MS Improves with Age – Why?
Melissa Cook in Tucson, Arizona – 1982 Here are my facts: At 15 years old, the doctor said he thought I might have MS, but…
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Can the Sun Prevent MS?
Beating the Odds of MS in the Sun Before you get too excited, if you are old enough to read this article, the protection the…
The Doctor Called It MS
Screenshot of Shift.ms Blog Post 12/9/2021 Shift.ms posted an excerpt from my book, “The Call of the Last Frontier,” on their blog. How lucky am…
Dropped It Again – MS & Hand Grip
My phone after I dropped it AGAIN! “Dang!” I looked down at my phone sitting on the pavement next to my feet. “Not again!” I…
MS Improves with Less Stress
My sister-in-law’s dog, Lizzie. I have always wanted a golden retriever. Not that I haven’t had dogs because I had Sampson, Josie, Solomon, and now…
Yvonne deSousa – MS Blog
Yvonne deSousa (author of MS Madness!) writes a blog about MS with a twist of humor in it. Today, she posted a few of my…
MS-UK Posts “MS & It’s Bag of Tricks” by Melissa Cook
In 1995, MSer Melissa Cook moved her young family to a tiny village in North Alaska with a population of less than 100 Melissa Cook…
Maybe It Isn’t MS
Maybe it isn’t MS; perhaps it’s something else. Since my diagnosis in 1996, the doctors (and me) have blamed MS for anything and everything. In…
WIDE-Eyed at Night & Worried
Nothing takes me down with MS faster than missing my sleep. I can usually do one night of fewer than eight hours, but two in…
The Call of the Last Frontier – Released!
Book Cover In November 2016, I stopped blogging regularly on MSsymptoms.me to allow myself more time to work on my book, The Call of the Last…