Pass the Guac!It was the day before my first day back at work. My boyfriend and I decided to do a trial run to my office just to make sure I could...reactions2comments
Unusual SymptomsI have been living with MS for about 18 years now. I was diagnosed when I was only 13!!! Through all these years, I have been fortunate to stay healthy...reactions4comments
Jerky, Empanadas, and a BackpackDo you remember the old tv show Super Market Sweep? This is the music that was playing in my head as I approached the Quick Check doors. This was my...reactions2comments
I Walk Like A DuckI walk like a duck! And I am not complimenting myself. Quite the contrary. Waddle – walk, wide stance and repeat. Waddle – walk, wide stance and repeat. My auspicious...reactions2comments
My Recovery and ProgressI want to be brutally honest about my recovery and progress. This past week home from the hospital has been life changing to say the least. New symptoms or hidden...reactions2comments
Frustrated Awaiting a Diagnosis...I’m very frustrated waiting for a diagnosis. My doctor has not yet ordered an MRI either, and I’m wondering when it will happen. For now it’s only “nerve damage,” but...reactions3comments
Emmy’s StoryAlmost 40 years ago, after my last child, I had vision that was like looking through a tunnel with fuzzy edges. I thought it was due to my emergency c-section...reactions5comments
Can-Can GirlAfter the sudden passing of my beloved dog, King, I felt emptiness. I lost my best friend and companion. About 4 days after his passing, I started experiencing numbness in...reactions3comments
17/01/2019 - A Day to RememberI was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis at 22 1/2 years old. A couple of days ago (6 January 2019), I woke up with my left shoulder, arm, elbow, and my...reactions1comment
Dr. Spooky 👻I was diagnosed on Halloween 2010. My neurologist called me and sort of barked, “You have MS,” into my BlackBerry. Guessing he didn’t know I was driving... it was a...reactions2comments
Long StoryHi. Yesterday I received confirmation, via spinal tap and bands presence, for MS. However my story begun while deployed in service in 2008, but I was told it was secondary...reactions2comments
Healing JourneyI’m a little person in a big pond wanting to be heard and change the health of people with multiple sclerosis and other autoimmune disorders. My first leap – self-publishing...reactions2comments
My Treatment ExperienceAm new here but thought I’d share a few things about me and my MS. Diagnosed about 12 years ago. Started on Copaxone, then on to Betaseron and went on...reactions2comments
Service Dog ShuffleOver a year ago, I made a decision I didn't think I'd be making as a then, 27/28-year-old. After experiencing some of the worst MS symptoms I'd had by then...reactions2comments
Empowerment and Quality of LifeI was first diagnosed in October 2000. I was disbelieving because I had been an avid runner (50+ miles a week). The sympathy of friends who only knew the negative...reactions1comment
Stinks to Have MSI live in Norfolk, VA, and have many health issues. I am having Ocrevus infusions, which is super because I don't have to go to get treatments often. There is...reactions1comment
PUSHING THROUGHWait for it... Wait... It’s coming... Four little words strung together forming an innocent question, “How are you doing?” I really don’t mind being asked – I’m just sometimes at...reactions17comments
MS CaregiverI am my husband's caregiver for the past 19 years. At first, MS was nothing but a few controllable symptoms. He did every clinical trial available at that time and...reactions1comment
Long JourneyYeah, yeah... that’s everybody’s story. I was just recently, after a decade, finally diagnosed and finally had a doctor RECOGNIZE the symptoms. I feel there is a glimmer of hope...reactions2comments
New RealitiesMS means the need to constantly adapt to new realities, probably more so with progressive MS than with remitting-relapsing. About six years ago I lost the use of my left...reactions5comments
