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July 14, 2020July 14, 2020

Do You Wish You Could Return to the ‘Old’ You?

I saw this question asked in a group somewhere not long ago and it got me thinking. Would I go back to the way I was before my multiple sclerosis diagnosis? ... Read more

July 13, 2020July 13, 2020

MS News That Caught My Eye Last Week: Epstein-Barr Link, Cannabis Study, Relapses and Disability

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B-Cells Infected by Epstein-Barr Virus Linked to MS Relapse Risk in Study I usually steer clear of mouse studies. Mice lie and monkeys exaggerate, some researchers say. But this is ... Read more

July 10, 2020July 10, 2020

Cometh the Hour, Cometh the Woman

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In this case, the woman in question was yet again my wife, Jane. The hour in question was 4 p.m. on my usual day of writing. But on this day, ... Read more

July 10, 2020July 10, 2020

It’s Disability Pride Month — But Not for Me

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July is Disability Pride Month. Now, don’t slam me right away for writing this, but I don’t think we need a month highlighting disability pride — just like I don’t ... Read more

July 6, 2020July 6, 2020

Here Comes the Sun, and It’s All Too Much

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Yup, it’s the annual whinge about what heat does to most of us, this time livened up by a headline that includes two Beatles’ song titles. (Yes, I did have ... Read more

July 6, 2020July 6, 2020

MS News That Caught My Eye Last Week: Wearable Sensors, COVID-19, Tecfidera

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PROTXX, University of Alberta Collaborate to Develop Remote Healthcare Platform for MS Patients As more and more neurologists turn to telemedicine for routine patient visits, I expect we’ll see more ... Read more

July 2, 2020July 6, 2020

How to Feed Your Soul and Find Positivity Amid MS

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Our thoughts influence our being. The stories we tell ourselves frame our reality. They affect the decisions we make, our behaviors, and ultimately our overall mindset. These serve to either ... Read more

June 30, 2020June 30, 2020

3 Things to Do If You’re Freaked Out by Blood Tests

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When I was newly diagnosed seven years ago, one of the hardest things to deal with was the idea of having regular blood tests. I was petrified of needles. I ... Read more

June 29, 2020June 29, 2020

MS News That Caught My Eye Last Week: Mayzent, Hookworm Therapy, Walking and Falling, ADS-5102

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NICE Does Not Favor Adding Mayzent to NHS England for Active SPMS Currently, the only disease-modifying therapy approved for use in the National Health Service is Betaferon (interferon beta-1b). That’s ... Read more

June 26, 2020June 29, 2020

A Morning With No Opera but Enough for a Small Choir!

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Last Wednesday my days of rest suddenly smashed to a halt. At one point it seemed like the majority of those who work for my local council’s social services (whom ... Read more

June 26, 2020June 29, 2020

Updating the Shifting MS-COVID-19 Treatment Equation

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It’s been a few weeks since I’ve written about the impact that COVID-19 is having on people with MS. Since then, the picture has changed — not a lot, but ... Read more

June 24, 2020June 24, 2020

Actress Selma Blair’s Response to MS Motivates Me

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Over the years, I have observed how others deal with multiple sclerosis and its symptoms. This disorder is not one-size-fits-all, and it doesn’t discriminate. Recently, I came across a video ... Read more

June 23, 2020June 23, 2020

Being Free from Symptom Flares Makes Me Feel Like a Fraud

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I’m a fraud. Or at least I feel like one. When writing for a site about multiple sclerosis and setting up a business focused on my diagnosis to help others ... Read more

June 22, 2020June 22, 2020

MS News That Caught My Eye Last Week: Gilenya and COVID-19, Depression, Switching from Tysabri

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Gilenya May Help Control Severe Respiratory Disease in COVID-19 This story caught my eye, but not because of the possibility that Gilenya may help someone recover from COVID-19. It caught ... Read more

June 19, 2020June 21, 2020

Beach, Please!

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My family just returned from a lovely week-long vacation on the Gulf of Mexico. It’s always a wonderful time (and one perfectly suited to socially isolating) because we literally do ... Read more