Moving into Menopause with MS...Starting in December 2013, when winter launched itself in SE Michigan with single digit temps and hat-high piles of snow, my mother...reactions10comments
Caregiver Perspective: Children Caregivers...Since multiple sclerosis often strikes in early adulthood, many times, the family unit includes children who mature into adulthood, watching their parents...reactions1comment
The Unseen Side of MS: How Does Your Journey Compare?...Living with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) often feels like a balancing act that most people never see. While others might notice a person...reactions3comments
Chronic UTIs and a Kidney Infection. Here We Go......When I got home, I was using a walker. I usually use a cane, but I had to be on a walker...reactions4comments
Feeling Like an Inconvenience...During a past appointment with a neurologist, I received great news that everything was stable. Our visit was going well, and just...reactions36comments
MS Treatment...When it comes to multiple sclerosis (MS), there is no one-size-fits-all treatment. Instead, treatment focuses on managing relapses, symptoms, and your disease...
MS and Shingles...Shingles is a condition that causes painful blisters to develop on one side of the face or body. It affects about 1...reactions31comments
What Is MS?...Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an illness of the central nervous system (CNS). This system includes the brain, spinal cord, and optic nerves...
Diagnosis...Diagnosing MS can be challenging for many reasons. The road to receiving a diagnosis often involves many of these experiences: It is...
Getting Diagnosed With a Normal MRI...Over my years here, one of the most common types of questions we encounter is from someone who has not been diagnosed...reactions45comments
Footwear and Loss...Is it right to grieve material loss when so many other much more important things are happening to my body with MS?...reactions36comments
Becoming the Guy in the Wheelchair...I've recently heard from several people who are on the verge of needing wheelchairs, saying that my Wheelchair Kamikaze videos have helped...reactions17comments
Letting People Down...As I’ve lived over two decades with multiple sclerosis, I’ve learned that it can cause me to experience an extremely wide range...reactions14comments
Invisible but not Imaginary Awareness Month Giveaway...Living with multiple sclerosis often means navigating a world of symptoms that others cannot see. This March, for MS Awareness Month, we...reactions35comments
Disabled Needs Are Not Black and White...I’ve seen a few people on social media post a great meme, it’s got two images, one, the typical wheelchair from a...reactions30comments
Who Needs Sleep? I Need Sleep!...I have written quite a bit about my multiple sclerosis symptoms. I have mentioned tinnitus, spasticity, gastrointestinal problems, muscle weakness, and muscle...reactions9comments
The Emotional Effects of MS...How does MS affect people’s emotions? That is such a difficult question to address because the answer is so broad. Just like...reactions4comments
Sometimes Not Looking Sick is Frustrating...Lately I have spent a lot of my time working on social media to help raise awareness of Multiple Sclerosis and while...reactions37comments
Invisible Illness: The Pain of Not Looking Sick...Living with an “Invisible Illness” can be mean living with a number of terrible symptoms. Severe pain, trouble walking, speech difficulties, cognitive impairment...reactions63comments
How I Uncloaked My Invisible MS Symptoms...I have lived with multiple sclerosis for 68 years. Long characterized as a snowflake disease, we know that it affects each person...reactions18comments
