Am I Still A Musician If I Can't Play?...Multiple sclerosis (MS) has affected almost every part of my body. I have brain lesions in the periventricular white matter. What symptoms...reactions38comments
Shattering the Myths of MS...It’s hard enough to understand multiple sclerosis (MS) when you’re the one experiencing it. It’s invisible and unpredictable, and it creates some...reactions9comments
Adios, Summer!...I’m SO tired. My back hurts. My brain hurts. Why can I not think straight? My mood is all over the place...reactions21comments
The Heat of Summer vs Multiple Sclerosis...It’s that time of the year; summer is right around the corner, or, it’s already here, depending on where you live I...reactions38comments
How (and Why) I Garden With MS...One constant feature of living with MS is that my body rebels every time I move. This could keep me from doing...reactions4comments
Creating Your Comfort Zone at Home...Living with multiple sclerosis (MS) can mean you experience a range of energy levels throughout your day. Its unpredictable nature can make...reactions3comments
Why I Workout – and What I Do When I Want to Do Anything But...I’ve said it before that one of the silver linings of living with MS is that I prioritize my overall health more...reactions10comments
MS in My 20s Part 3: A Broken Body...Emotionally speaking, multiple sclerosis (MS) made me experience many feelings throughout my 20s. Fear, confusion, anxiety, anger, loneliness, and among many other...reactions17comments
Working Out The MS...I was 22 when I got my RRMS diagnosis and faced a number of new health issues. I found it hard to...reactions2comments
That's Me in The Corner...This is going to be a long submission but I hope it is readable and can be read with your humor radar...reactions4comments
MS Isn't a Thing Anymore...While shopping at my local discount store, I needed a motorized cart to get around in the store. I don't often use...reactions4comments
Moving Without Researching...Being a disabled veteran diagnosed with MS in 1980, I've experienced many years of relapsing MS. I had good days, bad days...reactions4comments
A Valuable Lesson Taught to Me by My Fine Motor Skills...An unfortunate reality of multiple sclerosis (MS), for many of us living with it, is that over time it may take things...reactions38comments
The MonSter in Me...At a very young age, probably five to seven years old, I was in pain and had spasms. I was so young...reactions1comment
What Not to Say to a Person with MS...People have the best intentions. They want to say something uplifting or profound to affect me in a positive way. They shouldn’t...reactions163comments
You Know You Have MS When...You are probably all too familiar with the typical symptoms associated with having multiple sclerosis (MS). Things like spasticity, problems thinking, fatigue...reactions62comments
Off-Label Drugs for MS...Your doctor may prescribe an off-label drug to treat multiple sclerosis (MS). This refers to a drug that is not approved by...
A Day Without the Shadow of MS: A Dream of Peace and Liberation...For many, a new day brings the promise of possibility, of opportunities waiting to be seized. But for those of us navigating...reactions1comment
The Iceberg...Having an invisible illness is relatable to seeing an iceberg. On the outside, you can only see the tip. If you don’t...reactions12comments
Jaws: TMJ, Bruxism, Their Relation to MS – And Why We're Gonna Need a Bigger Boat...In my mid-1960s youth, a jawbreaker was a newfangled kind of gumball that was not a regular on my candy store wish...reactions16comments
