If I must be the dr why don't I get paid like a dr?...I am new to MS, just diagnosed in May this year although tested in February. I had a follow up MRI in August and was told that there wasn't any...reactions5comments
I’ll Miss You, Patrick...It was with great sadness this week that I learned of Patrick Leer’s death. He passed away at home in the presence of his daughter, Megan, after battling unsuccessfully lung...reactions4comments
Not expecting...When I was 14 winter was coming so my mom was talking about getting a flu shot. I thought that'd be a good idea especially with being in school. So...reactions1comment
MS, no way!...I hate to be negative, but I'm not adjusting well to my MS and I've had it 18 yrs. At least 18 yrs ago I was dx'd with MS. I...reactionscomments
lost health insurance...I have recently lost my health insurance I have not been to nuerologist and 6 months I was dx 2yrs ago I have been having flare ups I think and...reactions2repliesCoping
Living with MS for 14 years....I have MS for the past 14 years. I was diagnosed May 20 1999. It was not easy I couldn't walk without a walker and do what I just normally...reactionscomments
Traveling with MS~...My main MS issues involve my cognitive functions. I get easily distracted, my short term memory is non existent and anxiety is very much a part of my everyday life...reactions4comments
Stephen Woodward...Stephen was previously an advocate on MultipleSclerosis.net. I live in a small city in the middle of England with my wife and young daughter. After working full-time in Arts Marketing...
MS for over 20 years...I've had MS so long I take things as they come. I try to do the best with what I have. But no longer work and they are a pain...reactionscomments
I was 17 ...It was the second day of my senior year in high school when I really told anyone what was going on. About a week before I had woke up at...reactions4comments
Time Your Battles Well...Let me start off by saying that sometimes I have what I call a quirky MS misadventure. A recent pre-nocturnal, unanticipated, escape artist of sort’s incident, which threw me for...reactions5comments
Weather Changes: How Cold Air Affects Me...I've had my fair share of brain meltdowns in the scorching summer sun. You know, those moments where you can't form a sentence or you're so tired you could just...reactions112comments
My Relationship with Medical Cannabis...My purpose in writing this is to share my experience and relationship with cannabis as an MS suffer. I am "coming out of the closet". I am 59, a mother...reactions12comments
My quick journey from advocate to hospital patient...As a RRMS 47 year old I have years of experience with Multiple Sclerosis. I also have the same with advocacy and activism. Last Wednesday I had the honor of...reactions2comments
The Road to diagnosis...It was a cold, dark February morning in 2005 and once again, my eye and facial pain was back. The antibiotics my old GP gave me the week before did...reactionscomments
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...reactionscomments
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...reactionscomments
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...reactionscomments
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...reactions6comments
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...reactions4comments
