What an MS Cure Looks Like to Me...I remember in childhood seeing the word “cure” used in all kinds of fundraising efforts, including sponsorships and telethons. While raising lots...reactions16comments
Keep Floating When Times Are Tough...If you live with multiple sclerosis, at some point, you are bound to encounter some rough times. Maybe you’re having an especially...reactions29comments
Time to Regroup and Declutter...When I feel like I cannot handle the mess, I regroup. My home, my things, my thoughts, myself. I cannot focus on...reactions14comments
Easy Assembly: The Life of My Hands After MS...In 2012 I had a major relapse that sent me to the hospital in excruciating pain that a shot of Dilaudid (Hydromorphone)...reactionscomments
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
