Wyoming Jeepers
Melissa Cook, September 2020 – Shoshone National Park, Wyoming
Articles by Melissa Cook
Tecfidera – 5 Year Update
I posted an update for Tecfidera, a video I did in December 2019. I had lost a lot of hair when I first went on…
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…
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…