Treatment and GeneticsI was diagnosed 6 months after my eldest daughter was born (26 years ago) at the age of 27 after quite a lot of hospital admissions and then a follow-up...reactions11comments
My Life of MSI’ve had MS for over 18 years (2002). I just got married four months into a marriage. You’re still married I have a child. We have a happy marriage. I...reactions1comment
Oh, Just the RegularPeople often ask me how I am doing, which is fine, I know they are concerned and I respect that. What my normal response is: “Oh, just the regular.” What...reactions4comments
MS Led to LoveI am 66 and MS was diagnosed in 1996, and ultimately led to Love. My boyfriend is 72, and we have been together 7 years this month. We met in...reactions1comment
Shopping with a CaneI normally walk pretty well with no help. And on a good day, I bounce along just fine. I try to work out a few times a week just to...reactions6comments
My MSThey were wishy-washy about making a confirmed diagnosis, you want to know how they finally said yes? They did a simple blood test for human parvovirus and when it came...reactions3comments
Spider Has Company!Spider, you said you are older and still have no diagnosis. Me, too. I’m in my 7th decade of life and in the last couple of years, started having many...reactions2comments
How MS Has Improved My LifeHow MS has improved my life Wait.... what? How did having multiple sclerosis improve my life? Did I write that wrong? Actually no, I did not. Please let me explain...reactions12comments
Learning to Talk AgainOne of the more frustrating issues with this disease is the ability to communicate. I love to talk. To talk about anything really. Be it a movie I saw, the...reactions1comment
The Unexpected Joy of MSBecause of my MS, the voice that leaves my mouth is terribly inappropriate at times. Or more often than I would like, much of what I say is just plain...reactions2comments
In The DarkI have not been diagnosed with MS. I have been classified as an older woman with a lot of strange complaints. I have been literally laughed at by my doctor...reactions10comments
Not MS This Time, Have a Laugh on Me.Here is a funny story for today, nothing to do with MS for a change. As we are both elderly, we both have hearing aide. My husband lost his right...reactions3comments
Drop Foot DilemmaAs a teen in high school, drop foot was always an issue, but hey I was young 16 and had boys to meet, get my classes lined up in the...reactions5comments
I Wish They KnewI am so tired of being tired. I'm tired at failing to balance my disease gracefully and to ensure that those close to me don't flee from my inability to...reactions6comments
Not Diagnosed with MS But Been Dealing with Stuff for 1/4 Century NowLong complicated story, let me try to simplify as much as I can while covering the basics. Early 90s when 28 I tore all the muscles on one side of...reactions4comments
MS and ProgressionI was diagnosed with MS 10 years ago, 2010. It was invisible. No one knew about the incontinence. No one thought my poor memory or depression was anything more than...reactions1comment
Work, Marriage, From the Beginning to 13 yearsMoved to California February 2002. I started working for Warner Bros and worked for 11 years. Married in 2007, I didn’t have MS and thought it was just not rehabbing...reactions2comments
End Stage Caregiving: When Love Is All You Have Left To GiveThis is the story of my final two weeks with my late fiancee, Tracey. I have written about some of this in the Caregivers forum, as it happened in real...reactions6comments
COVID or MS?I've been dealing with MS's annoying issues for nearly 25 years. I have constant pain in some form: a perpetual headache, neuropathy (now feet and hands), fibromyalgia, contact hives (courtesy...reactions3comments
Did My World Just Get Smaller?Our power just got restored yesterday after 36 hours of being knocked out by a tornado on Sunday. Totally unexpected, it took our rural little neighborhood by complete surprise. Never...reactions6comments
