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 love watching documentaries (courtesy of Netflix of course)...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 ill feeling. What I thought was the flu...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 how he felt about playing football on Thanksgiving...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 way as we all have and I don't...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 - my first attack was during a record heat...reactions5comments
The Hippo Is Eating FoodSometime in the early 80's, one of my younger sisters went with our mother to the grocery store. When they returned, said sister had a brand new pack of Bubblicious...reactions2comments
MS is a Four Letter Word“Within 10 years 50% of newly diagnosed patients will suffer some form of disability,” the neurologist informed us. I wasn’t sure if we were being warned or chastised. Was this...reactions3comments
MS to me meant misunderstood.My MS was Dx in a weird way. I worked full time as a RMA in a busy doctors office in Tampa, FL when I started to have sharp pain...reactions4comments
Is this MS? (Or what)A few days ago, I was sitting with my legs curled up under me. When I tried to stand up, my foot was not flat on the floor. It was...reactions3comments
Relationships....This forum gives me a chance to tell my side of the story. As my partner, who left me 3 months after diagnosis, did not really want to hear it...reactions4comments
Life with MS......an evolution of machines.Life with MS as seen through my machines. This is my story of MS journey through my mobility machines since diagnosis 20 years ago. The variety of insights have often...reactions1comment
Relationship KillerMS is miserable on relationships. Not only for your significant other but all relationships. Your family and friends craves you will be better and your significant other runs away scared...reactions20comments
Not just for MSDidn't really join this site because I have MS. I don't. But I do have chronic aphasic migraines, and hypertension, and a chronic cardiac condition. The cog fog caught my...reactions1comment
My 9/11How does MS affect me: on September 10, 2015. I had a MRI done of my brain and spine. Previously I'd had a MRI done of just my spine. The...reactions2comments
My life with MSI was diagnosed in 2002. After learning about MS I probably have had symptoms for 20 yrs. I want to talk about fatigue and depression. I used to link them...reactions3comments
Why Me?Just recently diagnosed feeling really pissed off with the whole thing not even convinced it is MS! Even though had all the test brain scan, lumber puncture, and all point...reactions1comment
Time and SpaceIt started with a numb spot on the bottom of my foot, about the size of a quarter. Normally, I don't run to the doctor for every little thing, but...reactions5comments
EnoughSometimes it seems like the only thing I can do without pain, strain or exhaustion is to breath. Unless I’m being "hugged". Then even sitting and breathing is difficult. I’ve...reactions7comments
My MS StoryMy MS symptoms started with numbness from the waist down. I woke up on May 18th 2016 & was numb. The numbness has never left only moved up the total...reactions4comments
MS is not my identityIn the ups and downs of life we are often on depressing paths especially if we are MS patients. In MS, or a Pandora box, I must call it, there...reactions3comments
