I Saw My Cane Today
Returning the vacuum cleaner to the closet, the front wheels caught on something that had fallen out of place. As I rearranged a number of…
Encourage
Electronic Auto-injector for MS Patients on Betaseron
Ten years of giving my own shots provides me insight into the struggles experienced by individuals assigned to self-administer injectable medications for multiple sclerosis. There…
Disease Can’t Stop Me
Need a boost to your morale? Feeling down about multiple sclerosis chronic illness? Check out “Disease Can’t Stop Me” by Dave Gay at http://www.diseasecantstopme.com/. Each…
Volunteering Despite Disabilities
Years ago I unconsciously believed being disabled meant that I was sick and couldn’t participate in regular activities of life. I was wrong. I’m so…
First Drug for PPMS Possible
Is there hope for a primary progressive multiple sclerosis treatment? Researchers are pretty excited about Ocrelizumab for PPMS. This drug has sent researchers over the…
Doc Terry Martin Supports Caregivers
It is way too easy to get caught up the issues faced by someone who is sick with multiple sclerosis or some other debilitating disease…
Sometimes It’s Not MS
How many times does multiple sclerosis receive the blame for something it didn’t do? I bet, a lot. In fact, my doctor recently wrote in…
Tecfidera, Stomach Pain & Headaches
Recently I went in for an MRI worried that I may have PML due to a prolonged, months-long headache. In the past month the headaches…
MS, Anxiety & Stress Management
Richard Lazarus defined stress as “a condition or feeling experienced when a person perceives that demands exceed the personal and social resources the individual is…
Panic Attacks
Sitting next to my husband on the couch after work watching our favorite comedy I suddenly felt fear run through my body. Anxious, my thoughts…