It's Time to Get Real About Depression and Suicide in the MS Community...Content note: The following article discusses depression and suicide. If you or a loved one are struggling, consider reading our mental health...reactions43comments
MS and What You Shouldn’t Say to a Person Using a Wheelchair...I thought I was in a safe space with “my people” that Saturday morning. My husband Dan had dropped me off at...reactions47comments
I’m Not Broken Because I Use a Wheelchair...I opened my email and read the headline, “Out of the Wheelchair and Onto a Bicycle: Dr. Terry Wahls' Story.” I looked...reactions56comments
The Domino Effect: Summer Heat and MS Symptom Flare-Ups...You would think that living with MS for going on 10 years that I would be used to the challenges that it...reactions41comments
Physical Activity Helps To Reduce My Leg Pain...Saturday afternoon, I realized something extraordinary. I woke up that morning NOT in pain. I tried to remember when the last day...reactions12comments
Reborn: Finding Yourself Post Diagnosis...I feel like this is a big issue that most of us have dealt with or are still dealing with it. Once...reactions10comments
My Apologies...As I was getting to my computer so I could sit down and write this before I forgot, I made my first...reactions13comments
Falling Down: My Life With MS...“Wow, are you OK? That looked like a bad one!” were the first words I heard this morning. Uttered by my roommate, who...reactions5comments
Gone In 60 Seconds: When We Suddenly Aren't Well...In my many years of living with Multiple Sclerosis, there have been so many things I wish I could convey to the...reactions40comments
8 Hours Is Never Enough...Sleep. Sleep. Sleep. All I do is sleep. Eight hours is never enough. I spend more time in the bed than I...reactions41comments
Why Is It Not a Relapse Every Time I Feel Worse?...There are times when symptoms get a strong hold of me, making me feel worse for a few hours, and gets me...reactions17comments
Physical Therapy for MS...Finding the right physical therapist to help someone with MS can be a challenge. A member of our MultipleSclerosis.net community recently reached...reactions5comments
For Friends & Family: How You Can Help...Since I’ve started writing about my life with Multiple Sclerosis, I’ve had the pleasure of talking to folks who have been touched...reactions17comments
The Two Faces of Multiple Sclerosis...Your future was so bright. I knew you were going places. And I was coming with you. When your dreams came true...reactions59comments
How I Manage Cold Weather Symptoms...Now that temperatures in southeast Michigan have dropped, I have, once again, begun experiencing the particular symptoms cold weather brings. Spasticity gets...reactions5comments
How I Can Tell I'm Having a Relapse...Folks, to be completely honest, I can’t think of a single relapse that I could identify as being one. My hat goes...reactions25comments
Meltdown: Is It from Sensory Overload – or Something Else?...Recently I had a wailing, sobbing meltdown. Here’s how it went. February, 2020. I was on the phone with my sister doing...reactions33comments
Observation Skills...I was outside on my deck with my not quite 2-year-old granddaughter. We were having a pleasant conversation, as much as you...reactions2comments
Supporting My Support Partner: Part 2...Anita talks about both managing her own MS and caring for her support partner in a time of need. Read the first...reactions3comments
CBD from Hemp and How It's Helped My MS...Over my time battling Multiple Sclerosis, there have been a few moments where I could point to something and say, wow, that’s...reactions30comments
