Kicking MS to the Curb

Living with multiple sclerosis (or nearly any chronic medical condition) canfeel a lot like listening to a skipping record.
Vinyl records are making a comeback, but I sure hope someone hasengineered a way to make songs stop skipping. If you’re been around awhile, youmay recall the frustration of hearing a song stop mid-phrase and repeat thesame measure or two, again and again...

I met a woman in a wheelchair yesterday. And she’s amiracle. Her cheerful attitude and upbeat outlook inspired me more thanI knew I needed.
This lady was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis almost 50years ago. She’s battled the beast ever since.
MS research has come a long way in the past five decades.Back then, when this dear new friend was diagnosed, doctors had very little tooffer her. None of today’s disease-modifying treatments were available.Physicians could only address some of the MS...

Living with an invisible illness (such as multiplesclerosis, fibromyalgia, lupus, Crohn’s, chronic fatigue, or any of the varietyof others) takes guts. Those of us who battle such conditions daily often seemto have a certain amount of independent spirit...

Sleep can be a common concern among those with multiplesclerosis. Possibly upto 60 percent of MSers struggle with some sort of sleep disturbance. Sleepapnea is a frequent contributor to this issue.
What is sleep apnea?
This is a condition that causes a person’s breathing to stopand start unpredictably during sleep. During those intervals (which may lastfor several seconds or more), the body is deprived of ample oxygen. Anindividual may gaspand awaken, or slightly stir...