Stories

I was diagnosed with MS some 2.7 years ago with some not so serious symptoms. I have looked at this as any other engineering problem and looked at what could...

I am a 50 + year old lady, married with a grown up son, I was diagnosed with Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis in 2013, at the time I had a...

Well my story starts off on February 14, 2015 I woke with a numb foot that persisted all day long I told my husband I didn't want to go for...

Let's start by saying that everyone has different reactions, but this is mine... I know when I get UTI'S, I have been prone to them the last 6 years, so...

As all the people wait patiently in the waiting room for results of the lady who is their mother, his wife, her sister, her daughter, her daughter-in-law, his daughter-in-law, her...

I am 52, ambitious, motivated, and have much to contribute. I am blessed with a wonderful wife and four extraordinary children. For almost 30 years I have had a very...

I’ve battled multiple sclerosis for fifteen years. Over that time, it has affected my ability to walk, hold objects, and to see. It has also made me extremely fatigued and...

Sometimes I view my life, my story if you will, as having two books. The first book is titled "Before" and the second is titled "After". They're separate books, but...

As we all know, a lot of things can be associated with our MS. However, the opposite is true as well. Months ago, I started experiencing vertigo. I at first...

I have been diagnosed since 1997 and regularly going to our MS Clinic as well as using Avonex for 5 years... I have spent the last 3 weeks dealing with what...

Christmas 2014. I usually don't go home for Christmas. As a 911 dispatcher I am typically scheduled to work and my coworkers have young kids so, I would work to...

I don't have MS but my 18 yr old grandson does. He was 9 when he was diagnosed with the relapsing form of the disease. He was on steroids for...

Ive had ms for 12 yrs...12 long years! I only started getting really sick 6 yrs ago & eventually, after numerous relapses I had to give up work. In that...

Being a MS'R I came to a point! It's not about looking for cure, it's here so let's deal with it. First you just need to figure it out how...

Well, I am home now from my son's wedding and it was wonderful! I am so proud of myself because I stood up (with help getting up) for all the...

Yesterday was World MS Day. Although MS is something that I think about each day [some days more than other days], today I reflected a bit more on the past...

I find it so hard to explain to others just how one feels with MS. No one really understands unless they have been there. I would be interested in how...

Although nobody actually has the nerve to say it to me, I am sure there are plenty of folks who are wondering why I always have to be talking about...

“Paying the price” with regard to Multiple Sclerosis can refer to many things. From the very literal cost of medication (which continues to skyrocket, even though none are cures or...

So here I sit at the hospital waiting for an IV of steroids. Hmmm... The oral steroids have helped before. I am praying that this is the kick I need...