11 comments
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 of privacy than well wishes. That deep inhalation...Reactions0reactionsComments27 comments
Special tiredness......I have been diagnosed with MS as on 2 years ago, with main symptoms being mental slowness, let weakness, and lately a terrible fatigue, but only in the afternoons. These...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesSymptoms
Startle response to sounds -- anyone else have painful after-effects?...I have a severe case of sound sensitive myoclonus (exaggerated startle), similar to what others have reported. My startles often trigger painful head spasms, fatigue & disorientation for hours, sometimes...Reactions0reactionsComments4 replies
PML, the JC Virus, and Misconceptions...Many people with Multiple Sclerosis live with a pretty big fear of three letters: PML. The very mention of this acronym, which stands for Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy, can be terrifying to...Reactions0reactionsComments5 comments
Your Bladder Issue Questions Answered by Your Pelvic Floor Friends...Their first video for MultipleSclerosis.net got a lot of attention - and a lot of questions. Kathy Reagan Young of FUMSnow.com and Erin Glace, Pelvic Floor Dysfunction PT, return in...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Undiagnised for 11 yrs. now PPMS!...Im extemley angered @ All Salud Clinics! I had my first L. Sign in bed in 10-2,007! & my back & L. Leg was hurting, so went to Salud, Longmon’t...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesCoping
Diagnosing MS Isn't Easy — Here's Why...This article is for undiagnosed people that go to online MS forums, list their symptoms, and ask if they have MS. It’s also for those who track their symptoms, Google...Reactions0reactionsComments5 comments
How caregiving made me a better man...And a better person. Today marks the one year anniversary that multiple sclerosis took my princess Tracey from me. In the past year, I have gotten on with my life...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesCaregiving
15 Years a Progressive MSer...You think back and it seems like a million years ago, or yesterday. The first Sunday of March 2003, an unusually cold day for that time of year. Despite the...Reactions0reactionsComments18 comments
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 children. I noticed when I charted that my...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
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 yoke of MS. I'm sitting on the edge...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
