Steroids for MS Relapse: Benefits and Side Effects...Nobody with relapsing-remitting MS wants to wake up facing a new flare-up (aka relapse, attack, or exacerbation). The pain, dysfunction, and disability...reactions9comments
How to Beat Summer Heat: Ice Packs in the Bra...Summer is in full swing! It’s too hot and glaringly sunshiny to spend much time outside. What happened to the perfect in-between...reactions11comments
Talk of Toxic Positivity Was Toxic to Our Positivity...We were having a hard time wrapping our brains around what defines “toxic positivity” and at what point looking on the bright...reactions14comments
How to Manage Muscle Spasticity for Improved Voiding of Bladder and Bowel...I work as a pelvic floor physical therapist and often treat those with a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS). As many of...reactions16comments
Yellow Car...I was reflecting yesterday on how I had a normal groove with my MS and I saw that I live in a...reactions5comments
When Reality Slaps You Hard!...I'm literally sitting here in tears, why? Well partly because I'm feeling sorry for myself. I'm realizing that my body just can't...reactions4comments
The #1 Thing You Can Do for Someone with MS or Chronic Illness...In my long tenure as someone dealing with multiple sclerosis, I have many times found myself talking to the newly diagnosed. Along with...reactions24comments
MS, You Have to Laugh...OK, I know what you are thinking, “He has finally lost his mind. There is nothing funny about MS!" Nope, I haven’t...reactions25comments
The Jungle of Looking for a Job With MS...Living with a chronic, progressive disease like MS presents many challenges. One of those challenges might be related to employment. Can you...reactions18comments
Tired of Explaining Yourself to the Entire World All the Time? Me Too!...“Lucy, you gotta lotta ‘splainin’ to do!” -Ricky Ricardo, from the series I Love Lucy. “I never explain anything.” -Mary Poppins, from...reactions46comments
MS & Night Sweats...Throughout my many years of living with multiple sclerosis, I’ve learned a lot about the disease: not only how it affects me...reactions45comments
I'll Be Alright...Greetings all. It has been quite a while since I’ve written. Earnestly, I made several attempts to write. I held the pen in my hand...reactions7comments
Warm Weather Worries...If you’re like me and you’ve lived with multiple sclerosis for a bit, there is a good chance you’ve experienced the effects...reactions7comments
MSAA’s Archived Digital Educational Program Dives Deep into MRI Comprehension...Watch “Understanding Your MRI” now available on-demand! This past June, the Multiple Sclerosis Association of America (MSAA) teamed up with Jill Conway...reactionscomments
The High Cost of Medication In My Life...Three weeks ago, I had a non-damaging (ND) flare (I dislike the term ‘pseudo’). My feet and legs began to go numb...reactions8comments
Rediscovery...May was mental health awareness month and there were certainly lots of public service announcements aired on television and broadcast on the...reactions12comments
Memory and Thinking Problems...Multiple sclerosis (MS) can cause many symptoms. People with MS often have trouble with thinking, memory, and planning. These are called cognitive...
The Ultimate Contradiction: Mistrust of Doctors When You Are One...I was diagnosed in 2019 when I suddenly started having difficulty walking and using my hands, but it all started at least...reactions5comments
Getting Medical Care for People Who Are In Prison...Medical care for chronic illness is challenging under the best circumstances. Doctor visits, multiple medicines, side effects, insurance woes, and daily symptoms...reactions10comments
Am I Bad for the Earth?...Let us put this part to rest...global warming is real. We, particularly in the West, are destroying our own planetary home. This...reactions9comments
