Name: Stephen Harris
Type of MS: The bad kind. actually, my neuro thinks i'm on the cusp between Relapsing Remitting and Secondary Progressive, I think and the other neuro I saw last week thinks I am solidly into SP.
Blog link: One Life
When I first met Stephen on-line I was still reeling from my diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis. I didn't know what it meant or what to do or think. One of the ways I coped was to reach out to find others who had this disease. Stephen was one of...
One of the issues that I have been grappling with lately is how this disease has changed the way I view myself. I would like to sit... Read more »
There are 400,000 MSers in the U.S. In 2004, approximately 45% of them were over 55. A Population Tsunami is predicted over the next four... Read more »
It was during my limbo days prior to my official MS diagnosis that I stumbled upon a charismatic lady named Diane J. Standiford. I was... Read more »
Eight years seven months ago, I woke up on a Tuesday morning with globs of vaseline smeared over my right eye. Well, not literally, but... Read more »
If you spend just a moment thinking about it, there are many differences faces of MS. Those persons who are diagnosed with multiple... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
PrognosisMultiple sclerosis is not a fatal disease. Except in rare cases of severe disease, most people with multiple sclerosis have a normal or... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Interferon Beta DrugsInterferons (so-called because they interfere with viral replication) suppress inflammatory factors in the immune system that... Read more »
What is optic neuritis? According to ADAM Medical Encyclopedia, optic neuritis is "inflammation of the optic nerve; it may cause sudden, reduced vision in the affected eye." Though the exact cause is unknown, sudden swelling of the optic nerve...
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