Tips and Tricks for Making Life a Little Easier with MS: How to Dress for Success when you Have MS

Thank you Denise!  This was excellent information and it hopefully will inspire our readers to know that it is possible to adapt to this disease and to still feel pretty and fashionable. 

Last but not least is advice and shared experience from fellow MS blogger Vicki Bridges who offers her ideas about being fashionable when you have a disability. 

Vicki talks very candidly about her life experiences pertaining to MS and subsequent disability in her blog, Down the MS Path. 

"Look at fashion with a different perspective. Fashion is how you look, but more importantly, fashion is how you feel.

Whether you are newly diagnosed or have been living with MS for years, whether you walk with a steady gait, with an aid, or even spend your waking hours part- or full-time in a scooter or chair, you still wear clothes. You can still be as fashionable as you choose. Your style does not have to betray your chronic condition. Be you, be comfortable, feel pretty, and feel sexy. Fashion should be fun.

However, don't ignore your disability - take it into account if needed when choosing your clothes. Suddenly comfort is a higher priority then ever before and safety is a factor that may not have been previously considered. Watch the length of sleeves and pants and the drape of your skirt. You do not want to become tangled in a brace, walker or wheel.

Flat shoes can be business-like, pretty, and feminine and should definitely be considered if you have a balance problem. Stilettos, or heels of any height and width, are often a risk and sometimes just awkward -- not a pretty site and definitely not professional.   You specifically mentioned shoes, so here is a post about the last time I wore high heels entitled, "Walking in my Sassy Shoes."  

Thank you so much for this Vicki.  I am sure your suggestions and story will help others out there who face the challenge of living with MS.

If any of you have suggestions or tips to share please do chime in with a comment or two or three!  We always love to hear from our readers.  I hope this information was helpful to you and we will be continuing this series with even more tips for easier living.