How I Became My Whole Self in a Relationship...There is more than one way to contribute and for me, the places I’m best suited to dwell in are literary expression, volunteerism and advocacy.... By Kim Dolce4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments5 comments
The Caregiver: An Essential Member of the Healthcare Team...I wrote the following for poetry week at work as an expression of the above. ... By Donna Steigleder5 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments4 comments
MS in My 20s Part 2: How MS Impacted My Social Life...A quick note about this post; I really don’t mean to sound depressing here. I don’t want to bum anyone out, and I’m not looking for any kind of... By Matt Allen G4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments33 comments
Being a "Minority within a Minority": LGBT Multiple Sclerosis...What I found interesting is the double expression of belonging from my participants.... By Alina Ahsan4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
My Interview With Dr. Terry Wahls on Healthy Eating and Adopting Healthy Behaviors...I wouldn’t want to give anyone the impression that if they follow your advice, they will “beat” their disease.... By Cathy Chester5 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments6 comments
The Unveiling of My MS...Getting diagnosed with any disease is scary, depressing, and stressful.... By Meghan Pcsolyar6 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments4 comments
Why I'm Trying to be Kinder and Gentler with Others and Myself...We are so bleeping rude to each other it’s depressing.... By Kim Dolce5 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments4 comments
Wait, Who is Making My Medical Decisions?...I was under the impression that it’s my doctor’s job to decide what I need to treat my MS because he/she is the one I had an appointment with.... By Matt Allen G5 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments10 comments
MS Kicking My Butt, And I'm Kicking Back......I fell into depression and had to start taking 'happy pills' to get me through the day.... By rolly18 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments8 comments
Weird symptoms that have progressed over time...Lost my job from inability to complete my duties which lead to depression where I basically sat on the couch playing video games all day for years being...Reactions 0 reactions Comments0 repliesDiagnosisDepressionPain
(Not) Born This Way...Now, though, forced by the ravages of my illness to wear garments picked far more for practicality than self-expression, my outward appearance speaks primarily... By Marc Stecker-Wheelchair Kamikaze7 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments5 comments
How do you best advocate for yourself?...patients can be frustrated when everything comes back normal, but I should try to improve my health habits, and things like this are usually just related to depression...Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 replies
HELP!!!! PLEASE.......Which is completely depressing and has really made me angry.... By gail-m1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
An MS Story...VERY DEPRESSING. Everyone is treating this like its a stomach ache, you will get over this. That makes me VERY ANGRY!!... By taraellison1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
MS is not my identity...In the ups and downs of life we are often on depressing paths especially if we are MS patients.... By rabiayusuf1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
Support groups?...What do you think - helpful or depressing?...Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 repliesCoping
Who's going down, you or me?...This quote left a profound impression on me.... By ow2138732 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Relationships.......What hurts so much is, that he always wanted (and still wants) to give the impression, that he is perfect, really caring and never makes mistakes.... By eaglenose252 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments4 comments
Why Should This Upset Me?!...It just so happened I was having a HORRIBLE day, with dark, depressive thoughts and bad imbalance and unsteadiness that lasted all the way into dinner... By Janus Galante2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
Never Give Up When Fighting For Disability Benefits!...The report was in fact downright depressing showing that my MS had brought about some early dementia, poor short term memory, problems with word finding... By ernurseohio3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
