Stories

In 2010, I was 19 when paresthesia affected one of my legs. It was a shy beginning of the disease. Even if I fell in the stairs, I wasn't worried...

In just a few weeks it will be my 24th birthday. I can't help but think about how it has been almost a year since I started experiencing MS symptoms...

Several months ago I signed up to attend monthly meetings organized by the MS Society. I've been getting phone calls and emails about the meetings religiously, but blew it off...

As a caregiver for my wife who was diagnosed with MS in 1988, I would like to express my appreciation to all of you who have contributed your stories. Your...

A humorous insight to a single woman’s daily journey living with MS, through the years of progression. I want to start by saying this was not intentional to write a...

I've had sciatica for 5 months on my left side before seeking help from my GP. Had x-rays, nothing showed up. Two days later went to ER as pain was...

Ten years ago my life changed when I woke up one morning and half my face was numb. It felt as though I had gone to the dentist in my...

I know it sounds crazy but MS did save me. I was working in medical field as a radiology tech and endoscopy tech. My husband passed out and had fallen...

I was diagnosed with RRMS in 2009. When I was diagnosed, I was told that I had it for about 15 years according to the lesions. At that time, I...

Diagnosed 11 years ago at age 34 with RRMS. IT HAS NOW SLID INTO SPMS. My mother had it as well. She died last year at 69 after a brutal...

I was finally diagnosed in 2014 after a 4 day coma, unable to breathe on my own. Come to find out I had MS, and my body didn't absorb MEDS...

I live in south Texas only a few short miles to the gorgeous Gulf of Mexico. My heart's desire is to don my swimsuit, sunbathe to a nice golden brown...

I work at the (world-famous!) HIV clinic at San Francisco General Hospital and in 2005 -while working in Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa (teaching doctors and nurses how to use the...

I've had MS for half my life, but this is the first time I am writing about it. Right now I am sitting in my car, in front of the...

After several years of migraines, fatigue, vertigo, pain in hands, tightness in my chest, depression and anxiety, I woke up one morning and couldn't use my hands. They were completely...

Back in the 90's I started going in and out of the hospital. I would be drained of energy, have trouble walking, electric like shock going up and down side...

I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis June 20, 1998. They confirmed it July 31, 1998 on my first anniversary. To this date I am a walking talking miracle; I think...

One of my disorders is called Multiple Sclerosis (MS). The other disorder is called Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) I will always have hope that there will be a cure for...

I was diagnosed in 2006 and have worked hard to compensate for the fatigue and terrible cognitive toll MS has taken on my body and spirit. I recently moved to...

I was diagnosed about 17 years ago. I am very fortunate not to have extreme symptoms and a very loving spouse. My youngest son died from a heroin OD three...