Stories

I was diagnosed August 2008 with RRMS. Since that time I have had my ups and downs but always pushed through it. Always lived my life with 110% energy. Every...

Here comes the holidays again. I can't shake this feeling of doom, to everyone else I'm normal. I was diagnosed in 2012 these past 2 1/2 years has been strange...

I was diagnosed with MS in 2007. From the day forward I have refused to let it ru left me. Does that mean I don't experience any of the symptoms...

Have you ever noticed that when they talk about MS and fatigue - they talk about spoons? I have a hard time relating to this. I guess being a teacher...

I was diagnosed in 2006 at 52 years old. I was having problems and admitted to hospital with stroke symptoms, but all the test were coming back as not enough...

I found out I had MS 15 years ago. Since then my life has changed to say the least. I have been on Betaseron, then Avonex, then Rebif and back...

Diagnosed 2003 in hindsight had symptoms for a few years prior. Have SPMS had 2 UTI's last one significant very sick 8 wks in hospital 3 days ICU!! Had Rebif...

I was diagnosed in 1983. I'd had symptoms for about 6 yrs before that. So I've now lived more than half my life with ms. I've learnt a lot. I...

Im starting to lose my battle with my MS...more than half my body is numb... don't know what I'm gonna do... can't work and have no money to survive...we'll see how...

While Multiple Sclerosis is often referred to as a snowflake disease because patients experience such a wide variety of symptoms and problems, there is one issue that is far too...

I was fearless. I had the world by the tail. I knew what I wanted and went after it. I was successful and felt good about my life. A brief...

I had been struggling off and on over about 12 or 13 years with some neurological symptoms that were never severe but they were bad enough to be obvious to...

My daughter began abusing alcohol, after giving up her son in 2008. Having found an enabler, she was already bipolar and schizophrenic. She drank to so much excess, she had...

I was diagnosed with MS on March 8, 2013. It is a day I will never forget. In January, 2013 I was at a family get-together when MS exposed its...

So you go through the lengthy process of getting diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. You suffer through the MRIs, the spinal taps, blood work, and evoked potentials (a test to measure...

Yesterday marks one year since the first IT occurred. I never imagined that IT would lead to a diagnosis of MS. It has taken me 10 months (since diagnosis) to...

I was beginning to wonder if I’d ever see the day … the day when no hair would be caught by the shower drain. TODAY WAS THE DAY!!!! I CANNOT...

I’ve debated for weeks – make that months – about sharing my life as I know it over the last 9 months. (For you smartass guys and girls … NO...

Living with MS can sometimes feel like I'm walking a tightrope, especially when it comes to being around other people. MS is considered an auto-immune disorder; not only does my...

In the spring of '96, I was diagnosed with MS. I really didn't know how to receive the news, but it answered the question as to why I began to...