Multiple Sclerosis - People Who Are Living With Multiple Sclerosis

Julie

Married with two teenagers. Working full time. Diagnosed in 2003.

posted 11/23/2009, comments (2)

Holidays are here

Here come the holidays! Warm and comforting, family and visitors, shopping and cooking, hectic and tiring. Yes, it's a bit of everything. We have some family arriving this week, staying for several days. I'm looking forward to the visit and also feeling my stress level rise a bit too. I need to get the spare room ready, fresh sheets on the beds... Read more Chevron

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Sherry O

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50 yrs. , married 26yrs., 2 boys 16 & 14 yrs. A.H.T./Soc. Service

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posted 11/15/2009, comments (0)

Canadian Health System

Awhile back, Merely Me asked if I would share some info. about the Canadian Health Care System. I am happy to try and help with understanding the Canadian health care system, hope it helps! Our taxes are paid on 3 levels; 1. (The Mayor is highest-ranking office of each city.) Municipal, which you pay based on... Read more Chevron

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George Jelinek

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Medical Professor, medical journal editor, book author

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posted 11/13/2009, comments (5)

It is possible to stay well after a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis

My mother died of MS in 1981. Towards the end of her life, she was totally incapacitated, unable to feed or care for herself. I was diagnosed with MS in 1999. I was determined that this was not going to be my fate. Fortunately, my career as a Professor in Emergency Medicine and background as Editor-in-Chief of a major medical journal gave me the... Read more Chevron

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Amy Gurowitz

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Writer, Instructional Designer, Non-Profit Founder, Dx in 1988

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posted 11/11/2009, comments (9)

Living, Learning, Coping

When I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis on my 20th birthday in 1988, I tried to find answers. At the time, the resources were limited to books and all I found were frightening generalities with words like progressive and degenerative that stopped me in my tracks. Back then, not much was known about MS and without disease modifying drugs of... Read more Chevron

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BigCthenMS

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stay-at-home mom pre-k teacher retired after symptoms worsened

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posted 11/06/2009, comments (5)

Diagnosis...MS

Hello, I was diagnosed with MS at the age of 48. The diagnosis came after having 6 chemo treatments and 30 radiation treatments for breast cancer. After the radiation, I started having a little twitching with the left leg. A few weeks later, my left eye started going fuzzy. I went to the opthalmologist, and he diagnosed me with... Read more Chevron

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