Opportunity to Achieve Success...I began working at Tacoma Area Coalition of Individuals with Disabilites (TACID) in January 2012. Little did I know I would come to use it's services in a very personal...reactions1comment
When is it time to go?...For the past five years, I have been getting around with a scooter, but able to get myself and my scooter in and out of the car independently, albeit scary...reactions10repliesWork & Employment
Living with MS for over a year and didn't know....I will never forget, July 24th, 2003, my 40th birthday. I was in the shower and when I went to get out of the shower, the room started spinning so...reactions1comment
My Approach to Health...“You don't learn anything new; you just remember everything you have forgotten!” Fact: We all know that eating fruits and vegetables is good for us, we have just chosen to...reactions8comments
The Few, the Proud, the MS Spouse Caregivers...As a MS Spouse Caregiver the whole taking care of yourself mantra borders on being an oxymoron. If your partner has mild MS, maybe it’s possible, but that has never...reactions14comments
Tips for an Easier Round of Solu-Medrol...Living with relapsing MS can be challenging and unpredictable. Relapses can be extraordinarily disruptive. One treatment prescribed to help recovery from a relapse is a 3-day or 5-day round of...reactions5comments
Frederick's First Swim For MS!!...We need swimmers and supporters!! Frederick Maryland is having their first Swim For MS!! Join us at the Hood College pool in Frederick, MD on Saturday July 20, 2013 from...reactionsrepliesCoping
My "New" Life With an Uninvited Pest Guest...Hi I will be back. I cannot talk. Now my 4 Grandkids (all under age 11) and wonderful son-in-law and Daughter are coming to our house to watch the Denver...reactionscomments
Phone Support...MSFriends 866-673-7436 this is a great number to call to speak with others who also have MS...reactions3repliesCommunity Resources
My strange & bizarre story...My story is strange and bizarre and filled with unlikely series of events- but yet all of it happened and is true. This story begins July 27, 2006. I was...reactions1comment
My Multiple Sclerosis...In July 2001 I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. I immediately researched everything I could about MS. MS is short for Multiple Sclerosis, a disease that affects the central nervous...reactions1comment
Time...Time is one thing we all understand more than others. I exercise on a stationary bike, do some yoga 3x a day to keep me going. Although, fatigue is the...reactionscomments
The Beast...When I was first diagnosed is when I had my second child in 2001. Did not realize what it was and wondered why she said I am real sorry a...reactions12comments
Help with Spasticity...I am a 36 yr old woman who had recently been diagnosed with MS almost 3 yrs ago. My biggest problem is spasticity. Everyday my muscles feel like im carrying...reactions5comments
Lois's MS Story...I am new to this site and I like what I see. I am not sure, neither are physicians when my MS started, because as a young teen, I started...reactions2comments
Breaking up with my MS...Dear Master Scumbag, I have had it with you, and I have finally gotten out of your abusive shadow enough to break up with you. I am moving on. I...reactions3comments
At the first time I was diagnosed with MS I was in a fog....My neurologist said he was going to run a series of tests to get baseline of my symptoms to start. He did the Ocular test looking for problems in my...reactions1comment
My Mom!...My mom was diagnosed with ms in 1986. She had been in remission for 26 years. She has had 3 relapses since December 16th of 2012. This last one left...reactions1comment
Subclinical MS...My husband has been having many symptoms of MS, the chronic fatigue, muscle weakness, dizziness, met by shrugs of the shoulder from local doctors, but when the double vision came...reactions3comments
My story...I am 35 years old and was diagnosed 3 years ago. My symptoms were not bad at all until after i had my dear daughter in Sept 2011. It went...reactions1comment
