MSsymptoms.me: Losing Health to Achieve Success in a Career
What do we give up for success in our careers? David Sedaris discussed this topic in his short story, “Laugh, Kookaburra” from his new book,…
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MSsymptoms: Traveling with Multiple Sclerosis
Planning a trip can be a nail-bitting experience for me. Living in Alaska, it is so expensive to go anywhere. Adding to the cost is…
MSsymptoms: National MS Society Scholarship is Open for Applications
The National MS Society is now accepting scholarship applications for the 2015-16 school year. The scholarship amounts are $1,000 and $3,000. Patients with MS and…
I am Not the Illness Claiming My Body
One day I spent the entire morning in research about myself to develop my personal website. Lists of personality traits, goals, objectives, and “Who am…
Recognizing Time Constraints
Coming Back Soon!! I am taking the month of October off for the following reasons: 1. I want to a write short book of memories…
MS symptoms: Celebrating Our Successes in Life
I once read a book about a character with a dream to climb the mountain by his valley. One day he decided go for it!…
MS symptoms: Controlling Fear & Anxiety
When that sense of fear sinks deep inside of me I have learned to ask myself, “What are you afraid of?” The panic attack has…
MS symptoms: Fear of the Future
Fear took over me the first few months of my being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. One symptom turned into two and then three. I tingled,…
MS symptoms: Letter to Newbie MS Patient
Recently I had a new, fairly young MS patient contact me with questions and concerns about her disease. Here is the letter I sent to…
MS symptoms: Crowd Funding Can Help Disabled Patients
When a person is on disability, money often becomes tight. A lost productive income turns into a token pay to keep one from starving. There…