Time heals, perhaps even MS
As you move on in life, you will find that perhaps your diagnosis was something that needed to happen to see what is really important in life. It is not an expensive new car, clothes, jewelry. It’s health and acceptance, though flawed the best of times.
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Like Roy Keane’s dog Triggs, I also ponder the undeniable finiteness of life and how best to get through it unscathed.
Noise sensitivity in MS: Turn off your voice!
If sound intolerance were a 2005 Marks & Spencer food porn ad, people would refer to it like this: “This is not just sensitivity, this is a hyperacusis noise sensitivity.”
In search of my MS Zen
Despite having my inner dialogue running into philosophical mayhem, parameters on what I perceived to be acceptable have been reset, and my inner dialogue needs a fix as an intuitively sharp anguish took over my mindset last week.
Giving up?!
But, MS is the keeper of secrets. Not just for a day, but forever. So, rewrite your narrative, embrace its playful game of cards waiting for you to chase triumphs during times of adversity.
Sleep and MS… It’s what’s (not) happening!
Imagine standing all dolled up at the front door, excited to go to the film you’ve been dying to see. That doesn’t do it for you? Replace ‘the film’ with ‘finally buying the boots you’ve been waiting for’ or with ‘rushing out to buy a new power tool’ to finally set up new furniture.
How are new medicines approved?
If you have MS or any other chronic or acute illness, you might be dependent on pharmaceutical intervention at some stage. But, how exactly do your medicines arrive in your hands once they passed the clinical trials stage? The EMA (European Medicines Agency) own scientific committees will scientifically assess the clinical trial data. Once this stage is finished, the EMA gives independent recommendations on medicines. When they receive a green light, i.e. when the benefit of the medicine is greater than its risk, the EMA gives its approval to the EC, the European Commission. This means it can be authorised and can now be marketed across the European Union, including the EEC, the European Economic Area.
