The Joy Of Evoked Potentials...The process of diagnosing someone with Multiple Sclerosis is not easy. There is no one test that guarantees you have MS. Instead, doctors...reactions21comments
Carrying On Anyway...I get antsy in support groups. Even after 30 years, I’ve not learned how to be at ease talking about my relationship...reactions9comments
When Did I Become A Caregiver?...In the three decades of my marriage to Cathy Chester, an award-winning healthcare blogger and MultipleSclerosis.net contributor, there have been times when...reactions6comments
Empowered to Live Beyond Effects of MS...I’m not sharing with you an essay dedicated to celebrating my MS Diagnosis Day anniversary, but let me get this out of...reactions1comment
Dating with a Disease - Part Two: Disclosing...In the first part of this series, I talked about those tough questions involved in deciding if we really want to date...reactionscomments
Do you have any questions about bladder & bowel problems with MS?...Ask here and stay tuned for an upcoming interview where an expert will answer them!...reactions1reply
How Social Media Has Always Helped Me Overcome MS...I am young. I was born in 1990, but that means I am just “old enough” to remember when this “internet thing”...reactions2comments
Frustrated Friends & Family: The Impact Of Their Comments...Since I’ve been sharing my battle with MS, I’ve been fortunate to talk to many people about their own struggles (which is...reactions41comments
Gary Chester...I am a 60-year-old attorney and part-time professor at Montclair State University and Ramapo College in New Jersey. My wife Cathy, a...
MS Brought Me Home Instead of......“This is not a great way to start the new year.” This text was the cold response received after advising my employer...reactions40comments
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
First Steps: Confessions of an HSCT Survivor...Confessions? Survivor? Oh puh-leeze. So melodramatic, Dave. I know, right? But when I was preparing to get an autologous hematopoietic stem cell...reactions18comments
Weather...I'm planning on retiring to Waco, Texas.Now I live in cold, snowy Chicago. I'm concerned about the Waco humidity. Is it huge...reactions10repliesCoping
Still Learning How To Live With MS...Sunday I had a very busy schedule. Something I don't normally do. Because of extreme fatigue, I limit myself in the amount...reactions37comments
Need help relieveing solumedrol side effects...I just spent 5 days in the hospital on 5 day solumedrol IV. and I was . Steroids are still in my...reactions1replyCoping
Our Scars Are Beautiful...I saw a movie recently. I don’t remember much about it, but at the end, the heroine of the movie was saved...reactions2comments
Living appointment to appointment...This is by far the biggest challenge I have ever faced in my 45 years on Earth. More challenging than being a...reactions3comments
Unholy Trifecta...Six years ago, MS joined my moderate depression and anxiety to completely tear me down. I'm happy to report that by the...reactions4comments
Any suggestions for asking for travel accommodations on a cruise ship?...We have been invited to an all expense paid cruise. I have never been on a cruise before. Could you provide any...reactions1reply
21 year old college student in desperate need of help - MRI came back clear...Hi there. About a year and a half ago, at age 20, I started to to have serious bladder problems, shaking/tremors in...reactions9replies
