Articles

Attempting to describe what living with Multiple Sclerosis is like can actually be a very difficult venture. Cognitive problems, limited knowledge about the disease among many people, and the invisible...

The Multiple Sclerosis Association of America (MSAA) is excited to announce the latest edition of our magazine, The Motivator, is now available in print and digital versions! Featuring our cover...

As I write this, it’s been about two weeks since a Staten Island woman, claiming to suffer from Multiple Sclerosis, mowed down and killed two young children in a crosswalk...

These days, you have to know an awful lot to know the right thing to do. People with MS can never know enough about MS. Many of us feel that...

I love movies. I love how they can be used to tell so many different types of stories and evoke so many different kinds of emotions, not only by how...

Many people with Multiple Sclerosis live with a pretty big fear of three letters: PML. The very mention of this acronym, which stands for Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy, can be terrifying to...

Their first video for MultipleSclerosis.net got a lot of attention - and a lot of questions. Kathy Reagan Young of FUMSnow.com and Erin Glace, Pelvic Floor Dysfunction PT, return in...

This article is for undiagnosed people that go to online MS forums, list their symptoms, and ask if they have MS. It’s also for those who track their symptoms, Google...

You think back and it seems like a million years ago, or yesterday. The first Sunday of March 2003, an unusually cold day for that time of year. Despite the...

I was talking to a friend last night, and when she asked me how I was, I answered with my usual reply; “I’m good, just really tired.” It made me...

On the list of symptoms that people don’t always realize are associated with Multiple Sclerosis, pain may be at the top. Chronic pain due to Multiple Sclerosis is a much more...

I receive a lot of questions about bowel, bladder and sexual issues in MS which led me to partnering with a phenomenal pelvic floor dysfunction physical therapist - to write...

Why do we diminish ourselves in relationships? Some self-help authors think it’s all about a lack of self-value and self-confidence. They write books about having happy, fulfilling relationships, emphasizing the...

In the time since I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) I have always worried that I would one day be discriminated against because of my MS. I don’t mean...

The curious trend of complete strangers giving you advice on how to treat your disease. And the new cure sweeping the internet inspires the ultimate challenge. Do you dare take...

This month is National Sleep Awareness Month and the web is filled with all sorts of advice about how to deal with sleep challenges and disorders. Most of it is...

“Look calmly and confidently at the situation. Then step gratefully forward, and make something beautiful, valuable, and meaningful out of it all.” -Ralph Marston About 3 weeks ago, I got...

It’s finally happening: I’m losing weight. High time that pendulum starts favoring the other end of the fulcrum. I was beginning to think the math was failing me. Now, I’ve...

One night while sleeping, I rolled over, partially awake, but with my eyes closed. I noticed something strange: swirls and flashes of greenish light projecting across my eyelids. What could...

Born into a family with a mechanically inclined father, I learned early on about tools. They were necessary to fix what might be the malfunction of a vehicle, an appliance...