Coaching Up!...I was a college soccer coach. While on vacation in Jamaica, I had my first known encounter with MS. The doctors there thought that I had suffered a stroke. After...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
MS and My Lost Cause: Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow?...I appreciate order and consistency, and I imagine many others in my multiple sclerosis community feel the same way. MS serves up enough unpredictability and unknowns, so stability is appreciated...Reactions0reactionsComments115 comments
A Person Has to Accept What They Cannot Change...A person has to accept what they cannot change. In order to move on, to learn how to breathe again, to climb above that obstacle that never ceases to expand...Reactions0reactionsComments13 comments
It's A Funny Life...It’s been two years and I’m still wondering where it all went wrong. I remember having bad headaches and thought “Oh, it must be the weather!” I remember losing focus...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
COVID Paid Me a Visit...This particular Sunday was like any of my other Sundays. I woke up, chatted with my J's (children, Justin and Jessica), and played with Bailee (my Chihuahua "fur baby"). I...Reactions0reactionsComments7 comments
Question about MS hug...Back in June I started having a relapse which involved amongst other things a loss of sensation in my legs, and over the course of a few months started to...Reactions0reactionsComments9 repliesSymptoms
legs give out and I fell...A question about my falling and is it related MS. The first time I fell I ended up in the hospital for one week .I had a bacterial infection. I...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesAwarenessHealthcare TeamSymptoms
Bridging the Beverage Divide in My Marriage...One of the biggest cultural divides is between the coffee-drinking world and the tea-consuming world. For decades, that divide existed in my marriage; I was the coffee gal, and my...Reactions0reactionsComments12 comments
The Power of Bare Feet...Recently, actress Christina Applegate accepted her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She did so barefoot and posted an image of her bare feet on her star to social...Reactions0reactionsComments14 comments
long wait to see neurologist ...I have a new, tentative diagnosis of MS. My neuro-opthalmologist said that I meet criteria and they've found a few active demyelinating lesions on my MRIs that I am currently...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesHealthcare TeamNewly DiagnosedTips & Advice
CT Scan...Just curious if anyone had a clean CT scan but ended up still being diagnosed with M.S?...Reactions0reactionsComments5 repliesUndiagnosed/Seeking Diagnosis
I Found Out Who I Was...When diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. The life you once had, the dreams and ambitions suddenly without warning, are stripped away. It starts the beginning of your new life and the...Reactions0reactionsComments11 comments
Living with Multiple Sclerosis Since 2003...When I was 23 and working as a gunsmith for Keltec, I lost eyesight in my left eye! With that being said, you can just imagine how hard it was...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
What Are the Different Types of MS?...Let's get back to the basics! Maybe you have heard that there are different types of MS but don't know a lot about them. Or maybe you are looking for...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
It's Just a Speed Bump...I've always been the rescuer and an adrenaline junkie. It was either on the ambulance or the fire dept., our business, or with one of my kids. I live in...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Can it be MS with a negative MRI?...I saw my PCP this morning for the results of my MRI and bloodwork. Everything was negative. Because of ruling everything out and all of my symptoms, including weakness in...Reactions0reactionsComments7 repliesUndiagnosed/Seeking Diagnosis
Trying to Avoid the Hassles of Healthcare...Wouldn’t it be nice if you could just go see your neurologist when your MS starts to act up or you’re not feeling well? Just wake up in the morning...Reactions0reactionsComments15 comments
The Little MSer Who Could...As an MSer, one of the biggest obstacles I have faced since my diagnosis in 2020 was losing my natural ability to walk. It was such a sudden, drastic change...Reactions0reactionsComments6 comments
Can't Stop, Won't Stop...My MS journey began in 2012 with a misdiagnosis from a neurologist who said my lesions were nothing to worry about, so I didn't. Fast forward 5 years to losing...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
When I Felt Proud and Accomplished...I look at when I was first diagnosed with M.S., and to now, I have accomplished and am very proud that I'm still alive and still walking up right. Even...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
