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Vicki on Multiple Sclerosis
Thursday, May 12 2011
Less than 1 percent of the US population has Urinary Incontinence (UI). For those with MS, however, it affects over 80 percent of us. Why is there such a difference? In MS, because the nervous system is affected, signals do not travel correctly to and from the brain and the nerves that control proper functioning of the bladder.... Read more
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Vicki on Multiple Sclerosis
Wednesday, May 11 2011
Do you have an emergency plan in the event of a catastrophe?Whether at home or at work, there may be a time when you will need to get out fast. Remember the fire drills during school? That is the type of thing I’m talking about. There may be a fire, a shooting, a flood, or a tornado.
Sometimes there is enough... Read more
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Vicki on Multiple Sclerosis
Wednesday, April 20 2011
“Do you know what my favorite part of the game is? The opportunity to play.”
~ Michael Singletary
I started thinking about exercise and sports when I was looking through an Ability magazine. I saw an invitation announcement for the Paralympic Leadership Conference (April 29 - May 2, 2011).I started thinking about Paralympics and how it... Read more
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Vicki on Multiple Sclerosis
Tuesday, April 05 2011
What does quality of life mean to you?Each of us has our own opinion of what quality of life means. It is general well-being and physical and mental health. It seems “quality of life” means many things and it is affected by many factors that make it difficult to be defined or measured beyond each person’s perception.Surprisingly,... Read more
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Vicki on Multiple Sclerosis
Saturday, April 02 2011
Fear is not listed as an MS symptom, but it could be. Many of the questions and posts submitted here on Health Central show degrees of uncertainty when facing life with such a complicated condition as MS. There are so many possible symptoms, symptom clusters, and locations where they can show up. I think the worst MS symptom is unpredictability,... Read more
