Staying strong...i was diagnosed about 4 yrs ago and other than numb legs i was coping well. i have gone through some horrific stressful times at work recently and it brought...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Challenge MS~Make it Your Blessing...There is not one person I know who asked for MS. I certainly know I didn't! However,I challenge all of you to turn your anger,sadness,bitterness or whatever negative feelings you...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
My perspective.....My story is….I have had a lot of medical problems in my life so I felt that what I kept experiencing was just going to my normal. I was fatigued...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
My Life with MS...I was diagnosed with MS in 1998. I had been teaching school for 13 years. A job that I loved! I had gone to college when our two daughters were...Reactions0reactionsComments6 comments
The Diminisher...A fading fifteen years it has been since my diagnosis of MS was confirmed. However, little did I realize at the time, my denial of the ever present possibilities of...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Finding Inspiration...Inspiration. With it we can overcome the steepest of obstacles yet without it we are left feeling utterly incapable. While its etiology is as varied and individual as the people...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
My experience with what Ashley Ringstaff calls "Cog-fog"...NOVEMBER 11, 2013 AT 4:40 PM Cog-fog. Thanks for putting a name to it. It has been difficult to explain to people who are at the receiving end of my...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
My story about MS and employment....Many people on this site have expressed the challenges of MS and employment. I would like to add another experience that was not so positive. My initial strategy for dealing...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Frustrated and in Pain...Let me start by telling you a little bit about myself. Back in I don't know maybe 2003 or 2004, maybe even earlier, I would get this weird tingling feeling...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Stress Isn't Best...Stress is my honorary four-letter word. Yes, I can count to six and know it’s not necessarily a bad word but if you have MS it can be downright lethal...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Friends and MS...What would our world be without friends? Spouses and significant others are incredible and they often are among our closest friends, however, friends are invaluable. I've always believed that friendships...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
New at all this!!!...Yes, I have MS...I woke up on 05/30/13, walked into my kitchen at 5 AM, like I do every morning to make coffee and at just the flip of the...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Pain...I am a 43 year old female. I have been battling MS for most of my adult life. I wasn't DX'd until 2000. I have a terrible memory, so I...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Amoxicillin...Hey All Sorry ( I wasn't sure where to post this) I am new to this and was wondering if any of y`all feel better when you take a daily dose...Reactions0reactionsComments11 comments
No, It's Not Just You...Fatigue. Even the word "fatigue" is fatiguing. It makes me tired just thinking about how tired I actually am all of the time. Fatigue is a very common symptom among...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
HELP!!!! PLEASE.......I have been diagnosed since 2008, I feel like I need a lot of answers. My symptoms are tremors in my eyes and I have leg jerking, bladder trouble, Fatigue...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
My MS Story and Why I Swim...Not long after my diagnosis in 2006, I made my job became to stay healthy and resist the challenges I faced with MS. Sometimes I win. Sometimes I lose. The...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
No One Understands Me...In 1998, working in a job I loved, I suddenly could not understand what I was saying to people. I went home and then could not speak for three weeks...Reactions0reactionsComments5 comments
No one-person-pity-party here!...I've had MS for 20 yrs, the first 14 yrs my diagnosis was 'possible MS' and symptoms were mild. I learned about the condition without obsessing about it. Then 6...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Yup I did pee my pants...and?!?!...I was "officially" diagnosed with MS in October 2012. My symptoms first began in 2005, but the doctors could never get to the bottom of it so I just gave...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments