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5 Things Not to Say to Someone That Has MS86

5 Things Not to Say to Someone That Has MS

As someone with multiple sclerosis, I've discovered that one of the most interesting aspects of the disease is that it makes people around you say dumb things. This is to be expected, I suppose. Most people don't know much about the disease, and...

3 comments    multiple sclerosis
When a Loved One Has MS83

When a Loved One Has MS

When I was finally diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2010, my first reaction was, strangely enough, relief. After years of specialists and medical tests for symptoms with no apparent cause or cure, I finally knew what was going on. My relief was...

7 comments    multiple sclerosis
MS and Memory Problems: 7 Tips for Coping86

MS and Memory Problems: 7 Tips for Coping

Multiple sclerosis affects everyone who has it differently. For me, while the physical problems are certainly challenging, the hardest symptoms to cope with have been cognitive issues, such as concentration, information processing, planning and...

4 comments    multiple sclerosis
A (not so) Hot Early Arizona Summer79

A (not so) Hot Early Arizona Summer

I have gone on at length in past blogs on the deleterious effect of heat on the multipli-scleritic backpacker, particularly me. It is enervating and downright exhausting. It is the reason why, over the last five years or so, I have fled my home...

0 comments    multiple sclerosis robert felix
Inside M.S75

Inside M.S

Of course the most difficult challenges in life are our own. You see and hear many things about M.S., perhaps you've walked 20 miles a day for three days to raise money for the research and eradication of this insidious dis-order. It is a dis-order...

1 comment    diagnosis multiple sclerosis nmss
Optic neuritis symptoms79

Optic neuritis symptoms

Optic neuritis remains as one of the common causes of sudden blindness. This hub will provide information about this disorder such as what is optic neuritis, what are the causes of optic neuritis, what are the signs and symptoms of optic neuritis, what are the pathology of optic neuritis, what are the treatment of optic neuritis, is the sudden blindness reversible and what are the complications and prognosis of optic neuritis.

0 comments    multiple sclerosis optic nerve
Invisible Oppressor83

Invisible Oppressor

Invisible Oppressor is a piece of dark poetry that is meant to represent the internal struggles one faces when suffering from an "Invisible Illness", such as: FMS/ CFS/ ME, (Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome -aka- Myalgic Encephalomyelitis), Lupus, RA- Rheumatoid Arthritis, & all autoimmune related disorders that cannot be detected outwardly. "Ravaged mind; Stolen thoughts & memories", refers to what has been coined, "Fibro Fog" in the FMS community & it refers to Cognitive dysfunction.

18 comments    depression mental illness me
Colorado or Bust68

Colorado or Bust

Geoff and I are leaving for a road trip to Colorado this coming Friday. We are house hunting with our local realtor Linda. Geoff is my husband of 17 years, he has Multiple Sclerosis and is disabled due to the severity of the disease. We are moving...

5 comments    family children travel
Is 'Handicapped' An Offensive Word?64

Is 'Handicapped' An Offensive Word?

'Handicapped' is not an offensive word.

5 comments    disability multiple sclerosis ms
A Great Day!63

A Great Day!

A poem about walking in the charitible MS Walk in honor of a great Mom who has multiple sclerosis.

19 comments    poetry mom a great day
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