Diagnosis DelayedIn July 1985 I checked my blind spot while driving and was hit with a lightning strike from my neck to my right hand. I determined it must be a... By ss46shBookmark for later Reactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Career EndingI was in healthcare, and although I'd heard of MS, I was not at all familiar with it. For me I had fainted at first, but never did learn the... By CommunityMember7352d7Bookmark for later Reactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Life and Challenges with MSLiving with Multiple Sclerosis is every day, month and year. When I was told that I had M.S. in 2007, I thought the world was going to crumble down on... By Mjjpp66Bookmark for later Reactions 0 reactions Comments7 comments
What The MS?!!!!!About 6 months after having my one and only child, I started to notice that I really was not myself. I forgot people’s names, mixed up words in sentences while... By KatKellyBookmark for later Reactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
If I Knew Then What I Know Now...I would have prioritized my self-advocacy over self-doubt. I would have trusted my body to tell me what it needed rather than forcing a uniform lifestyle on it based on... By MBJonesBookmark for later Reactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
From Bad to WorseI was diagnosed with Crohn's disease in 1974. I got the worst kind right off the bat. Fistula, the whole shebang. I was 17. Fast forward to 2009 and several... By ctclerktBookmark for later Reactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
No WayI was diagnosed in 2018 after a vague tingling in my right foot was getting a bit scary (and annoying). I was 57 at the time, a bit on the... By robbie2499Bookmark for later Reactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
My Husband's Journey with MSMy husband, in his mid-thirties, started getting very fatigued after mowing the lawn. We had moved from Iowa to Florida for his new job as assistant director of a library... By CommunityMemberbb4dacBookmark for later Reactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
How Did I Even Get Here and What's NextOn my 50th birthday, which was 2 years ago almost to the day. I felt like I was on top of the world! I spent it backcountry camping at Lake... By fingolfinBookmark for later Reactions 0 reactions Comments15 comments
OMG MomentsSo many indignities, so little time. MS is comical at the best of times. My gait resembles a drunken Roomba, my speech is stunted and choppy, and everything in my... By subnormalBookmark for later Reactions 0 reactions Comments5 comments
Happiest Day Turns Into the WorstIt was back February 23, 2010. I was admitted to labor and delivery, and February 24th at 12:30 am my son came into this world via emergency C-section! I wasn't... By CommunityMember4110Bookmark for later Reactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
On Deaf Ears and People Who Are HelplessHere is the thing. I tell my loved ones the total truth about how I am feeling about my physical and or mental state when it comes to myself and... By mummzasmith2022Bookmark for later Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
My MS JourneyWhen I was 40 years old, now I am 77, I had my first MS attack. I was walking down the street at a holiday resort in AB. My left... By lwiebeBookmark for later Reactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
My MS DiagnosisI was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis on October 30, 2013. From that day forward, my life was never the same. But getting there was harder than even hearing the diagnosis... By MSAIRBORNEBookmark for later Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Me and My Conversation with MSJust the other day, again, I had a conversation with MS.... I have a weekly session almost like a therapist visit. I asked him... What did you love in me... By jaitraliBookmark for later Reactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Diagnosed at LastI first had a problem with my legs after an emergency appendectomy at 29 weeks pregnant. I had other illnesses after. Then at 27 I had a bad but undiagnosed... By JanetteBookmark for later Reactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Multiple Sclerosis and Me Since 2001I was DX with MS in 2001. I went blind one morning and was rudely catapulted into the wonderful world of MS. It took about 6 months and a whole... By sanfordBookmark for later Reactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Always Look on the Bright Side of LifeWhoops! When I was lying in a hospital bed after finally admitting I probably had a problem requiring help from doctors, I thought back to what I now know were... By jimmymacBookmark for later Reactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Change is Hard, Life is HardI have 2 boys that went back to school this morning, starting 2nd and 5th grade. They were nervous and excited at the same time, just like their momma. I... By CSimmonsBookmark for later Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
MS and Me - The Struggle is RealMy name is Derek and I have PPMS. I’m a 40 yr old father of 2 extremely wonderful boys, 4 & 6 yrs old. They are my absolute world and... By DA81Bookmark for later Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
