My MS diagnosis on 04/23/2004...In January 2004, I just spent my birthday with a real bad case of stomach flu to the point of not being able to keep food or liquid down. My...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Fed up with palliative and I'm ready for curative....I am 35 years old and I have progressive MS. I was dx'd with RRMS in 2002 and it's been so difficult and life altering for me. In May of...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Wanderlust...I was officially diagnosed a few months ago, only after months of testing and a stint in the hospital. I'm 21 years old and have to use a cane while...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
You look healthy....I am a verbally medically retired RN because I was honest and told my supervisor the day I found out, that I have MS. It became a long ugly story...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Care and feeding of your new cripple...i hope this isn't too long and wordy, but here goes! i had been a legal wordprocessor in san francisco since 1987. about 1997 i started to feel tingling in...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
The Problem with Progression...Of late, the MS has been giving me a pretty good a** whuppin'. It's getting harder for me to stumble around my apartment, and I'm pretty close to making the...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
The silent passenger...So calling it an invisible illness is a well-known alias for MS, but I assumed, being an MS patient, that this invisibility only applied to people looking at it from...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
MS: Lesson in Minimalism...Can I let you in on a little secret? It’s something meaningful and I’d like to share it with you. Before getting all philanthropic and philosophical, having multiple sclerosis is...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Born with MS?...I can never remember a time I wasn't in pain. As a young girl my father always told me it was growing pains. I would wake up screaming with leg...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Is MS Pain Real?...I think that there is a lot of contradiction on this specific topic/symptom when it comes to MS. For a long time, it was believed that those with MS did...Reactions0reactionsComments73 comments
Not today MS!...There is a spot in the pavement that is my starting point for my one mile jog that I do two, maybe three times a week, if I am feeling...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Marc Stecker - Wheelchair Kamikaze...Marc was previously an advocate for MultipleSclerosis.net. I'm Marc, a 50-year-old male, living in New York City with my lovely and wonderful wife Karen. Diagnosed with Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis...
Gender bias with physicians...I became ill in 1999. The fatigue was overwhelming. I saw a physician who after hearing my symptoms told me it was either depression or Lupus. The blood test came back...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Mystery Solved...I long for the day in which MS stands for Mystery Solved. Mystery Solved. I can ponder that for hours if allowed. But, for me MS stands for Multiple Sclerosis...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
My Interview With Dr. Terry Wahls on Healthy Eating and Adopting Healthy Behaviors...As a co-moderator of an active private MS Facebook group, I lend my voice by posting articles on the latest research, and sharing articles that I write, about living with...Reactions0reactionsComments6 comments
How Old Am I Again?...Some days, I have to remind myself that I’m a young girl in her mid-20s. Some days, my body makes me feel like I’m much older than I really am...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Pity party...It is rare that I have a pity party since my diagnosis in 2005, but this morning I had a long and heart felt cry. The reason? Frustration with the...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
I have ms since 2006...I have used copaxone and rebif now I am on Tecfidera and doing great my husband divorced me as soon as I found out the news so my life has went down...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Kim's Road to Success Fundraiser...Hello. We have a request for promoting a couple of sites for a family member with MS. We would appreciate any awareness! Would you please help promote our Facebook page...Reactions0reactionsComments0 repliesCoping
An Incident I'll Never Forget...It’s a moment I have never forgotten, and the emotion of it all now impacts me more than I ever knew it would. While working for a little extra income...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
