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December 1, 2020December 1, 2020

How Is Your MS Affected by Temperature Sensitivity?

“I’m too hot!” My brain was turning to mush as my body seemed to grow heavier. I could feel the energy draining out of me. This isn’t an uncommon complaint when ... Read more

November 30, 2020November 30, 2020

MS News That Caught My Eye Last Week: More Tysabri Benefits, Long-term Ocrevus Data, Trial Diversity, MS and the Gut

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Tysabri Affects Immune System Beyond Known MS Target, Study Finds Tysabri (natalizumab) slows multiple sclerosis progression by blocking some immune cells from entering the central nervous system, where they attack ... Read more

November 24, 2020November 24, 2020

How Lucy the Dog Changed My Life

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A pet is the most loyal companion a person can have. I’m currently sitting in my dad’s home office and typing away on my laptop. It’s nice to have a ... Read more

November 23, 2020November 23, 2020

MS News That Caught My Eye Last Week: Typing Patterns and MS Progression, Cognitive Testing, Multitasking, Autoimmune Registry

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Smartphone Typing Patterns May Be Tool for Monitoring MS Progression, Study Finds This is an interesting concept that makes sense. Like the nine-hole peg test that some neurologists use to ... Read more

November 20, 2020November 21, 2020

On Being Truly Thankful

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Well, friends, we are coming to the end of 2020. Thanksgiving is next week, and believe it or not, Christmas is just around the corner. And while I can’t say ... Read more

November 20, 2020November 20, 2020

To Be Forewarned Is to Be Forearmed

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My travails with MS invariably deal with what it does to me. This week, dear reader, it’s what I did to my jolly old self! I’ve got a daily light ... Read more

November 20, 2020November 20, 2020

Travel During COVID-19: Should We Stay or Should We Go?

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The temperature’s dropping. The wind is whipping. It’s time for my wife, Laura, and me to head south, leaving cold, uncomfortable Maryland for the welcoming warmth of southwest Florida. Or ... Read more

November 17, 2020November 17, 2020

How to Survive the End of the Year When You Have MS

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The end of the year is incredibly difficult. We already have to put up with more than others because of our MS. In addition to that, the weather changes, the clocks ... Read more

November 16, 2020November 16, 2020

MS News That Caught My Eye Last Week: Possible MS Blood Test, IMU-838, aHSCT vs. Lemtrada

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Neurofilament Light Levels at First MS Event Can Predict Long-term Brain Atrophy Researchers are looking at a protein that’s released into the body’s fluids when neurons become damaged. They hope ... Read more

November 13, 2020November 13, 2020

Of Mice and Men (and MS Research)

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The other day, I was watching an arts documentary instead of another repeat of a movie from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It was about John Steinbeck’s “The Grapes of Wrath,” ... Read more

November 13, 2020November 13, 2020

MSIF Issues New Recommendations to Protect Against COVID-19

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The Multiple Sclerosis International Federation (MSIF) has issued new recommendations about how people with MS should adjust their daily lives because of the coronavirus pandemic. The MSIF, a network of ... Read more

November 12, 2020November 12, 2020

Fighting Through Grief While Moving Forward

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Overachieving is my jam. Go big or go home. I strive to be the best at whatever it is I do. Currently, I am achieving greatness in my ability to ... Read more

November 10, 2020November 10, 2020

Brain Fog and Changing Clocks

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Annually, I’m frustrated by the changing of our clocks due to the end of daylight saving time. It seems so straightforward: Time either goes backward or forward by an hour. ... Read more

November 9, 2020November 9, 2020

MS News That Caught My Eye Last Week: Age and DMTs, Tysabri or Gilenya, Sativex Trial, Ocrevus and Mayzent

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Phase 3 Trial of Sativex, Cannabis Extract Treatment for MS Spasticity, Opens in US This is a major step toward making a clinically tested, cannabis-based medication available in the U.S. ... Read more

November 6, 2020November 7, 2020

5 Ways to Let Go of the Stress

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Well, folks, we made it to the end of a very long political season and an even longer week. I don’t know about you, but I don’t feel a bit ... Read more