Health Expert Amy Gurowitz shares health management news and commentary at HealthCentral.com. HealthCentral.com is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/93851/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/93851/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/93851/index http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/c/93851/150917/adams Mon, 05 Mar 2012 17:05:00 -0500 Amy Gurowitz My daughter wrote this song for me about my MS. I'm watching it with the regularity of my morning pills. Thought you might enjoy it too~   Watch the Video Here: "MS You're Never Gonna Win"   Can you believe what I feel right now? Why can’t I push the darkness down... Trying so hard to let it go, but life- just aint that easy.   Working so hard to leave the stress, how did I get in this ugly mess. Just never ever ever gonna... http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/c/93851/150917/adams http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/c/93851/149857/week Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:39:00 -0500 Amy Gurowitz I've always said that it is a cruel joke to expect a person living with MS - the chronic incurable disease that changes over years, months, heck - even days - to be his/her own advocate. I mean c'mon! How are we supposed to by-pass the emotions that are in-and-of-themselves paralyzing, to educate ourselves about our version of this disease that is always changing?   I'm just trying to figure out how to do what I need to do while I'm trying... http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/c/93851/149857/week http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/c/93851/148690/lang Thu, 29 Dec 2011 00:22:00 -0500 Amy Gurowitz This is a bizarre week, isn't it? We've survived the madness of the holidays; the shopping, the baking, the decorating, the eating, the wrapping, the opening, the eating, the smiling, the eating, the singing, the eating and finally the Alka-Seltzering. Hopefully our celebrations were enjoyed without major incident (no food poisoning, wrapping-paper cuts, fist-fights or emergency calls to the therapists) and we can exhale during the much-needed... http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/c/93851/148690/lang http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/c/93851/145102/week Fri, 16 Dec 2011 12:50:00 -0500 Amy Gurowitz If you are reading this post, chances are good that you've been diagnosed with MS and have your very own diagnostic tale; a "Where were you when you heard about Kennedy, Lennon, Cobain" story. It's often the first exchange when two people with MS meet.  "Diagnosed, 1988, only took one week after my first symptom," or "Diagnosed last year after a decade of unexplained symptoms and dismissive doctors." No matter how our stories differ, that... http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/c/93851/145102/week http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/c/93851/146620/making Wed, 23 Nov 2011 15:50:00 -0500 Amy Gurowitz Everyone knows the first rule of preparedness when you are off to see your doctor: Bring a list. (If you didn’t know that, go get a pen!) There are so many emotions that surround any doctor appointment; when you are coping with a chronic, unpredictable, potentially progressive disease (just typing those words gives me the yucks!), the anxiety factor is huge. And anxiety does not partner well with clear thinking and remembering. Therefore,... http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/c/93851/146620/making http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/c/93851/147287/week Wed, 23 Nov 2011 11:41:23 -0500 Amy Gurowitz I know, we are all thinking the same thing on the day before Thanksgiving. If I don't eat anything today, will it allow for 3x my normal calorie consumption tomorrow?   No, that's not it.   It's what we are thankful for silly! Yup, this is the season when everyone takes stock of their lives and looks at it through a different filter. It's the day when we take a statement like "Uhg! I'm so sick of this day-in day-out boring job" and... http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/c/93851/147287/week http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/c/93851/146621/wheel Thu, 17 Nov 2011 15:53:00 -0500 Amy Gurowitz Not everyone is like me. I’m a big-time communicator and very in touch with how I feel and what I need and I’m not afraid to ask for it. If I want a beautiful ceramic mug for my anniversary, I email a link to my husband. If I need a hug or to hear that I look nice, I tell the aforementioned person. This approach doesn’t work for everyone. Some want their needs to be understood (clairvoyance is very helpful here) and when they... http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/c/93851/146621/wheel http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/c/93851/146906/turkey Mon, 14 Nov 2011 16:41:00 -0500 Amy Gurowitz Join us tonight for MSLOL Radio's new show! (we are no part of Multiple Sclerosis - Unplugged Radio along side Stu's Views and MS News!) On tonight's episode we will explore the afore mentioned topic. No, not your thanksgiving menu! We are talking about the priceless part!   It's all about medical marijuana and how it's an effective treatment for many of us living with MS. There will be some very special guests- including a doctor who... http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/c/93851/146906/turkey http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/c/93851/146622/child Thu, 10 Nov 2011 16:01:00 -0500 Amy Gurowitz When Madeline was born, I had been living with Multiple Sclerosis for 13 years, and on that very day I started planning what would be our first conversation about MS. Ok, maybe not that day. But worrying about that conversation was a big part of my “first time mommy-how am I ever going to do this baby thing” anxiety package. So I learned the basics, the one’s that all first time parents need to know and are forced to figure... http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/c/93851/146622/child http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/c/93851/145691/living Tue, 18 Oct 2011 17:19:00 -0400 Amy Gurowitz MS is in no way funny.  Yet many people are able to find a way to laugh. Some of us laugh at ourselves and some of us find funny things to distract ourselves from MS. It's good to have either one. Kind of like a first-aid kit. Something that is easy access for when you need it most.   As far as distraction laughing, I like to go to Awkward Family Photos. The crazy photos and the comments leave my husband and I in tears, pointing and... http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/c/93851/145691/living