MS symptoms: Symptoms Go Unmentioned
MS can be all day, every day or here now and gone in twenty minutes. It can be wildly unpredictable and amazingly right on schedule….
Articles by Melissa Cook
MS symptoms: Caregiver Awakening
I’m ashamed to admit when diagnosed with MS my first thoughts were about me, my future and total fear of the unknown. I knew my…
MS symptoms: Employer Notification of MS
If and when to inform my employers of my MS was never straight-forward. MS surprised me in my first year of teaching; I was just…
MS symptoms: Sick Time Hoarder
One could have called me a sick time hoarder. Despite having MS with disabling issues, I seldom, if ever, missed work. Using sick days would…
MS symptoms: Needle Phobia
When I heard the news that I would be taking shots for the rest of my life, I nearly fainted. Needle phobia is an excellent…
MS symptoms: Canes of My Life
The good news is I don’t always need a cane. They come in handy when I travel, shop for longer periods of time, when fatigue…
MS symptoms: MS Patient Found on Rural Road
“MS Patient Found on Rural Road” could be the caption of a story in the Prince of Wales Island newspaper, “Island News.” I wouldn’t say…
MS symptoms: Looking Back at What Might Have Been
The realization that my career was over caused me serious disappointment. I had achieved the point I wanted to be in, ready to spread my…
MS symptoms: Gileyna Cough
The coughing began two weeks following my first dose of Gilenya. At first I thought I was sick. Then the cough progressed causing periods of…
MS symptoms: Pets with Neurological Disorders
Have you heard that pet owners sometimes look like their pets? How about pets get similar diseases as their owners? I looked into this because…