Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood: Will We Ever Bridge the Gap between Fear and Compassion?...It’s a familiar scenario. You park in a blue space, struggle out of your car and begin walking. A stranger spits a...reactionscomments
The Caregiver: An Essential Member of the Healthcare Team...As a former nurse, and as a current caregiver, let me emphasize to you the importance of your role as a member...reactions4comments
How I've Thought About Death and Its Influence on How I Live...When I was a kid, every once in a while the realization that I’ll die one day would suddenly hit me, freezing...reactionscomments
Ouch, My Teeth Hurt...It started as an uninvited jolt – a sharp, piercing pain that seemed to dance around my teeth with a mind of...reactions48comments
Morning Pain and Tension: Is it Stress, or Is it MS?...Sometimes we can wake up tense and in pain in the morning. How unfair is that? We are supposed to awaken refreshed...reactions30comments
Gadgets That Make My MS Life Easier...During a recent surprise heat wave (you know, one of those wacky weather moments where it goes from 55 one day to...reactions19comments
What Should Be on the Menu (Literally) for MS Patients?...As a caregiver who helps my wife navigate through a multitude of complex MS issues and decisions, it has become apparent that...reactions12comments
How MS Has Changed My Workout...A lot has changed for me over the many years since I’ve been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. While I often lament the...reactions17comments
5 Ways to Improve Your Health While Sitting...I've seen buzz in the news about sitting being the “new smoking” in terms of habits that negatively impact your health. But...reactions16comments
Health Resources...Living with a chronic health condition can be challenging, frustrating, and tiring. You might feel like your life is on hold. Frequent...
What Is an MS Relapse?...Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease of the central nervous system (CNS). The CNS includes the brain, spinal cord, and some of...
MS Good News Report: Stem Cells, a New "Ultra-Relay" & More...Research news with a positive angle. Researchers recently looked at the behavior of skin cells (from three people with MS and three...reactions2comments
MS Research Spotlight: Telerehabilitation, Anesthesia, & More...MS Research Spotlight covers key research news from the last month.JULY 17, 2019 || University of Cambridge Not all brain cells are...reactions2comments
Earplugs: Friend or Foe for Those with MS & Tinnitus?...When I’m in a full-on relapse, I fall into long periods of loud ear ringing. Tinnitus (the medical term for ear ringing)...reactions24comments
Depressed for the "Right" Reason: MS & Mental Healthcare...The other night, something weird happened to me. I was eating dinner and streaming one of my favorite TV shows when I...reactions3comments
Economy of Movement & Conserving Energy to Fight MS Fatigue...When you live with multiple sclerosis, the fight against fatigue can seem like a never-ending battle. If you’re like me, you are...reactions24comments
Totally though it was a tumor, sometimes wish it was...It will be one year since I was diagnosed, I experienced headaches that felt localized in different parts of my head, I...reactionscomments
Don't grouse, degauss. If you can't chill out, chelate....I was first diagnosed MS after eyesight problems started in 1983. That followed many tests at Queen Square and finally an MRI...reactions2comments
Backward’s forward, “Papa off,” Sandra Bullock, and me...I have the power wheelchair. Jose, the technician, delivered it and showed me its impressive range of functions. Wendy, my beloved physical...reactionscomments
