MS for over 20 yearsI've had MS so long I take things as they come. I try to do the best with what I have. But no longer work and they are a pain...reactionscomments
I was 17 It was the second day of my senior year in high school when I really told anyone what was going on. About a week before I had woke up at...reactions4comments
Time Your Battles WellLet me start off by saying that sometimes I have what I call a quirky MS misadventure. A recent pre-nocturnal, unanticipated, escape artist of sort’s incident, which threw me for...reactions5comments
My Relationship with Medical CannabisMy purpose in writing this is to share my experience and relationship with cannabis as an MS suffer. I am "coming out of the closet". I am 59, a mother...reactions12comments
My quick journey from advocate to hospital patientAs a RRMS 47 year old I have years of experience with Multiple Sclerosis. I also have the same with advocacy and activism. Last Wednesday I had the honor of...reactions2comments
The Road to diagnosisIt was a cold, dark February morning in 2005 and once again, my eye and facial pain was back. The antibiotics my old GP gave me the week before did...reactionscomments
Staying strongi was diagnosed about 4 yrs ago and other than numb legs i was coping well. i have gone through some horrific stressful times at work recently and it brought...reactionscomments
Challenge MS~Make it Your BlessingThere is not one person I know who asked for MS. I certainly know I didn't! However,I challenge all of you to turn your anger,sadness,bitterness or whatever negative feelings you...reactionscomments
My perspective..My story is….I have had a lot of medical problems in my life so I felt that what I kept experiencing was just going to my normal. I was fatigued...reactionscomments
My Life with MSI was diagnosed with MS in 1998. I had been teaching school for 13 years. A job that I loved! I had gone to college when our two daughters were...reactions6comments
The DiminisherA fading fifteen years it has been since my diagnosis of MS was confirmed. However, little did I realize at the time, my denial of the ever present possibilities of...reactions4comments
Finding InspirationInspiration. With it we can overcome the steepest of obstacles yet without it we are left feeling utterly incapable. While its etiology is as varied and individual as the people...reactions1comment
My experience with what Ashley Ringstaff calls "Cog-fog"NOVEMBER 11, 2013 AT 4:40 PM Cog-fog. Thanks for putting a name to it. It has been difficult to explain to people who are at the receiving end of my...reactions2comments
My story about MS and employment.Many people on this site have expressed the challenges of MS and employment. I would like to add another experience that was not so positive. My initial strategy for dealing...reactions1comment
Frustrated and in PainLet me start by telling you a little bit about myself. Back in I don't know maybe 2003 or 2004, maybe even earlier, I would get this weird tingling feeling...reactionscomments
Stress Isn't BestStress is my honorary four-letter word. Yes, I can count to six and know it’s not necessarily a bad word but if you have MS it can be downright lethal...reactions3comments
Friends and MSWhat would our world be without friends? Spouses and significant others are incredible and they often are among our closest friends, however, friends are invaluable. I've always believed that friendships...reactions2comments
New at all this!!!Yes, I have MS...I woke up on 05/30/13, walked into my kitchen at 5 AM, like I do every morning to make coffee and at just the flip of the...reactions1comment
PainI am a 43 year old female. I have been battling MS for most of my adult life. I wasn't DX'd until 2000. I have a terrible memory, so I...reactionscomments
AmoxicillinHey All Sorry ( I wasn't sure where to post this) I am new to this and was wondering if any of y`all feel better when you take a daily dose...reactions11comments