Stories

I first had a problem with my legs after an emergency appendectomy at 29 weeks pregnant. I had other illnesses after. Then at 27 I had a bad but undiagnosed...

I was DX with MS in 2001. I went blind one morning and was rudely catapulted into the wonderful world of MS. It took about 6 months and a whole...

Whoops! When I was lying in a hospital bed after finally admitting I probably had a problem requiring help from doctors, I thought back to what I now know were...

I have 2 boys that went back to school this morning, starting 2nd and 5th grade. They were nervous and excited at the same time, just like their momma. I...

My name is Derek and I have PPMS. I’m a 40 yr old father of 2 extremely wonderful boys, 4 & 6 yrs old. They are my absolute world and...

Hi, my story is all over the place. Starts in about 1995. I was a Manager for a non-profit snack bar. This snack bar was the major source of revenue...

I was reflecting yesterday on how I had a normal groove with my MS and I saw that I live in a bit of a bubble sometimes with my MS...

I'm literally sitting here in tears, why? Well partly because I'm feeling sorry for myself. I'm realizing that my body just can't do what it use to do just a...

So, it’s hurricane season and it’s also MS pain season. I grew up in the Texas panhandle. Amarillo is one of those cities that straddles a county line, half in...

I was diagnosed in 2019 when I suddenly started having difficulty walking and using my hands, but it all started at least ten years before. I woke up one morning...

My story is long so I’m going to try to condense it as much as possible. I’ll start with being sexually abused by a family member when I was just...

Three weeks ago, I had a non-damaging (ND) flare (I dislike the term ‘pseudo’). My feet and legs began to go numb at the same time my scalp was tingling...

My MS journey, and I witness and see for many, is a narrative about doors closing. Having to leave my job because I wasn't able to cope, and stopping aerobic...

Through the eyes of Emma Having a parent with Multiple Sclerosis doesn’t just affect them. It affects everyone who loves them, especially their children. My mom showed me that no...

For the past five years, I have dealt with debilitating full-body pain due to the damage to my brain and spine caused by multiple sclerosis (MS). Chronic pain was something...

So back in 2012, before I was diagnosed with MS, I was diagnosed with a host of other stuff. I managed to get sick or had an infection and my...

First, I’ll start off by saying I’m not dissing my other providers: my PCP is the best MD I’ve ever encountered, and I’m comfortable with my Neurologist, while recognizing she...

Hello my name is Penny. I was diagnosed with something called transverse myelitis back in 2006 and what that is is its inflammation of your spinal cord on both sides...

Well, to start I have been working with a local fire department for 24 years and I have recently retired but am still able to stay an extra 8 years...

We've heard it before. Something happens, a near-death experience, an illness, tragic accident, instant life changes, or loss of a loved one-that forces people to take a metamorphic journey. Without...