Unbaked Christmas Cookies
Brand spanking new cutout cookie cutters sit waiting for me to bake my holiday cookies. Christmas trees and snowflakes with fun sugars and frosting are…
Articles by Melissa Cook
Hurdles of Multiple Sclerosis
Writing my new book on life in Alaska’s bush has not been without its challenges. More than half way through with the first draft (14…
New MS Drugs on the Horizon
With the success news of the new drug, Ocrelizumab, for primary progressive MS, I wondered, “What’s new for relapsing remitting MS?” Turns out there are…
Liar, Liar Pants on Fire
Most MS patients can probably relate to being called a liar. It happened to me in my youth during my first attacks and early days…
Writing My Book
It has been a busy couple of months for me. My blog posts are few and far between because I am in the throws of…
MS Sense of Humor
An old email I found in my research for my book: A funny for you tonight… This evening I burned myself while cooking dinner. No!…
50 First Movies & Drives
As my husband and I drove along a beautiful highway he asked, “Do you remember last time we came here?” No, I don’t remember the…
Progressive Lens & MS Vision
One year my doctor said I should try progressive glasses. If you are young and do not know what progressives are, let me fill you…
Dilemma of New Glasses with MS
Sitting in the optometrist’s chair I wonder to myself, “Why do I even waste my time? I have a stack of glasses at home that…
Probiotics with Tecfidera
“Have you considered taking probiotics?” the doctor replied to my concern about stomach pain and upset with Tecfidera and with that my world has changed….