The "IT" That Changed My Life...I’ve debated for weeks – make that months – about sharing my life as I know it over the last 9 months. (For you smartass guys and girls … NO...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Famished but Full: Digestive Problems and Their Relation to MS...We who have MS are accustomed to experiencing sometimes daily changes in our body. We cope with pain, mobility problems, limb weakness, fatigue, and many other symptoms. It comes with...Reactions0reactionsComments26 comments
Why a cold isn't "just" a cold...Living with MS can sometimes feel like I'm walking a tightrope, especially when it comes to being around other people. MS is considered an auto-immune disorder; not only does my...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Multiple Sclerosis Isn't Terminal!...In the spring of '96, I was diagnosed with MS. I really didn't know how to receive the news, but it answered the question as to why I began to...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Fighting Cognitive Battles...The statement "the struggle is real" is overused so often these days. For those of us dealing with cognitive issues, while cliche there's not a better way of stating our...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
finding out and learning to live with MS...I was 25 when I found out that I have MS. I spent about 3days in the hospital had all kinds of tests from bone marrow test to blood work...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Darned if I do..Darned if I don't !!!!...These are my feeling forwards MS medications! You see I was diagnosed in 08' after being able to produce a backlog of different events in my life from the time...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
RRMS transitioning to SPMS...I was diagnosed with RRMS in May 1987. My first attack was losing all feeling in my right leg. I had many attacks after that & suffered almost every symptom...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
7 Ways to Fight Stress and Anxiety...My cousin told me the other day that she believes things happen the way they are supposed to happen, and I quite agree. Life unravels itself the way it's supposed...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
How MS affects my day....To day I thought I would write a post about how MS affects my day… It might make an interesting read to tell everyone what it takes to get me...Reactions0reactionsComments0 repliesCommunity Resources
Tecfidera...I have recently been diagnosed last week. I am currently in hospital getting IV steroids. The doctor is recommending Tecfidera as course of treatment. What are your experiences with Tecfidera?...Reactions0reactionsComments13 repliesTreatment
Disability Discrimination...Being someone who has Multiple Sclerosis, but doesn’t “look sick”… I tend to get some commentary from others when I’m out and about, and I need to use my handicapped...Reactions0reactionsComments18 comments
What MS Has Taught Me about Strength...Remember when Michael Jordan played a lights-out game while battling the flu? We all know that "being sick" doesn't give you super-powers, but it does increase your focus. Why don't...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Getting back in...After 18 yrs out of the work force, I'm trying to get back in. (Just a few hours a week, due to fatigue.) In order to reinstate my professional license...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesWork & Employment
Shhhhhhh....MS dirty little secret...Shhhh... MS' dirty little secret Only a small percentage of MS patients suffer from disinhibition, impulsivity and lack of insight. For me, they happened together - a trio of destruction...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
My MS brain lesions...I would like to start this post by discussing a few points about how MS and brain lesions effect my every day life...I find that on a daily basis, when...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesCommunity Resources
relapse worried...Hi - diagnosed 2008 relatively symptom free but going through relapse, can anyone tell me if numbness can become active? Mine did not bother me until relapse and now can't...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
10 Things I've Learned by Having MS...1) You don't capitalize the name of the disease (multiple sclerosis). You only use capital letters when referring to it as 'MS.' Which is good because the dang disease doesn't...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Day Of Reckoning Excerpt from My M.S. Journey: How M.S. Stole My Body; How My Spirit Got It Back...It was Monday, April 13th, 1997 at 6:30 a.m. when the alarm sounded. After a late night jamming at the loft with Rick and the boys, slamming bongs, smoking joints...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
I’m of No Use – Save Yourself!...You feel guilty about running out of energy when you shouldn't, don't you? You've done everything right - You got the correct amount of sleep, ate the right things (and...Reactions0reactionsComments8 comments
