MS symptoms: MS Patient Burns Hand with Iron
Speaking of burns, I once burned my hand with the steaming water of an iron. Cognitive difficulties resulted in a period of unusual reasoning ability….
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MS symptoms: MS Patient Burns Face
Another headline of my life, “MS Patient Burns Face”. In 1997 I found my hands and face lost their ability to judge temperatures. One night…
MS symptoms: Third Eye Perspective of Multiple Sclerosis
In graduate school it seemed like every class we discussed “the third eye perspective.” This means to see ourselves from other people’s point of view….
MS symptoms: Multiple Sclerosis Happened to More than just Me
It took years before I would realize multiple sclerosis did not just happen to me. It happened to husband, children, parents, sister, extended family, and…
MS symptoms: Sharing My Diagnosis with Others
My children were in early elementary school, too young to understand the situation when I was diagnosis with MS. I don’t even remember if we…
MS symptoms: Connecting the Dots to Previous MS Attacks
Telling my mother of the multiple sclerosis diagnosis was like running for my favorite blanket when I was three. She was shocked but comforting and…
MS symptoms: Reaction to a Diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis
Walking out of the neurologist’s office, my husband and I were dumbfounded by the news. This was nearly twenty years ago meaning we did not…
MS symptoms: Diagnosing MS
My journey to a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis was quick in comparison to others. My right pointer fingertip was tingling. “This is so strange,” I…
MS symptoms: The Reality of MS Pain & Attitude
The reality of multiple sclerosis pain is that it does not control my life. Sure, it slows me down and leaves me unmotivated to do…
MS symptoms: MS Managing Pain
MS pain is not an option. Somethings I have no control over. The level of pain I experience is within my control to some extent….