Stories

I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) December 13, 2013 – that was my diagnosis date, not the date of onset. To borrow from President FDR, that was a date...

I just had to laugh about his actions. I sleep under oxygen and had changed out all the tubing and put in fresh. I just dropped the used ones in...

Praise the Lord! I am still here! Heading into my 32nd year after diagnosis of RRMS I realize how blessed I am. In 1987 MRIs were brand new, my brain...

After over two weeks in hospital when I was in my sixties... having strange symptoms... Different doctors coming up with possibilities, scratching their heads saying, "No way, it can't be...

I know I'm not the first or only person to have more than 1 autoimmune disorder, but I'm currently up to not 1, not 2, not 3, but 4! Yep...

I was young when my entire world was turned upside down. It all started with a constant, electrical sensation in my left hand. In a short period of time, my...

I hadn't been 39 for 60 days when it started to become hard to walk. I had a job and was afraid people would think I had been drinking, so...

Where do I begin? I’m no writer, and this won’t make sense. I’m a 68 yr. young female veteran, Vietnam era. I’m also a 100% disabled vet due to a...

I was working 3 jobs – 2 jobs as a surgical tech and the other was grooming dogs every weekend or during the week on my days off. I loved...

Are we being too quiet about MS? Is MS getting its fair share of the spotlight? Maybe we need to get loud? Maybe we need to create a whole lot...

As a personal belief, we are spiritual beings, souls, light, whatever you believe or choose to call the energy that runs all of our meat suits. We are souls, my...

I am an ex-CEO, a digital professional with 19+ years of experience, and I suffer from two autoimmune disorders – MS and Crohn's. And I feel proud to share my...

I was always very active. I became a dancer and joined Martial Arts. It was a big part of my life. My goal as a young woman was to do...

Hi community, my name is Kawanda. I was recently diagnosed with Relapsing MS, but I have been living with this disease for many years. I have painful days, but I...

I have most of the "normal" symptoms I read about on the web with the exception of the one that is causing my greatest disability. I live in an apartment...

I come from a family of autoimmune disease extending back for at least three generations, and there was always a morbid family joke that I would receive one as a...

For 20 years I have been dealing with weakness, numbness, tingling, unable to use my arm or legs for periods of time, severe bladder issues, cognitive difficulties, and on one...

Hello all! At the age of 19, began to exhibit symptoms of fatigue, night sweats, pain, insomnia, and low-grade fevers. Was diagnosed then with chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, Cytomegalovirus, and Epstein...

I was DX in 1997 with RRMS, and since August 2018 my whole life has turned upside down. I’m having problems walking so I’m using a Rollator and a wheelchair...

I don’t have much of a story, because I’m a teenager and I was just recently diagnosed with MS a few months ago. I don’t know too much about it...