Stories

Before I was diagnosed with MS about 10 years ago, I was seeing a neurologist for pain in my legs. He diagnosed me as having diabetic neuropathy. I went to...

Like others, I have seen and/or heard various platitudes linked to the diagnosing of multiple sclerosis (MS). Platitudes such as, "You have MS, it does not have you." Rather than...

I have chronicled my experiences as a caregiver for my fiancee Tracey here right up until her death from MS-related respiratory failure two and a half years ago, and shortly...

This last week has been pretty intense... last Friday I thought I had an eyelash in my eye and by Sunday I had lost my vision while I was working...

I have had several problems with sleep over the last 13 years since I was diagnosed with MS. It has been an ever-changing problem ranging from too much sleep to...

Lately I've been thinking about the similarities of feeling nostalgic and the feelings of missing the old me before MS. As I've gotten older I do occasionally think about things...

5 months after I completed a marathon, I was dx'd with RRMS, and when I swore off marathoning again when! I crossed the finish line, this new one with MS...

It’s been a hard year, so far. I’ve been in the hospital five times and am ending my fourth rehab stay. I live with secondary progressive MS and I continue...

Got a Letter from my employment that they're closing shop! This coming after 3 months of watching my father die a slow death on life support in November! Took time...

The experience of multiple sclerosis so far is a very strange experience that has taught me that the human body works in a different and strange way and the more...

Have you been having mood swings lately or feeling like whatever you do just isn't good enough? You're not alone. I have days that I am highly motivated and I...

Despite living with MS almost 30 years, I am sometimes surprised by my symptoms. I received an “MS surprise” a few days ago in Target. I knew it was a...

I used to write letters all the time and found myself caught up in the tech world of texting, facebooking, etc. Gradually my journaling and letter writing fell by the...

I'm a human being that doesn’t like to ask for help, I like to work myself to get what I want. I graduated from high school and when I didn't...

As a child my room started spinning, I could not make it stop, very scary stuff. When I started crying it made it worse, really scary stuff. I found if...

Does MS cause anxiety? I see that question a lot from people. I also see things like: "Has your anxiety gotten worse with MS?" "What causes anxiety?" and so many...

I realised it's been 5 months since my last post, so I thought I'd give an update after the last few months of a total rollercoaster of emotions. After getting...

Spasticity is a common complaint with multiple sclerosis. After almost two decades since being diagnosed, I am so fortunate to have avoided obvious spasticity or contractures in my limbs. I...

I have RRMS and I am quite a private person who has never posted anything on Facebook or any other social media site. I cook badly so wouldn’t get many...

We see celebrities with MS now and the public at large has had these images of celebrities with MS painting a false narrative in most cases. Most don't show the...