Doors Opening...I felt extremely vulnerable as I had a new life planned with my pending marriage, we had a young child, and I felt the responsibilities of being the breadwinner... By the ms tiger2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
The Risks and Joys of Pregnancy with Multiple Sclerosis...Ever since I can remember, I’ve wanted marriage and children, but for me having a baby wasn’t as easy as I thought.... By Cathy Chester3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
My Ultimate Archnemesis...I have lost my marriage, many of my friends, and career ambitions in part as a consequence of my body's struggle to fight this illness.... By lmalcolm2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Doing okay, really!...Once involved in teaching, marriage, motherhood, graduate work, and keeping a home, I had very little patience for the odd tingling, feelings of numbness... By barb462 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Lost...I have my 3 children from the marriage, who I love beyond words.... By junaej2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments7 comments
The MS roller coaster...emotional / physical...My "marriage" was the most horrible experience of my life!... By chrisw0914768 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
My Life & MS...My marriage is just us passing in the hall.... By jesusfish52 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
How Can I Ask Without Sounding 'Needy'?...I had older sisters who set the mold -- high school, employment, pay room and board to help the family, marriage, leave employment, raise children, work... By chalknpens2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Caregiver Perspective: Children Caregivers...In some situations, the child finds a way to escape their duties through drug use, running away from home, suicide, or early marriage.... By Donna Steigleder4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Why Resolutions are Important for the New Year...Here’s what has worked for us the past 12 years of marriage, and we hope it inspires you to empower yourself through the end of this new year.... By Dan and Jennifer Digmann3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
My Journey...My marriage ended after 32 years.... By candice2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments15 comments
Dating with a Disease - Part Four: Some Explaining to Do...Note: obviously there are discussions to be had about the future of life with the disease, marriage, kids, all that. ... By Devin Garlit3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments6 comments
Dating with a Disease – Part Five: Children...Discussions about children often happen way before marriage (ideally anyway - you both want to be on the same page). ... By Devin Garlit3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments11 comments
How Disease Onset and Rejection Initially Contributed to the Loss of My Sex Drive...He divorced me in 2012 after two years of marriage. I’ll stop here.... By Kim Dolce3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments5 comments
My Husband's Journey with MS...Our children and grandchildren and our marriage take the biggest part of our life together.... By CommunityMemberbb4dac3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
I’m Positive: MS, COVID-19 & 2/18 Are About More Than Me...And for the first time in our more than 16 years of marriage, he slept in a separate bed to keep us safe.... By Dan and Jennifer Digmann3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
New Year, New Goals- How I'm Decluttering My Life...I got a new work from home job as well as completed my first year with MultipleSclerosis.net (which I love), my husband and I celebrated 3 years of marriage... By Calie Wyatt4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Life and Challenges with MS...In our first year of marriage, I developed a hernia and was rushed to the hospital, where they had opened me like a fish.... By Mjjpp663 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments7 comments
My Beginning...When I was diagnosed, it was one month and three days before my wedding, which is why MS and my marriage seemed intertwined, impossible to separate.... By 3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments6 comments
Community Health Leaders...In 1997, Donna and Lynn Steigleder united their two families in marriage.... By Editorial Team 13 min readBookmark for later
