How I'm Losing Weight Despite Being Lazy and Sedentary...It’s finally happening: I’m losing weight. High time that pendulum starts favoring the other end of the fulcrum. I was beginning to...reactionscomments
When MS Stops You From Being There...While reading through our forums the other day (and I can’t recommend them enough, we have some great discussions there!), someone mentioned...reactions7comments
Mom Guilt with MS...I’ve heard about mom guilt long before I ever became a mother. Whether a woman is a CEO of a business or...reactions4comments
MS Comic: Going to a Support Group...In Brooke's comic below, she is attending a support group for people with MS and listening to stories from people sharing how...reactions6comments
The Joy Of Evoked Potentials...The process of diagnosing someone with Multiple Sclerosis is not easy. There is no one test that guarantees you have MS. Instead, doctors...reactions21comments
Biological Warfare: Fighting Infection and MS...September can be a restorative, healing month during which daytime temperatures cool down enough to allow us to take outdoor walks again...reactions9comments
Foot Edema, What Causes It, and How I'm Treating Mine...At first, I blamed my Sasquatch feet on prednisone. But two months after being totally off steroids, I still had bloated ankles...reactions12comments
Night and Day: It's Like I'm Two Different People...I know I’ve mentioned this before, but I’m a morning person. I always have been and probably always will be. In high...reactions47comments
Mirror Therapy for MS Foot Drop...When it comes to the treatment of multiple sclerosis, I’ve long been a believer in a multi-discipline approach. Obviously, a good neurologist...reactions8comments
Don’t Forget to Remember Everything...When I was first diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS), all my symptoms felt so new and strange. At the time, I couldn’t...reactions8comments
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
