Stories

Lately I've been thinking about the similarities of feeling nostalgic and the feelings of missing the old me before MS. As I've gotten older I do occasionally think about things...

5 months after I completed a marathon, I was dx'd with RRMS, and when I swore off marathoning again when! I crossed the finish line, this new one with MS...

It’s been a hard year, so far. I’ve been in the hospital five times and am ending my fourth rehab stay. I live with secondary progressive MS and I continue...

Got a Letter from my employment that they're closing shop! This coming after 3 months of watching my father die a slow death on life support in November! Took time...

The experience of multiple sclerosis so far is a very strange experience that has taught me that the human body works in a different and strange way and the more...

Have you been having mood swings lately or feeling like whatever you do just isn't good enough? You're not alone. I have days that I am highly motivated and I...

Despite living with MS almost 30 years, I am sometimes surprised by my symptoms. I received an “MS surprise” a few days ago in Target. I knew it was a...

I used to write letters all the time and found myself caught up in the tech world of texting, facebooking, etc. Gradually my journaling and letter writing fell by the...

I'm a human being that doesn’t like to ask for help, I like to work myself to get what I want. I graduated from high school and when I didn't...

As a child my room started spinning, I could not make it stop, very scary stuff. When I started crying it made it worse, really scary stuff. I found if...

Does MS cause anxiety? I see that question a lot from people. I also see things like: "Has your anxiety gotten worse with MS?" "What causes anxiety?" and so many...

I realised it's been 5 months since my last post, so I thought I'd give an update after the last few months of a total rollercoaster of emotions. After getting...

Spasticity is a common complaint with multiple sclerosis. After almost two decades since being diagnosed, I am so fortunate to have avoided obvious spasticity or contractures in my limbs. I...

I have RRMS and I am quite a private person who has never posted anything on Facebook or any other social media site. I cook badly so wouldn’t get many...

We see celebrities with MS now and the public at large has had these images of celebrities with MS painting a false narrative in most cases. Most don't show the...

With the heat, no one understands how I feel. I’m tired all the time and don’t feel good. I don’t want to do anything. I know they want me to...

The way I see it, looking at almost all of the posts, I find a very common obstacle. I have been living with MS since December of '85. What does...

I was blessed with a very active life until I started falling into other participants on the racecourse. Fortunately I had physicians on my team that recognized a “problem”. I...

Do you ever feel lonely in a room full of people? Do you ever wake up feeling great, and anticipate a good day with lots of accomplishments, only to find...

First off, I'm in a pretty good place right now. I say that with caution because it is a complex and touchy statement. I'll try my best to clarify in...