I choose to be happy although I do have MSI was always a bit unsteady on my feet since adulthood. In 1997 my first optic neuritis when I lost sight in the left eye. I wore an eyepatch until... By uncledummy6 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments8 comments
Do i or don't i?I can't say if I am still convinced, mri shows over 30 leisions and spinal came back positive, (sorry for my spelling cognitive area not working well). I was diagnosed... By theresafoster671 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments5 comments
LuckyI'm a lucky woman. Lucky in so many ways. Yes, I have MS and have for many years. In retrospect, I've probably had it for at least 35 years. But... By 1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
The LabelAbout one year go I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS), an autoimmune disease that affects the brain and central nervous system with each patient challenged in different ways. MS... By delinda5 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments10 comments
The Monster Under My BedSome of us as children see the monster under our bed. Late at night when mom and dad would shut off the lights, I could remember fearing that moment because... By oconnor729110 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
I miss what I used to beI'm now 58. I was diagnosed with MS over ten years ago. In my old life I was a runner, running mini-marathons regularly. I loved to work out - loved... By bwadams241 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
MS... A Life Sentence :(I started having symptoms in 2009. I was still working and life was good. My symptoms started slowly but progressed rapidly and by January 2010 I had to quit my... By onyx1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Chronic pain is all I know nowI am almost two years into my diagnosis and I cannot believe what has happened and how our lives have changed... I suffer much pain and other losses from the... By mitch7scott1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
To anyone with MS or has a close friend with MSMy close friend has progressive MS. I'm 43 & she is 41. I want to help her in so many ways; sometimes I feel helpless & let her just cry... By trevor1121 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments14 comments
My MS storyI was diagnosed in 2007 at the age of 55 but can trace it back almost 20 years. My youngest daughter had been diagnosed 10 years earlier. Her father, my... By mamaw51 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Questioning my MS diagnosisHi everyone My name is Kate and I was diagnosed with MS February of 2011 when I was 30. I woke up and started getting ready for work and noticed... By annpro111 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Living with MSI first came down with MS in 1981, didn't know what it was. I went numb in the legs and torso. It was hard to walk. There were no know... By ann-bissonnette1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Once upon a time, long long ago...I'm 58 years young and was diagnosed with RRMS at the tender age of 25-ish, before MRI was being used. Based on multiple factors my GP/PCP tenderly "diagnosed" me -... By 2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments5 comments
Mercury silver dental fillings caused my MS symptomsThe following is my story of having been diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, and the shocking discovery that my MS symptoms were caused by exposure to mercury in the dental office... By frekoss2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Strength isn't everything...I was diagnosed in 2005. I was 25 years old with two small children ages 4 and 5. I was also married at that time for 6 years. I woke... By kynamarie242 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Quick Progression?My neurologist feels I had a CIS in 2001. I was not diagnosed with this way back then, I was just dismissed by an emergency room as an anomaly. I... By daneen2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Judy MS StoryI was dx. in 2000 at the age of 55 after twice being in the hospital with what I was told was a stroke. The last time I was in... By judy-porcelli1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
To MRI Or Not To MRI....In the past 3 weeks I have finally been feeling almost back to my old self. Spending time with my husband and son, laughing, sitting up and most days pain... By knovak755 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
You don't think straight...I moved to Florida in 2003. I had just graduated from a 4 year nursing school. I was proud of myself because being 48 made all that college stuff hard... By anglgrl581 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
The PurposeDiagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis at age 23, I was terrified and uncertain about my future. I still remember the day as if it were yesterday, the vision burned in my... By annenajera3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments