Telling My StoryMy Story Just like any other morning, the purposefully intrusive alarm blared and awakened me from my deep slumber to begin the...reactions5comments
The holidays took its toll on me and my bodyWow! I sure didn't think that having my children and grandchildren here to open presents for Christmas and having a small dinner...reactions5comments
Trying hard to stay positiveI have had back issues for about nine years. I noticed about two years ago my legs and feet were always numb...reactions1comment
Acting Like I Don't Have MSI’m not a professional actor, but I put on one heck of a performance at work. You see, I have MS and...reactions2comments
Living Your Best LifeIsn’t it great that we have this wonderful forum to share our thoughts and feelings – many stories only MS patients will...reactions3comments
Insomnia: My Initiation to MSI am a insomniac and have been for 25 years. 1990, complete mental collapse resulting in hospital treatment and referred to psychiatrist...reactions3comments
Trigeminal Neuralgia...I feel your pain.Unfortunately, Trigeminal Neuralgia seems to hit a lot of us with MS, especially those of us with lesions in our cervical spine...reactions4comments
I had no idea you had MS! It doesn't look like it!Like many diseases, multiple sclerosis does not have a certain "look", nor does it affect only a certain "people". Too often, I...reactions1comment
Too much for some to handleI am determined not to let this disease define who I am but it does define what I am fighting through my...reactions2comments
MalaiseI don't know if it's because today is the shortest day of the year or I'm not feeling well or that I'm...reactions1comment
New to MSHello! I woke up one day in June of 2016 to zero mobility in my left leg. I have went through 4...reactions6comments
What day is it?What kind of day is it? Is it a “need to hibernate” kind of day or a “life is good” kind of...reactions8comments
MS has changed my life forever....I was a teacher of handicapped students since 1992 when I graduated from college. I had two young children and a wonderful...reactions2comments
I'm not a drug addictThe general public seems to think if you have MS and are on medication, then you are a drug addict. I take...reactions2comments
Post it noteI just read a story about fatigue from a gentleman named Devin. If only I could fit that awesome article on a...reactions5comments
MS IS NO PAPER TIGERAsk my daughter or anyone who knows me well and they’ll be certain of one thing I’ve always loved doing. See, I...reactions2comments
Faith and IllnessI started feeling ill with what I thought was the flu. The normal flu like symptoms, aching, headache, fever, and just overall...reactions1comment
Giving ThanksI heard on the news last night the men's football head coach from the University of South Carolina answering a question about...reactions6comments
The "How are you?" DilemmaListen...I love my people. My friends and my family. I love them with all of my heart. I've lost some along the...reactions3comments
Advanced MS involving the brain stem and vagus nerveThe time has come to seek your help with what I believe is taking me down for the last time. Backstory -...reactions5comments