MS and a puppy mill rescue dogI was diagnosed with MS 17 years ago. With 5 small children at home, I struggled everyday to do my best. After the kids were all grown and on their...reactions2comments
Beauty is skin deep, MS is to the Bone!This a cry for help not a story , I have lost the ability to tolerate the comment, but you look so good , when someone asks how are you...reactions1comment
Dancing in the rainIn passing one morning I mentioned to my David that I was feeling so tired lately. That I felt as though I couldn’t shake off a virus. We both shook...reactions2comments
The Memories SeasonThe day is nearly upon us. The pretty papers tightly engulfing numerous boxes of assorted gifts beneath a tree adorned. That day, of this season, evokes many emotions within us...reactions1comment
When/how it beganIt was August of '82. I was almost 22, preparing to be married in just a few weeks. One day I woke up with a shooting pain in my eye...reactions3comments
Fundraising 101-Get your Walk OnIt is still quite early to be thinking about the annual MS walk scheduled each spring. Or is it? This will be my third year participating in my local MS...reactionscomments
What helps me with remitting-relapsing symptomsI am an artist with MS and find that my work keeps my mind off my illness most of the time, so it's very therapeutic for me. I paint pet...reactionscomments
My MS Daring DisguisePicture this…a warm smile, a coy grin, lovely hair well-coiffed, flawless make-up, and a figure and form sporting casual chic or dressed to the nines. Our life with Multiple Sclerosis...reactions5comments
My MS StoryMy name is Clay Monroe and I am a 31 year old husband and father of 3. I was in the United Stated Navy for 4 years. After serving on...reactionscomments
My StoryIn 2008 I was in an auto accident. I’ve had problems since that day. I saw two pain management doctors and was not any better. My doctor ordered an MRI...reactions2comments
Fighting MS~When it's not your disease but your mothersThe article you are about to read was not written by me, but rather by my oldest son, Caleb. He is 24 and also works in healthcare as an EMT...reactions4comments
Married to an MS patientMy wife was diagnosed with MS in Mar 2013. What started as some minor back pain, which we thought was just a strain, evolved into pain that moved across her...reactions4comments
The day my life changed Forever (but I think it is for the BETTER)I was 21, and went into the hospital on May 2nd 1991 for ten days of diagnostic testing. That was NOT the "Exact" diagnosis date, but it was the date...reactions6comments
The FridayI was sitting in my car in front of the neurologists' office. It was mid-November 2010 and I had been told by these lovely people that I had MS. Actually...reactionscomments
A Season of Two Gifts And thus it begins again. This season that is filled with feelings of anticipation, excitement and expectations. Oh, and let me not forget to mention those additional feelings of anxiety...reactions4comments
If I must be the dr why don't I get paid like a dr?I am new to MS, just diagnosed in May this year although tested in February. I had a follow up MRI in August and was told that there wasn't any...reactions5comments
I’ll Miss You, PatrickIt was with great sadness this week that I learned of Patrick Leer’s death. He passed away at home in the presence of his daughter, Megan, after battling unsuccessfully lung...reactions4comments
Not expectingWhen I was 14 winter was coming so my mom was talking about getting a flu shot. I thought that'd be a good idea especially with being in school. So...reactions1comment
MS, no way!I hate to be negative, but I'm not adjusting well to my MS and I've had it 18 yrs. At least 18 yrs ago I was dx'd with MS. I...reactionscomments
Living with MS for 14 years.I have MS for the past 14 years. I was diagnosed May 20 1999. It was not easy I couldn't walk without a walker and do what I just normally...reactionscomments