Recognizing Time Constraints
Coming Back Soon!! I am taking the month of October off for the following reasons: 1. I want to a write short book of memories…
MS symptoms: MS & Hair Loss
Looking at my feet I see the water filling up in the tub again. It happens every time I shower. I know the cause but…
MS symptoms: Sleep Disorders Maybe a Hidden Epidemic for MSers
The University of California recently released a new study concluding, “Widely undiagnosed sleep disorders may be the root of the most common and disabling symptom…
MS symptoms: Tooth Pain from MS?
For years now I have had tooth pain that moves around my mouth. One night it is this tooth the next night it is that…
MS symptoms: Celebrating Our Successes in Life
I once read a book about a character with a dream to climb the mountain by his valley. One day he decided go for it!…
MS symptoms: Controlling Fear & Anxiety
When that sense of fear sinks deep inside of me I have learned to ask myself, “What are you afraid of?” The panic attack has…
MS symptoms: Fear of the Future
Fear took over me the first few months of my being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. One symptom turned into two and then three. I tingled,…
MS symptoms: Letter to Newbie MS Patient
Recently I had a new, fairly young MS patient contact me with questions and concerns about her disease. Here is the letter I sent to…
MS symptoms: Coping with Depression & Anxiety with Multiple Sclerosis
MS patients experience increased episodes of depression and anxiety due to their coping with the illness as well as changes in the brain chemically. Life…
MS symptoms: Insomnia & Multiple Sclerosis
Last night I laid awake again. Sleep issues are common for people with multiple sclerosis. I take Trazadone for sleep but have been reducing my…