Why Not Now? Taking Opportunities When You Live with MS...I recently went on a camping trip to the coast—Cape Disappointment in southwest Washington state. Among its many beautiful features stands North...reactions14comments
The Invisible Abuser...MS is a straight up abuser of the worst kind. An abuser you never even dated. Just showed up, knocked at the...reactions2comments
Anxiety Does Not Live in Now...Anxiety is only in the future. I live with a chronic illness, with no cure, that only gets worse with time and...reactions8comments
Happy Birthday to Me...Age 57 is a few days away. This wasn’t how it was supposed to be. I was supposed to be complaining about...reactions7comments
MS Comic: Isolating...Even having a good support system doesn’t mean we don’t sometimes feel like we are fighting this MS battle alone. It can...reactions6comments
Why Popeye Was Wrong About People...Popeye the Sailor Man was a comic book and cartoon film icon for decades. One of his signature lines went along the...reactionscomments
MS Comic: Walking In My Shoes...The process of being diagnosed with MS can shatter one’s world. This condition takes up so much of one's thoughts and reality...reactionscomments
Saying Yes to Sex After an MS Diagnosis, Part II...This article is two in a series about the positives of saying 'yes' to sex after a devastating MS diagnosis. In Part...reactions4comments
Life Plans...There are always seems to be the very driven among us. These are the people who knew what they wanted to do...reactions3comments
Are You Even Listening?...My MS flips the script and tolerates heat much better than cold. I, therefore, spend a lot of time outdoors during the...reactions5comments
The NMO Community We've Been Waiting for is Here...A vision problem is often the first noticeable symptom of MS. The same is true of NMO spectrum disorder. Both disorders can...reactionscomments
Painsomnia: My Journey...Folks, in light of recent discussions, I want to offer up my own version of painsomnia, that pesky portmanteau that describes a...reactions9comments
To Tell Or Not Is Your Choice...How many of you struggled with disclosing your diagnosis? Family, friends, coworkers, and other associates were all on the list for people...reactions5comments
Returning From an Exacerbation...The most common variant of the neurological disease known as multiple sclerosis is referred to as relapsing-remitting. This course of the disease...reactions1comment
MS Comic: Reality Check...After an MS diagnosis, we start out on a journey of navigating life within this new normal. Whether you've been newly diagnosed...reactions5comments
One of the Best Things a Support Partner Can Give to a Patient...The role of a support partner to one suffering from a chronic condition such as MS is multi-faceted. Whether the patient suffers...reactionscomments
Take the Managing Treatment and Medication Survey...The Managing Treatment and Medication Survey is now closed. Thank you for your interest! Treatment is a big part of managing a...reactions2comments
MSAA’s MS Relapse Toolkit is Now Available in English and Spanish Versions...Nearly everyone in the MS community is familiar with the challenges posed by an MS relapse — also referred to as an...reactionscomments
Denial Isn't a River in Africa When You Hear the Words MS......It’s an entire effing ocean. When the episode of numbness and double vision I had in spring 2018 landed me in the...reactions4comments
All the Symptoms of MS but No Clear Diagnosis!...My fiance is a 38 year old male. He's been battling what he has thought to be M.S. for the past 7+...reactions8comments
