President Obama spoke to a Joint Session of Congress this past week, during which he outlined to the members of the House of Representatives and Senate, as well as the American people, about the alarming direction this country is moving in and presented some bold ideas for turning this direction around. Personally I found his proposals to... Read more
Chronic Pain is not the first symptom that comes to mind when one thinks of MS, however I have come to know many people who have MS that live with pain every day. I have lived with pain since I was 12, unrelated to my MS, and thought this was important to share with you.
While the use of opioids has often been found to be the most... Read more
Many of us with MS live with chronic pain, either from the MS or some other condition we live with, but whatever the cause it is a terrible way to live. I continue to hear people's frustrations, both on this web site and elsewhere, about not being able to find a doctor who can effectively treat their pain. For that reason I have... Read more
In a recent Post, MS or Not MS, I wrote that I was going to see a new neurologist and hoped I would get a diagnosis that would once and for all put a name to what I have been experiencing, and which was diagnosed in 1997 as MS. The neurologist I have been seeing for over ten years, and who made the diagnosis, now has doubts as to... Read more
It was a typical morning in most ways. I got up early, read the Sunday New York Times, or at least part of it, paid a few bills online, and then got dressed and left for Church. It was very cold and windy out so on top of my leather car coat I wrapped a gray wool cape and put on a warm hat and gloves. I always have to bundle up... Read more
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