MS symptoms: Symptoms Go Unmentioned
MS can be all day, every day or here now and gone in twenty minutes. It can be wildly unpredictable and amazingly right on schedule….
MS symptoms: Caregiver Awakening
I’m ashamed to admit when diagnosed with MS my first thoughts were about me, my future and total fear of the unknown. I knew my…
MS symptoms: Employer Notification of MS
If and when to inform my employers of my MS was never straight-forward. MS surprised me in my first year of teaching; I was just…
MS symptoms: Sick Time Hoarder
One could have called me a sick time hoarder. Despite having MS with disabling issues, I seldom, if ever, missed work. Using sick days would…
MS symptoms: Needle Phobia
When I heard the news that I would be taking shots for the rest of my life, I nearly fainted. Needle phobia is an excellent…
MS symptoms: Canes of My Life
The good news is I don’t always need a cane. They come in handy when I travel, shop for longer periods of time, when fatigue…
MS symptoms: MS Patient Found on Rural Road
“MS Patient Found on Rural Road” could be the caption of a story in the Prince of Wales Island newspaper, “Island News.” I wouldn’t say…
MS symptoms: Looking Back at What Might Have Been
The realization that my career was over caused me serious disappointment. I had achieved the point I wanted to be in, ready to spread my…
MS symptoms: Gileyna Cough
The coughing began two weeks following my first dose of Gilenya. At first I thought I was sick. Then the cough progressed causing periods of…
MS symptoms: Pets with Neurological Disorders
Have you heard that pet owners sometimes look like their pets? How about pets get similar diseases as their owners? I looked into this because…