Praying, Hoping, Waiting: MRI Anxiety...Each time I go in for an MRI, I leave a nervous wreck awaiting the results. In cancer patients, they refer to...reactions7comments
Buried Beneath MS: I’m Still Me...Multiple Sclerosis (MS) most often affects people in ways that are not easily visible to others. You can’t see our fatigue, you...reactions20comments
It's That Time of the Year: Staying Cool With MS...For many of us, that dreaded time of the year is nearly upon us. The season when temperatures begin to rise and make...reactions28comments
Matt's Story with MS...Hi my name is Matthew. I was born in Michigan. I have a nickname up their and it is Mutty down in...reactions4comments
Tragedy and Positivity...On the day of June 26, 2010, I went to a fun park named Holiday World. I had a good I got...reactions4comments
MS Story...I am 54 years old. I have good days and bad one. I have trouble sleeping. I will be start a new...reactions2comments
Year 10: Things Might Change...I've had RA and Lupus since my only child was six months old. Ten years ago I had my seventh head injury...reactions1comment
My MRI lesions don't match my symptoms. What does this mean?...My neurologist always says (after my list of symptoms) well your MRI I just doesn't match your symptoms. I thought it is...reactions3replies
Just Trying to Get Through the Day...When someone asks how you are, what do you say? Fine, thanks.Still sucking air.I’m swingin’! Does that question drive you batty? Do...reactions12comments
Funky Hacks for Life with MS...Contributing video producer Kathy Reagan Young shares some some tricks for life with MS to help with cog-fog, fatigue while out and...reactions1comment
Very upset and frustrated partner...My partner was diagnosed about 15 years ago, but has not been bad until the past year or so. Right now his...reactions2repliesCaregiving
The Caregiver as Referee...The role of caregiver to MS patients is multi-faceted. Provider. Support system. Cheerleader. Head chef and bottle-washer. Trusted advisor. If you care...reactionscomments
Why We Need to Go Outside Every Day If We Have MS...I recently ran across a discussion in a forum on the subject of local workshops for forest bathing. (Yes, this is the...reactions7comments
The "Can I Just...?" Phenomenon...There are times when MS is ‘easier’ to deal with. Times when it's not so blatantly ‘there’. Those particular moments are the...reactions26comments
The Emotional Toll of Chronic Illness...Trigger WarningThe content includes information related to mental and emotional distress and it might be upsetting to some people. If you or...reactionscomments
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
Gaining Weight With MS...Every so often, I’ll glance at myself in the mirror and think, “Wow, what happened?” After two decades of battling an incurable...reactions8comments
Al’s Story...I’m 65 years old, diagnosed with Primary Progressive MS two years ago. To make sure it was MS, I was sent to...reactions4comments