The Itch Is Real...I’ve recently been weaning off of Cymbalta for personal reasons. With the wean I have noticed a lot of withdrawal symptoms. My...reactions5comments
Cold Hands-Hot Body: It’s All Bothersome To Some Degree...Growing up in central Oklahoma, I learned to love the feel of the sun on my skin. As soon as spring rolled...reactions3comments
My Conversation with MS...Just another day, again, I had a conversation with MS. I have a weekly session with MS, like a therapist visit. I...reactions3comments
My Life With MS...I have been recently diagnosed with MS. It all started in April when I started to suffer from double vision. It took...reactions1comment
Scanning Speech and Multiple Sclerosis...Last year, I wrote an article talking about some of the speech issues that I encounter because of MS and how they...reactions11comments
MS and Vitamin D: What You Need to Know...If you have seen an MS specialist recently, the topic of vitamin D might have come up. You may have had your...reactions9comments
Chronic Illness Burnout...When someone utters that they are “burned out,” I think people normally tend to associate this with one’s work. A quick search...reactions42comments
The Difficulty of Balancing Activity and Rest-and What I'm Doing About It...If I had a hundred dollars for each time I’ve heard staying active is the best way to preserve motor function, I’d be...reactions17comments
Life with MS...The impact of MS is undeniable. Everyone responds to the diagnosis differently. In addition to the impact of MS on our own...
Feel the Burn — of MS Neuropathic Pain!...I don’t know how many times during my pre-MS life I exercised to yet another workout video where the instructor needled me...reactions10comments
Does MS Ever Get Better?...Multiple sclerosis is such a mysterious disease. There is still so much that just doesn’t make sense. Reports from recent MRI scans...reactions16comments
Empathy Versus Sympathy...A natural response to want to help someone is to give them sympathy – “I’m so sorry to hear about your diagnosis”...reactions23comments
That Crazy Itch You Just Can't Satisfy...It’s the height of the summer and everybody in our household is feeling the heat. I tend to melt like a snowflake...reactions26comments
9 Tips for MRI Anxiety...There are more questions and unknowns that come with multiple sclerosis than certainties and regularities. I think that’s one of the many...reactions2comments
Are Mushrooms Magic for MS Patients?...Anyone who is health-conscious is typically aware of whether certain foods are heart-healthy. Are they nutritious? Low in fat? Low in salt?...reactions5comments
The Unthinkable: MS, Death, and Life Expectancy...It’s time for me to talk about the unthinkable, the topic that is extremely taboo for many of us with multiple sclerosis...reactions37comments
The Hug You Do Not Want...When I was first diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, I did what many people living with MS (PLwMS) do. I read as much...reactions6comments
Dynamically Disabled...While perusing social media recently, I came across another individual who suffered from a chronic illness. Like me, she is disabled. Also...reactions24comments
Living With MS: It’s a Lot of Learning and Adjusting...The best way to learn what it’s really like to live with multiple sclerosis (MS) is to hear from people who are...reactions3comments
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