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On May 2nd, 2017 Living Like You won the Best Blog Award at the PR News Social Media Awards Luncheon at the Yale Club in New York City. The awards show celebrate the most innovative social media campaign and the individuals behind them so needless to say, I want to thank those who just discovered LLY and to everyone who keeps to Living Like You. Alongside other talented global writers, it’s an honour to be a contributor, and I hope that you as someone either with or without MS will keep finding solace in the stories we write.

My contributions on Novartis’s Living Like You website

• Meet Willeke
• Dear Multiple Sclerosis… A Letter to My MS
• The Power of Words
• How to Keep Up Friendships Regardless of Multiple Sclerosis
• What it Feels Like Being Diagnosed with MS
• MS: Finding Hope through Research
• Life in a Wheelchair: Freedom on Two Wheels
• Kids or No Kids? That is the Big Question
• True Life: I Was Depressed
• Multiple Sclerosis is Not a Stop Sign.  It’s Just a Detour
• Rest, Relaxation and Sleep: Don’t Let These Resolutions Fade Away (*)
• Managing Life at Home: My Handy Household #MSLifeHacks
• Can’t Take the Heat? Tips for Dealing with Uhthoff’s Phenomenon
• Your MS Symptoms: We Have a Hack for That
• World MS Day: What Makes you Stronger than MS?
• Trigeminal Neuralgia: Two Words, One Very Challenging Source of Pain
• Real-Life Tips for Staying Positive when You Leave the Workforce
• MS Symptoms We Don’t Talk About… Like Sensory Pain
• Be Heard! Why Our Role in Making Healthcare Decisions Matters
• Wheels Up! Life Hacks for Air Travel
• My Multiple Sclerosis Meltdown Moment
• My Appointment with a Group of Needles…And Its Impact on my MS
• Part 2: Life Hacks for Stress-Free Travel
• Thank Me Later: Advice on Building a Good Relationship with Your Neurologist
• Religion and MS: My Journey
• Life after Work: How Advocacy Became My Favourite Job
• World MS Day: What Does Independence Mean to You?
• Dear Doctor, Please Talk Human to Me
• The Joy of Naps
• Life after Work: Volunteering for Good
• Are Pets an MSer’s Best Friend?
• Assistive Technology Is Your New Best Friend
• Dating and MS
• Preparation is Key: Tips for Predicting the Unpredictable
• Rest, Relaxation and Sleep: Don’t Let Your Resolutions Fade Away
• Electing Your Best Doctor
• If Hearing “It Will Get Better” Makes You Want to Scream, Read This
• World MS Day: What Does “Life with MS” Mean to You?
• The story of two halves
• Building yourself up again

Contributed to MS – No Filter videos on Living Like you

• Dictionary – Multiple Sclerosis

Novartis’s Living Like You posts are available in Dutch, Spanish, Italian and Arabic (see below). Since my posts are all written in English, not every post has been translated yet. 

Dutch

• Willeke’s profiel
• MS Symptomen waar we het niet over hebben zoals… sensibiliteitsstoornissen
• Mijn afspraak met een groepje naalden…en de impact hiervan op mijn MS
• De lucht in! Life hacks for vliegreizen
• Tips om positief te blijven wanneer je je werkzame leven achter je laat
• Deel 2: Life Hacks voor reizen zonder stress
• Leven na het werk: Hoe belangenbehartiging mijn favoriete baan werd
• Beste dokter, mensentaal graag
• Een lekker slaapje
• Zijn huisdieren de beste vrienden van MS-patiënten?
• Hulptechnologie leren waarderen
• De liefde testen met MS
• Als je het vreselijk vindt om ‘het wordt wel beter’ te horen, lees dit!
• Het verhaal van twee helften

Spanish

• Profile
• Mi momento de crisis con la esclerosis múltiple
• Síntomas de la EM sobre los que no nos gusta hablar, por ejemplo, el dolor sensorial
• Síntomas de la EM de los que no hablamos… como la disfunción sexual
• Consejos reales para mantenerse positivo al abandonar el trabajo
• ¡Despeguen! Trucos de vida para viajes aéreo
• Parte 2: Trucos de vida para viajes sin est
• Agradéceme luego: consejos para construir una buena relación con tu neurólogo
• La vida después del trabajo: De qué manera el respaldo para pacientes se convirtió en mi trabajo favorito
• La vida después del trabajo: Trabajo voluntario eternamente
• Querido doctor, hábleme en humano
• La preparación es clave: consejos para predecir lo impredecible
• La mascota: ¿el mejor amigo de las personas con esclerosis múltiple?
• Religión y EM: mi viaje
• Poner tu amor a prueba con la EM

Italian

• Profile
• Cara sclerosi multipla… Una Lettera alla SM
• I sintomi della SM di cui non parliamo… come la disfunzione sessuale
• Consigli per essere positivo quando lasci il lavoro
• Essere preparati è importante: suggerimenti per prevedere l’imprevedibile
• La vita dopo il lavore: volontario per sempre
• Cara dottore: parla in maniere chiara per favore!

Arabic

• “ف، تعلمت أخيرًا أن في داخلي يقبع صيف لا يُقهر.” – ألبرت كامو (Willeke’s profile represented by a sunflower)
• إدارة الحياة في المنزل: حيل عملية لمنزلك (lifehacks at home)

© Willeke Van Eeckhoutte and Ireland, Multiple Sclerosis & Me, 2011-2017. Unauthorized use and duplication of this material without express and written permission from this blog’s author and owner are strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Willeke Van Eeckhoutte and Ireland, Multiple Sclerosis & Me with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.