Whatchagonna do???I was diagnosed with RRMS in 1984, about 2 1/2 months after I got married - I was only 19. I moved from Michigan to Florida with my new husband... By wedabracks1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Having an advocate & supporterI was officially diagnosed 6 years ago at the age of 15. When I was 13 I started experiencing migraines and an MRI showed lesions on my brain and there... By kebel11171 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Dear United HealthcareDear United Healthcare, Nearly one year ago (last April), my entire world was flipped upside down when I saw the "sad face" look on my primary care doctor when he... By jyoung1166 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Every day hope and trying to keep my head above waterEvery day it is a battle for me to stay positive. I am 37. I was diagnosed in '98 with RRMS, and have progressed now to the point of needing... By raburt2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
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... By noellewright002 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
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... By chrissymeschon1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
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... By dawn-swenson7 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
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... By uncledummy6 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments8 comments
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... By theresafoster671 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments5 comments
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... By 1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
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... By delinda5 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments10 comments
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... By oconnor729110 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
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... By bwadams241 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
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... By onyx1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
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... By mitch7scott1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
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... By trevor1121 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments14 comments
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... By mamaw51 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
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... By annpro111 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments4 comments
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... By ann-bissonnette1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
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 -... By 2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments5 comments