My BeginningTuesday, March 11, 2011 I woke up to the bottom of my right foot numb. I actually had an appointment with my General Practitioner that morning, but didn’t mention it...reactions1comment
Raising 2 Beautiful Children by Yourself and MSI was diagnosed in October of 2010 with Multiple Sclerosis. I have been blessed with 2 wonderful children, Deanna is 16 and Michael is 10. I've been single for a...reactions1comment
More blessings than sorrowsWe talk to people and in doing so we find that they become real and have more depth and heart ache than we can imagine. Getting to know people is...reactions2comments
I choose to be happy although I do have MSI was always a bit unsteady on my feet since adulthood. In 1997 my first optic neuritis when I lost sight in the left eye. I wore an eyepatch until...reactions8comments
Do i or don't i?I can't say if I am still convinced, mri shows over 30 leisions and spinal came back positive, (sorry for my spelling cognitive area not working well). I was diagnosed...reactions5comments
LuckyI'm a lucky woman. Lucky in so many ways. Yes, I have MS and have for many years. In retrospect, I've probably had it for at least 35 years. But...reactions3comments
The LabelAbout one year go I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS), an autoimmune disease that affects the brain and central nervous system with each patient challenged in different ways. MS...reactions10comments
The Monster Under My BedSome of us as children see the monster under our bed. Late at night when mom and dad would shut off the lights, I could remember fearing that moment because...reactions2comments
I miss what I used to beI'm now 58. I was diagnosed with MS over ten years ago. In my old life I was a runner, running mini-marathons regularly. I loved to work out - loved...reactions3comments
MS... A Life Sentence :(I started having symptoms in 2009. I was still working and life was good. My symptoms started slowly but progressed rapidly and by January 2010 I had to quit my...reactions2comments
Chronic pain is all I know nowI am almost two years into my diagnosis and I cannot believe what has happened and how our lives have changed... I suffer much pain and other losses from the...reactions2comments
To anyone with MS or has a close friend with MSMy close friend has progressive MS. I'm 43 & she is 41. I want to help her in so many ways; sometimes I feel helpless & let her just cry...reactions14comments
My MS storyI was diagnosed in 2007 at the age of 55 but can trace it back almost 20 years. My youngest daughter had been diagnosed 10 years earlier. Her father, my...reactionscomments
Questioning my MS diagnosisHi everyone My name is Kate and I was diagnosed with MS February of 2011 when I was 30. I woke up and started getting ready for work and noticed...reactions4comments
Living with MSI first came down with MS in 1981, didn't know what it was. I went numb in the legs and torso. It was hard to walk. There were no know...reactions2comments
Once upon a time, long long ago...I'm 58 years young and was diagnosed with RRMS at the tender age of 25-ish, before MRI was being used. Based on multiple factors my GP/PCP tenderly "diagnosed" me -...reactions5comments
Mercury silver dental fillings caused my MS symptomsThe following is my story of having been diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, and the shocking discovery that my MS symptoms were caused by exposure to mercury in the dental office...reactionscomments
Strength isn't everything...I was diagnosed in 2005. I was 25 years old with two small children ages 4 and 5. I was also married at that time for 6 years. I woke...reactions4comments
Quick Progression?My neurologist feels I had a CIS in 2001. I was not diagnosed with this way back then, I was just dismissed by an emergency room as an anomaly. I...reactionscomments
Judy MS StoryI was dx. in 2000 at the age of 55 after twice being in the hospital with what I was told was a stroke. The last time I was in...reactionscomments
