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Julie

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

posted 07/25/2008, comments (0)

Losing my mind, and my pride

Like a tired two-year-old child, sometimes my MS behaves badly in public. When my kids did this, it was usually in the middle of a grocery store and I would be both embarrassed and frustrated. When I was a young mother, it took several of those embarrassing moments to occur before I began to develop strategies to deal with those tantrums. The... Read more Chevron

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Mandy Crest

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posted 07/25/2008, comments (0)

Your Health is on the Line

You see the ads in magazines and you see them on late night television. If you surf the internet for “multiple sclerosis,” you are inundated with them. “What your doctor won't tell you... there IS a cure for MS... this supplement will get you out of that wheelchair!”The videos are there for all the world to see. The patient... Read more Chevron

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Dr. Kantor

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posted 07/23/2008, comments (0)

Avoiding Summertime Blues

Concerts! Family! Vacation! Festivals! What do you do if all these things just don't carry the same excitement for you as they used to and as they do for those around you? No longer finding enjoyment in things that used to excite you and not feeling like being around those close to you, may be signs of depression. Depression affects millions... Read more Chevron

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Mandy Crest

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posted 07/22/2008, comments (2)

Are You Disabled?

Marriam-Webster OnLine defines the word disabled as: “incapacitated by illness or injury; also : physically or mentally impaired in a way that substantially limits activity especially in relation to employment or education”Am I disabled? Are you? The definition sounds fairly cut and dry, but when I try to apply it to my own life,... Read more Chevron

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Julie

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posted 07/22/2008, comments (3)

High on Work

The pain was intense - shooting, burning and leaving my arm trembling. I would sit at my desk panting after each wave hit me. And they were hitting me more than a dozen times, some days a hundred times, a day. I think I actually wimpered a couple of times. Being at work was ridiculous because I wasn't getting anything accomplished. I... Read more Chevron

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