July 19, 2010
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Did you know that an increase in body temperature of only 1 degree (Fahrenheit) can make a difference?

Growing up in sunny Oklahoma, I used to come home to school, put on my bathing...

June 3, 2010
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My primary care doctor (PCP) often asks me how my MS is doing lately. It has been a more prominent feature of our visits during the past year, especially since I battled a urinary tract...

May 18, 2010
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Have you ever wanted to punch somebody in the face just because they were one too many people who admired your "positive attitude"? I have, briefly.

It has taken a lot of work to come...

May 5, 2010
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My best defense in the face of a relapse is the understanding and support of my family and those around me.

We have all come to understand that increased symptoms and relapses are...

April 22, 2010
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It can be a challenge to know where to find and how to evaluate information about multiple sclerosis or any other chronic disease. The first places I turned to were the National MS Society,...

April 6, 2010
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As you know, I live with more than one chronic, autoimmune disease. I have multiple sclerosis AND rheumatoid arthritis. Both diseases cause a variety of symptoms, which can overlap. Sometimes...

March 25, 2010
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On a snowy Saturday, trapped at home, I did something which seemed from another lifetime. I bundled up and ventured outside of my own freewill. I donned an extra pair of sweatpants and a...

March 9, 2010
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I don’t know about you, but it took a while before I learned my body’s signals for the need of rest, before it decided to stop me in my tracks. It is still hard sometimes to avoid getting too...

February 23, 2010
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One of the greatest blessings of having MS has been in meeting some truly wonderful folks who also live with this crappy disease.

I had not been one to join groups or find ways to...

February 10, 2010
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When I first experienced optic neuritis, I was performing backstage with the Baltimore Opera in a production of Tannhäuser. I was blind in one eye, couldn’t drive, and was suffering from the...


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