Stories

In October 1999, I woke up one morning and my feet were numb. Gee, I wonder why? I said. So, I went to the doctor and she asked me a...

Last August I had what I thought was a virus. I was dizzy for over 10 days, my memory was off and felt very foggy. The turning point for me...

Hi, I have been on Avonex for over 12 years. I just got the Pen....Very exciting....no pain....don't know why I waited so long to switch to the pen! It was...

Hi All, I am a British citizen living in Singapore (36yrs old) and was diagnosed with MS 2 days ago. Singapore healthcare has been pretty rubbish considering how much it...

Let me start my explaining that I have two very distinct sides to my personality. On the one hand I am deeply compassionate and patient, I would sacrifice myself in...

While in the Navy, in the early 80's, I started experiencing intense pain and constriction in the left side and chest. The ship's Dr, thought it might be a heart...

I'm 30 years old, and I was diagnosed when I was 27. It's been a wild, crazy trip, and I thought I'd share some things that have been on my...

I was in my mid to late 30's. Had everything going for me. I had a great job working as Acct. office Mgr. at our local Walmart. Got paid very...

I have been living with M.S. for two years now, have constant bladder infections, and vision trouble, but don't really know when I should see my doctor? I seem to...

It all started the last week of January 2011. I was sick off and on for about 2 months. I woke up one day and my feet were prickly, I...

I have had MS for almost six years now. I never went to websites for support, I just learned to live with it day by day. I was diagnosed January...

I am just getting my story out there, hopefully it can be beneficial to others. This took place 2 years ago, and I posted this on another MS site, patientslikeme...

Hi everyone, my name is Maribeth. Just a little over a year ago I was diagnosed with M.S. To say it rocked my world would be an understatement. See before...

Surviving my circumstances and finally learning to 'ACCEPT' them is the defining imperative of my personal MS journey! Being born in 1954, there wasn't much awareness in the general front...

Well, I'm 22 years young now, and was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis when I was 18 years old. The story is a fun one, I think. Here goes: I had...

I'd like to think that's odd. In 1989 I had optic neuritis but didn't see a doctor and the effects went away in about 7 days. In 1990 a friend...

My mother had MS. I tried to understand the disease and learn as much as I could attending her support group meetings, taking trips to her Dr. but I didn't...

Our daughter Siobhan had to do a final project for Psychology Class. She is a senior in HS. She chose to educate and share our personal struggle with MS. She...

Hi I'm a 46yr old guy who first came down with MS when I was 19. The first time I noticed something I was out partying with friends, my left...

I found out when my son was 6months old that I had ms and I was 34. My go misdiagnosed me with sciatica for 4 years prior so I probably...