Stories

I remember a time when I was young. Barefoot and clinging to my fathers hand as he walked with me through our backyard. The big scary dog next door didn’t...

Before my diagnosis of MS my life was so different (as I'm sure most of us in this community can say the same). I'm positive I've had MS way before...

Disclaimer I have trouble thinking clearly and remembering punctuation and how to spell things so I don’t use punctuation and I spell very poorly so please forgive me. I found...

Most, if not all of us, have traveled down this mystery journey asking "what is happening to us physically." Our road varies as our bodies react so differently making this...

I'm a Wife and a Mom with two young boys. I own a local catering business and recently made the difficult decision to retire my food truck since my diagnosis...

We are equals here. While there are many different types of Multiple Sclerosis. We are all equals. Many can walk, a few can run, some may crawl. But we are...

Back in September 2020 I started having numbness in my feet and hands it had gotten so bad that I gave up painting simply because I couldn’t hold a brush...

My first encounter with MS was inability to swallow, even water. I was scarred, but went on not telling anyone. To this day I have not told my neurologist...

hi everyone, Im new on here , and glad I joined, dont feel so alone now, thought I would share my story with you. I started having problems with my...

My MS Story I had MS in my very young days but did not know. In my early 20’s I experienced my right eye only seeing in black and white...

I choose to hide my MS diagnostic from everyone. After a tragic loss in my family nobody could have dealt with my MS. By nobody I mean one remaining parent...

When they say you have Primary Progressive, they mean it. It has a habit of progressing. The last few weeks it has changed course on me. It has become a...

It is MS Awareness Month. I am aware I have MS, thank you very much. I am aware that it is life-changing, aware that it will never leave me. I...

I was diagnosed in 2010 with RRMS but have had MS much longer. I try to stay as positive as I can but sometimes all the depression and pain gets...

“Why does hair grow on my face, but not on the top of my head?!” This was the question my dad had written on the whiteboard for my neurologist to answer...

I've had MS since 1978, diagnosed in 1981, and I have been both RRMS and SPMS, and I'm now what a neurologist called "Burned out MS," and let me clarify...

Grieving the loss of the life we used to know, it’s difficult. Gut wrenching. Thinking that all hope is lost. Trust me, it took me a lot of time, a...

I was diagnosed in 2016 but had symptoms in 2015. I thought I was just gaining weight and needed to exercise more. My left leg kept going numb. Finally, the...

I was diagnosed with a stroke in August of 2002 and put on blood thinners. My symptoms were slow speech and slow overall movement especially on left side. My left...

I often try to remember a day, an hour, or even a minute of when I was well. When my life was normal. When I could just throw my shoes...