MS symptoms: Dogs Serve MS Patient
Sampson and Josie are not service dogs in the sense of the true definition, however in my world they serve in multiple ways. Without these…
Articles by Melissa Cook
MS symptoms: Lemtrada IV Could End Daily Treatment
Imagine receiving an IV for five days one year, three days the next and possibly never needing to take an MS treatment plan again. Sanofi…
MS symptoms: Happy Thanksgiving Followers
Thank-you MS for teaching me patience, appreciation and how to accept help. My gratitude goes out to all of the many people whom have come and…
MS symptoms: Disability is Not a Bundle of Sick Days
Throughout my career in the classroom and as a district administrator in a rural community of Alaska, I dreamed of being able to visit with…
MS symptoms: Waking Up is Hard to Do
Laying in bed having to get up and not wanting to…dragging myself out of bed… feet on the floor… my day has begun. Sound familiar?…
MS symptoms: Rural Challenges
Living in rural Alaska can be seen as an adventure, experiencing life in the last frontier, roughing it like most American’s can never imagine. Living…
MS symptoms: Montana Connection
Every now and then I wonder if I came down with MS as a result of residing in Southeast Montana. While living in this isolated…
MS symptoms: Memory Adaptation
Bewildered I ask, “Do I know you?” This occurs so often in my world that I warn new people I might not remember them next…
Plasma Exchange
Plasma exchange is an alternative to corticosteroids for select MS patients. It is costly, time consuming and not an option if corticosteroids are otherwise effective….
MS symptoms: Optic Neuritis & Color Desaturation
The optometrist dimmed the lights, covered my left eye and asked me to read the chart. Switching to my right eye what I beheld was…