Stories

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Fantasy Island. One of my favorite childhood shows. Mr. Rourke and his assistant 'Tattoo' would welcome guests who wanted to live out a personal fantasy such as, but not limited...

I have read stories of how MS has affected others lives. I find these stories inspiring and encouraging as they are reminders of how each of us have our daily...

I am new here to this site. I was diagnosed four years ago. I need to be on with a group of people that understand. I just cannot deal with...

My dog Madison, a miniature party colored Schnauzer, should definitely win this contest. He can actually tell when I am having an exacerbation of my MS. He sticks to me...

I am 54, I am married 2 grown boys & one Grandson & my little fur baby Leo I have had MS for 21 years and am in the progressive...

Hi Everyone. I am 70 years young. I was diagnosed with MS in 1982. The doctor thought it was a spinal tumor. Total saddle area numbness. Had MRI. Back to...

I recently moved back to my home state of Illinois from Wisconsin to be closer to my family. MS has drastically affected my life and after two years without any...

I have recently returned from a trip to Seattle to see my son and his family. Traveling across the United States is tiring if you have a chronic disease or...

On June 9th, 2013, my story was published here, appropriately titled, "Everything Changes." That story was submitted nearly four years ago. In that story, I more or less turned my...

I was diagnosed in 1999. Cognition is what was affected.....could no longer do my dream job at the bank. So, I was that stay at home mom for my girls...

I just had my two year anniversary of being diagnosed with MS. That day totally changed my life. I worked in radio and absolutely love it!! I did event promotions...

Well, my story goes like everyone else's. Years of feeling sick, doctors misdiagnosing and then finally a heaven sent doctor who finally figures what REALLY is going on. When I...

When I was diagnosed in 1992, I was prescribed quinine (Qualaquin) it is used for malaria patients or other reasons from your doctor. Or tonic water for it has quinine...

MS has taken away everything I ever loved to do except the ability to sew. My mother started me sewing at about age eleven. Back when I was a teenager...

My daughter was diagnosed back in 2010, shortly after the birth of her third child. Fast forward to today and she now has four children. I am so very worried...

It took 13 long grueling years for one doctor to finally take a chance on me. Started right after a gallbladder surgery. One month after. MRI showed brain lesions but...

I don't know many people who have MS here in the high desert of California. The heat is brutal and makes me hurt even worse than anything. My Father seems...

Hi! My name is Jaime. I was your typical cookie cutter wife,mom. I raised my kids, I worked, I took care of stuff that needed to be done at home...

I never knew that one of the toughest battles to face after my diagnosis was the one of external and internal expectations. My own expectations for myself, my expectations of...