Stories

I was diagnosed in 1990 with PPMS but had to go on long term disability a year and a half after my diagnosis. I have extreme pain and no energy...

I realize I am not the average person suffering from this disease. I am male, 58 when diagnosed, and only been in the hospital once in my life. I live...

I have been affected by numbness that deters my walking. My right knee is numb to the point that I have to use a walker to get around. It is...

Avoiding the risk of embarrassing myself is among many of the challenges associated with living with the MonSter. I have encountered another of them. Whether I am at the infusion...

Quote - Lord Byron: "Always laugh when you can. It is cheap medicine." When did I first become aware of the 'Power of Laughter'? Having been a practicing meditator for...

Well I have a long story as do many of you. I’ve been reading stories for a while now but I feel it’s time to tell mine just to get...

After falling down and laying in the hallway for 3 hours too dizzy to move, I made it to doctor's and all I got was a laugh and a, "Come...

Hi, I was recently told that I have MS. At first, I said, not me. So I went for a second opinion, and they sent for all kinds of testing...

Has anybody ever lost your hearing in both ears, and your voice changed, and your vision got bad overnight? I had this happen to me a year and a half...

I was detected with multiple sclerosis at the age of 46. It was a routine eye checkup and the ophthalmologist asked for an MRI of the brain and spine. After...

Having lived with Primary Progressive MS for 20+ years, I’ve experienced most of the symptoms that make this disease often horrifying. Somehow, I’ve managed to avoid any nerve or other...

I wrote this poem about my MS life for a poetry slam. It turns out the poetry slam had too few what I call poems. Although I did not win...

First, sorry about the spelling, I'll do my best. I am trying to outrun my harsher symptoms. My third opinion, in 2007, was from an MS specialist in a "learning"...

I was diagnosed with MS in the summer of 2009 at the age of 32. I began my journey with a general neurologist. I was absolutely miserable for about the...

Hi everyone. I am a proud "47" year old woman. Sometime days I feel 21, other days 80. 2008: Years after having my son, I developed cystic acne. Nothing seemed...

Hello, I wanted to write a "Good" letter! A letter that told the story of the "Struggle" that comes from having MS - ["Wart's and All"]! A story about "Hope"...

I have been unable to work since last August. My first symptoms was tingling and numbness in my leg. Then it progressed to include my arms and legs. Sometimes I...

I am posting this today because I simply need to vent. I am not looking for advice or suggestions because trust me, I have probably thought of them all. Living...

I had worked very hard since graduating college, and had climbed high up the corporate ladder. I was 36, newly married and was and was looking forward to starting a...

It is strange, but MS has helped my marriage, of 30 years. I used to be totally active, I would go three places a day, and the house was just...