Anxiety & PTSD
“I’m losing my mind,” she told the doctor after months of out-of-control thoughts. A trigger caused an unending flashback to a traumatic event decades since…
Panic Attacks
Sitting next to my husband on the couch after work watching our favorite comedy I suddenly felt fear run through my body. Anxious, my thoughts…
Seeking Help for Anxiety
Have you lost control of your thoughts? Are physical reactions to worrying becoming a problem such as muscle tension, digestive problems, fatigue due to lost…
Self-Help for Anxiety
Intrusive, persistent or obsessive thoughts, worrying, insomnia, catching one’s self lost in negative, unproductive or hypothetical conversations about how to handle an upcoming situation or…
PML Scare
The pain started behind my right ear and was limited to occasional intense throbbing in an area the width of my finger by roughly two…
Prioritizing to Achieve My Goals
It is time for me to take a break from blogging to write my book about Alaska bush life. I thought I could manage writing the…
A Topical Treatment for MS
Nature recently published research from Case Western Reserve University noting mice with multiple sclerosis models have responded positively to systematic administration of athlete’s foot and…
Strange MS Symptoms
Standing at the stove cooking dinner I causally mentioned to my husband, “Imagine this… warm water running through your ankle into your foot.” He looked…
Top Doctor, Dr. Lily Jung Hensen
For all you Atlanta, Georgia followers… Neurology Medical Director from Swedish Medical Center, Dr. Lily Jung-Hensen is coming to Piedmont Health. Neurologist and MS Specialist,…
Ending My Love Affair with Sleeping Pills
Tossing yet another time in bed, listening to my husband and dogs snore, that pesky voice in my head starts talking again, “And exactly why…