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Musician, Patient Advocate, Author of 'Brass and Ivory' blog, and Founder of the 'Carnival of MS Bloggers'
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Preparing for Your Doctor's Visit

If you live with MS, you will see the inside of a doctor's office more often than you might prefer. It is part of living with any chronic disease. My neurologist likes to see his patients at regular intervals and the longest I've gone between scheduled appointments was six months. Visits were much more frequent during the first year.   A... Read moreChevron
posted 11/17/2011, comments (4)|
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When Multiple Sclerosis Strikes a Sibling

Guest Post by Jessica T.   Five years ago, my brother was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. It came as a complete surprise to the entire family; none of us had ever even heard of the disease. We couldn't understand why an otherwise healthy young man would suddenly get the disease. Was it genetic? Nobody in our family had ever been diagnosed... Read moreChevron
posted 11/17/2011, comments (0)|
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I have had MS for 25+ years and am a trained Peer Resource for Shared Solutions for Copaxone. I am a recent graduate of the Alfus Patient Advocate Certificate Program from The University of Miami. My mission is to "pay it forward" by helping others with MS and other autoimmune diseases.
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Coping with MS - My Three Mechanisms

Coping with my MS has been a long road, with many twists and turns.  My coping mechanisms have changed according to my age, naïveté (which has disappeared!) and knowledge.    25 years ago, with no Internet, cell phones or cable television, getting information about MS was difficult (remember snail mail?) so learning to... Read moreChevron
posted 11/16/2011, comments (3)|
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We are a married couple who both have MS. Dan’s is RRMS, Jennifer’s is SPMS.
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How is Your Family Impacted by Your MS?

I remember sitting at work and calling my mom to tell her what the radiologist had concluded. He wrote in his report that what was causing the numbness in my hands, feet and chest was “most likely Multiple Sclerosis.”   Speaking such a sentence triggered simultaneous sobbing between me in Michigan and her in Iowa. It was news we... Read moreChevron
posted 11/15/2011, comment (1)|
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Writer with Progressive MS and severe Osteoporosis
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Hope and MS: Question of the Week

What does hope mean to you?Many of us here on Health Central write about tough subjects. MS has taught us that life is not always easy, and it is certainly not predictable.Often, when I write about a difficult subject, whether it is my own story or essay, or in response to a question, I end with “There is always hope.” I believe that... Read moreChevron
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