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Sunday, October, 25, 2009

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The Monster Wakes: How MS Came Into Our Home

By Jake Crest Health Expert
As stated in my original post, there must be plenty of caregivers who find themselves in situations much more challenging than that in which I find myself. Mandy, my wife, has relapsing-remitting MS. As implied, it comes and goes. Actually, it comes more often than either of us like. For a long time, when she climbed out of an episode, Mandy would recover nearly 100%. Now we’re quite grateful if and when that happens because it’s happening less and less of the time. These days we’re satisf... Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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Early Intervention in Multiple Sclerosis: Knowledge is Power
By Mandy Crest , Health Expert

...Reaching that diagnosis may take some time because early symptoms can be vague, and there is no... Read more »

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Interview with a Clinical Psychologist
By Merely Me , Health Expert

...from nowhere. It's important to learn to recognise early symptoms and trigger situations. If you... Read more »

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How to Manage MS-Related Spasticity
By Lisa Emrich , Health Expert

SPASTICITY is one of the most common symptoms of multiple sclerosis (MS) that is seen in up to 75%... Read more »

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MS: Work with it, around it, and through it
By Mandy Crest , Health Expert

...roles in life. For me, it was not the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis, but the symptoms, which... Read more »

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Which came first, a diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) or multiple sclerosis (MS)?
By Lisa Emrich , Health Expert

...asking questions about my experience living with both multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid... Read more »

Health Guide

MS symptoms
...Much less commonly, the disease is progressive from the start and symptoms are more or less continuous.Early SymptomsEarly symptoms may include the following:Optic neuritis and other problems in... Read more »
Multiple Sclerosis: Treatment
Patients diagnosed with multiple sclerosis face great uncertainty, since the course of the illness varies so widely among patients. Experts recommend a multidisciplinary approach to the... Read more »
Meet Gina Gunkel
Gina Gunkel is a photographer and author of Incidental Heroes: Disabling Myths about Multiple Sclerosis. Gina’s book is a collection of photographs of people living their everyday lives with... Read more »
How to Use this Site
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS is an autoimmune disease which impacts the nervous system. While there is not yet a cure available, the good news is that new medicines can treat the condition by slowing down the... Read more »
Fibromyalgia: Conditions with Similar Symptoms
...disorder.) Autoimmune diseases, like fibromyalgia, also occur more often in women than in men, and early symptoms are often muscle and joint pain, and fatigue. The following are some autoimmune... Read more »

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