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...If you could go back to just before I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) and ask me which of the 5 senses that I was born

...With time, I pushed myself to create art on a higher technical level, yet with deeper meaning for me....

...Statistically, many people reading this, have or will have, some experience with it. It’s not something to be ashamed of. ...

...I’ve seen so many people put off dealing with their illness until it gave them no choice, leaving them too far behind when it comes...

...Striking a “power pose” means taking up a lot of space with your body – standing upright with great posture, legs wide, hands-on-hips, chin raised to the...

...I never had a problem in the mountains during winter when I used to snowboard or just enjoy the colder weather. What was going on?...

...Leaving events early or canceling at the last minute becomes a hallmark of someone with Multiple Sclerosis. ...

...With that, we’ve had abilities stripped from us slowly over time....

...Dealing with stress, then, amounts to a certain amount of surrender to those situations that you cannot control, which will happen regardless....

...Information on dealing with MS in a work environment helped to some degree, but as a self-employed person, it could only go so far....

...The colder the weather the more intense the sensations. How do you feel about the weather? Do you have cold weather symptoms as well?...

...Or maybe, after testing the shower water with your hand and thinking it's just right, you step in to realize 5 seconds later that it's actually freezing...

...But hopefully, my experience can somehow help others dealing with the same things....

...I tend to obsess over weather reports because I know if there is a drastic change in temperature, warm weather, increased humidity, or even high barometric...

...My legs will be weaker, my speech slurred, and I’ll end up with extra fatigue.  ...

...In real life, it is not so incidental, vying with those ideas, dreams and plans for center stage every hour of every day....

...We’ll build them to ensure side access, with the tops of the bed walls laid with wide boards for seating. Frankly, I can’t wait....

...I grind to a halt fairly quickly, faster if the weather is warm....

...Okay, before we go blaming everything on Mom or our distance from year-round sunny weather, we must remember that researchers are truly still in the dark...