"MS Guilt" and Summer
It's getting closer to high season for what I call "MS guilt." That is the guilt that many of us feel when we cannot do everything that we want to and we are convinced that we are disappointing...
View ArticleBody Temperature and Multiple Sclerosis Fatigue
I had no idea that resting body temperature could be different among different groups of people (who did not have an infection, that is). Turns out that it can.In this study, researchers took the...
View ArticleMarijuana Pills and Spray May Help MS Symptoms
With Colorado recently legalizing the use of medical marijuana, people love to ask me if I would use it (I think they really want to know if I am currently using it) for my MS symptoms. They are no...
View ArticleTried Probiotics for MS Constipation?
Lately, regardless of what I do, I have been extremely constipated. I follow all of the standard recommendations - I eat huge amounts of fiber, drink more water than I ever thought possible, I...
View ArticleMarijuana for MS Does Have Its Limits
I am a huge fan of the use of medical marijuana to lessen MS symptoms - I know it can lessen pain, tremor, spasticity and a host of other malfunction or discomfort that our bodies present us...
View ArticleDo you and your MS doctor share decisions?
This is an interesting topic for me. I know that many people are used to going to the doctor, reporting symptoms and getting handed a prescription. Most of the conversation typically has to do with...
View ArticleDaily Physical Activity and MS
Just yesterday, it was mid-morning and I was sitting on the couch in a stupor. I had just gotten up about an hour before, yet I felt like I was at the very end of a very long day. I was groggy and not...
View ArticleThe MS Symptoms That Come and Go
I'm writing to remind you that as things start to heat up, you may experience more paroxysmal symptoms. These are those lovely MS symptoms that appear and make things difficult or uncomfortable for...
View ArticleQ. How does multiple sclerosis impact my children?
A. Any parent with multiple sclerosis knows that MS definitely introduces challenges to an already difficult job. Taking care of children at different ages can be physically grueling, and some of the...
View ArticleMultiple Sclerosis and Driving
I stopped driving for over 8 years because of my multiple sclerosis (MS). I found it scary to be behind the wheel in a way that is very difficult to describe. I just was never sure that I was doing the...
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