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Kristin

posted 10/07/2009, comments (2)

Well I did it again.

Last year, around this time I wrote about the MS Challenge Walk (2 days, 50K closer to a cure). Well I just completed my 4th Challenge Walk this past Sunday. I just re-read my post from last years walk and I realized that both people who I mentioned (Joy & Ann - not their real names) participated in the event again. There are SOOOO many repeat... Read more Chevron

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Vicki

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Writer with Progressive MS and severe Osteoporosis

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posted 10/06/2009, comments (2)

Mobility Aids and MS: Wheelchairs

In this series of articles about mobility aids, I have already covered walking aids. Now it is time to delve into the scary stuff — wheelchairs. The question of wheelchairs is with you from the beginning. When diagnosed with MS, one of the first questions that comes to mind is, "Will I be in a wheelchair?" Chances are your doctor did not... Read more Chevron

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Lisa Emrich

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Musician, Patient Advocate, and Founder - Carnival of MS Bloggers

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posted 10/06/2009, comments (4)

Positive Steps to Take When You are Stressed and Depressed

At the time my depression returned during graduate school, I was also extremely stressed while maintaining a schedule of 2 part-time on-campus library jobs, 2 freelance symphony jobs which rehearsed and performed on the weekends at a location over two hours away from campus, and the normal required doctoral coursework. My life was more than... Read more Chevron

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Merely Me

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I am a mother, a writer, and now an MS patient

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posted 10/05/2009, comments (37)

Waiting Room Conversations

Shortly after my diagnosis with Multiple Sclerosis I would be in a public place and see people who I suspected had MS. It was as though I was more oblivious before my diagnosis to people who had difficulty walking, were using a cane, walker, or wheelchair. Now all of a sudden my attention was riveted towards others who were having... Read more Chevron

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Denise Coleman

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posted 10/04/2009, comments (0)

Coping as Individuals

The National Center for Health Statistics reports that over 76 million people live with pain. I was reminded recently that we must not just think of this huge number but of the individuals that comprise it. I met a woman who is living with disabling pain, trying to cope and support herself, even though the Social Security Administration has... Read more Chevron

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