RED WHITE BLUE...I use to be a kind caring loving person give you my colors in live by but now I find I'm on edge and tire very easily I'm not enjoying...reactions1comment
The Rebound Effect of Tysabri...I have not written here in a very long time (or so it feels) and have hardly written on my personal blog very much except out of a feeling of...reactions29comments
my m.s. story...In 2004, at age 21 I lost the vision in my left eye making it impossible to do my job (test fire guns)!! I went to an eye doctor who...reactionscomments
Getting Personal: Kidney Stones, Gallstones, MS And Finding The Right Doctors...Six years ago I had kidney and gallstones at the same time. It was the worst pain I’ve ever experienced, even more painful than childbirth. It was a stabbing, unrelenting...reactions10comments
I Miss Me...I miss me. Reduced to its essence, the Gordian knot of emotions in which I find myself evermore entwined as my disease progresses can, I think, be summed up in...reactions12comments
Heavyweight Title Match: Me 1 vs MS 0...My story dates back to about 2 years ago, when I was in great shape, living the good life and completely oblivious to what MS was other than something I...reactions1comment
Relationships and MS...Has anyone experienced the destruction of relationships after your diagnosis of MS. If so, how did you cope?...reactions2repliesCoping
Too Sexy for MS...It is both a tough and a touchy subject. What I’m about to express is part humor, part lamentation, but most of all honest. The topic is one that is...reactions8comments
My New Approach to MS - Thanks to My Toddler...Why does it seem that young children and older adults have things figured out? Really?! They take their time when doing things (mostly out of necessity but also to really...reactions1comment
Stop influencing me...I have MS since last 4 years. Just had a relapse, people around me never knew what I was going through before me relapse they saw in hospital and now...reactionscomments
Showing the mild(er) side of MS...The Today show ran a piece this week for MS Awareness Week to highlight that there are now 12 disease modifying therapies (20 years ago there were 0, nada) and...reactions2comments
Mommy Needs a Ritalin...You know, the ‘kid medication’ for those with ADHD. You see, what any college kid in the middle of finals week knows is that while Ritalin helps those who are...reactionscomments
Zero to Sixty...I am a 59 year old woman with Secondary Progressive M.S.. I was diagnosed only three years ago with RRMS but was re-diagnosed (is that even a word?) with Secondary...reactionscomments
Have You Heard of Restless Genital Syndrome?...Recently, I came across the name of a syndrome that was quite unfamiliar. It sounded somewhat similar to a condition that occurs more frequently in people with multiple sclerosis (MS)...reactions40comments
'PTmsD?' My post-traumatic MS disorder...I came in to this MS world kicking and screaming a mere 6 months ago and have already had a relapse. I am saddened at the instant change in my...reactions5comments
A glimpse into one MS Warrior's symptoms....It is MS Awareness week and so I thought I’d do my part and write about how MS affects me during my daily life. No two people are ever the...reactions8comments
Resentment...Resentment. It's a loaded word. If you mention the word to a psychotherapist, you'll probably be told that it's harmful and that you "shouldn't" be resentful. It's OK, they say...reactions6repliesCaregiving
Full Moon Arising...It was bound to happen, and it was bound to be me that it happened to. It was a cold February morning, one of those cold windy mornings when it...reactions2comments
Visitors staying - why am I worried?...So in 4 weeks time we have wonderful friends arriving from overseas and they are literally traveling to the other side of the world to visit us. We've known them...reactionscomments
To tell or not to tell in corporate America....Eight- the number of cities, hotel rooms with broken doors and ambulance trips alone...diagnosis "we think it is your heart but all tests come back negative." Then the defining episode...reactionscomments