Stories

At 26, I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. For years, I suffered daily with debilitating symptoms. As the mother of two young children, I struggled with even the simplest tasks...

It is hard to explain to people the impact of fatigue. I call it a "tsunami of fatigue" which leaves me treading water in an endless ocean, just keeping my...

I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis back in 1996. I was working in a hospital in Greenwich Village, New York, and was jumping off the walls, receiving the wrong diagnosis...

So, I have MS. Specifically, primary progressive multiple sclerosis. Which means I always have it. It never leaves me. Walking, even standing can be a struggle. But if you look...

I was a 12-year-old getting ready for bed when I laid down, and suddenly, I felt different, just not right. I screamed and cried as I did not know what...

Twenty-four years ago this month, I woke up to a brand-new reality. MS gripped me like a pit bull shaking a ragdoll, and it felt like it shook the stuffing...

I was diagnosed in October 2011 at 40 years old. I am 53 now, and until mid-2021, I refused to use MS as a reason I couldn't do something. I...

I’m a 68-year-old man and was just diagnosed with MS in 2020, although I now believe I have had it for as many as 20 years before diagnosis. I've had...

I was diagnosed in October of 2023 after years of issues, I thought I would feel relief when I got a diagnosis. I didn’t know much about it and to...

So it all started in 2011 during a hurricane here in NC. The power had gone out, so I figured I'd go out to my car and listen to the...

I was 22 when I got my RRMS diagnosis and faced a number of new health issues. I found it hard to continue my active life. Running and jogging had...

This is going to be a long submission but I hope it is readable and can be read with your humor radar working! Or maybe it will be shorter than...

While shopping at my local discount store, I needed a motorized cart to get around in the store. I don't often use one, but on this day my muscle spasticity...

Being a disabled veteran diagnosed with MS in 1980, I've experienced many years of relapsing MS. I had good days, bad days, and some with what almost felt like no...

At a very young age, probably five to seven years old, I was in pain and had spasms. I was so young that I called it an itch. It was...

We all have dreams growing up. So I set out and made them all come true. Then multiple sclerosis killed my dreams. After finishing college, I married the man of...

I didn't know what was wrong with me. I thought I was actually losing my mind. That I could actually be losing my mind was the most horrible thing that...

I started not feeling physically well about 20 years ago. It was put down to a diagnosis of ME. I never fully agreed with it and advocated for an MRI...

I was diagnosed with MS in December 2006 and started Avonex immediately. I was terrified of needles then. I'm now 44 years old and have been through several medications. I'm...

I’ve had tinnitus since I was a kid. However, I only noticed it when everything was absolutely quiet. Fast forward to 42 years old. Now I hear it all the...