Stories

My Story Just like any other morning, the purposefully intrusive alarm blared and awakened me from my deep slumber to begin the day. As usual, the bathroom beckoned me incessantly...

Wow! I sure didn't think that having my children and grandchildren here to open presents for Christmas and having a small dinner would effect me the way it did. Because...

I have had back issues for about nine years. I noticed about two years ago my legs and feet were always numb. My back doctor said it could be MS...

I’m not a professional actor, but I put on one heck of a performance at work. You see, I have MS and I am afraid of my coworkers finding out...

Isn’t it great that we have this wonderful forum to share our thoughts and feelings – many stories only MS patients will understand? Diagnosed with PPMS years ago, I have...

I am a insomniac and have been for 25 years. 1990, complete mental collapse resulting in hospital treatment and referred to psychiatrist. After relating my life history I was diagnosed...

Unfortunately, Trigeminal Neuralgia seems to hit a lot of us with MS, especially those of us with lesions in our cervical spine. In layman's terms, it happens when lesions form...

Like many diseases, multiple sclerosis does not have a certain "look", nor does it affect only a certain "people". Too often, I receive comments from people that center around this...

I am determined not to let this disease define who I am but it does define what I am fighting through my diet and exercise regimen. I love baseball (the...

I don't know if it's because today is the shortest day of the year or I'm not feeling well or that I'm exhausted or that I'm sad that Christmas is...

Hello! I woke up one day in June of 2016 to zero mobility in my left leg. I have went through 4 MRI'S, had my blood tested for approximately 30...

What kind of day is it? Is it a “need to hibernate” kind of day or a “life is good” kind of day? The instability and emotional roller coaster of...

I was a teacher of handicapped students since 1992 when I graduated from college. I had two young children and a wonderful husband who supported me through my mother passing...

The general public seems to think if you have MS and are on medication, then you are a drug addict. I take five (5) MILLIGRAMS of Hydrocodone 2-3 times a...

I just read a story about fatigue from a gentleman named Devin. If only I could fit that awesome article on a post it note. I would keep one stuck...

Ask my daughter or anyone who knows me well and they’ll be certain of one thing I’ve always loved doing. See, I love watching documentaries (courtesy of Netflix of course)...

I started feeling ill with what I thought was the flu. The normal flu like symptoms, aching, headache, fever, and just overall ill feeling. What I thought was the flu...

I heard on the news last night the men's football head coach from the University of South Carolina answering a question about how he felt about playing football on Thanksgiving...

Listen...I love my people. My friends and my family. I love them with all of my heart. I've lost some along the way as we all have and I don't...

The time has come to seek your help with what I believe is taking me down for the last time. Backstory - my first attack was during a record heat...