My MS Story...Hello! I'm Angie. I'm 36 years old, I've been married 9 years and have no children. In fact, my husband and I have had fertility issues for 7 years. We're...reactions2comments
Practicing Mindfulness May Help Reduce Pain And Stress...“Mindfulness is an ancient Buddhist practice which has profound relevance for our present-day lives. This relevance has nothing to do with Buddhism per se…but has everything to do with waking...reactionscomments
I had no clue!...My name is Danny, I was diagnosed in Jan. of 2012. I first had the sensation of a sunburn around my stomach. I was like I haven't been in the...reactions1comment
Hold and Cold with MS: Body Temperature Swings...The thermostat in my house is currently registering at 77 Fahrenheit. With all the activity I’ve been involved in today, I’m now sitting here melting at my computer. Meanwhile, my...reactions4comments
World MS Day...I want to thank Laura Kolaczkowski for bringing it to my attention that World MS Day is just around the corner. My MS doctor didn't know anything about it, and...reactions1comment
Hoping you have an Episode-Free day....Being diagnosed 3-1/2 years ago, just after my 53rd birthday was a very unpleasant and terrifying experience to say the very least. How long do I have?...What do I do...reactions2comments
MS to MBA...Holding his hand my life was over. I had left work early at a dental office to hear the confirmation in September, 2004, I in fact did have MS. My...reactions2comments
MS or NMO?...Hi, for around 3-4 years I have seen a succession of neurologists who say I have NMO, and others who say I have secondary progressive MS. It is quite confusing...reactions3repliesCoping
My greatest teacher: MS!...I was diagnosed with MS just after my 17th birthday, and it shattered my perception of who I was. I had been an athlete and I was planning to go...reactions2comments
Never Apologize...I’m Dying! Or at least that’s what I feel like. MS tends to put me in a fragile wavering psychotic state. Between the optic neuritis, numbness, fatigue, dropping things, tripping...reactions14comments
Are your adult children involved?...My children are now in their 30s. It wasn't until they were in their early 20s that my wife descended from remitting relapsing MS into the secondary progressive stage of...reactions1replyCaregiving
It doesn't have to hurt...I was diagnosed with MS May 3, 2013. That's a date I'll never forget. I felt like my whole world was collapsing around me. Just hearing the words, Multiple Sclerosis...reactions2comments
Finding Medical Help...I Have a family history of ms. I have expressed to the physician I have been seeing, but because he has practice through a rescue mission he is limited to...reactions1replyDiagnosis
Hold on...Hardest thing to change sometimes is my mind... flip flopping between denial, taking care of self and getting ready for worst case scenario. Since I am not MS and it...reactionscomments
Fighting MRI Fatigue...Throughout my life, I have always been affectionately labeled as "accident-prone." Maybe it was because of the time I broke my leg skiing and needed a couple of surgeries to...reactions48comments
What about Secondary-Progessive MS?...Is anyone paying attention to SPMS? It seems like an orphan disease. I diagnosed it. Honest. My physician said "I guess you're right." I know MS is hard to diagnose...reactions6comments
MS SUCKS...I was diagnosed with MS at age 17. It was my high school graduation gift lol. I've had multiple sclerosis for 21 years. Stopped working in my late 20's due...reactions1comment
Lemtrada Anyone?...Anyone out there taking Lemtrada? I recently traveled to Dresden Germany for my first 5 doses. I am writing a blog about the experience as well as other places to...reactions28repliesTreatment
Why is it so hard to get treated for MS?...I was diagnosed with MS in May of 2010 after years of trying to figure out what was wrong with me. I woke up one morning paralyzed from the waist...reactions23comments
How 9/11 and MS came together for me....How 9/11 and MS came together for me. On September 11, 2001 I was sitting in the waiting room at my primary care Dr.’s office with my wife CINDY ...reactionscomments
