MS paresthesia: I’m buzzing. Literally.
Do not let the title fool you into thinking I'm over the moon about something and as such, buzzing of joy. Nope. This is buzzing on a medical scale with no forgiveness. So hang around and I will try to make sense of why anyone would literally feel like the Duracell bunny on steroids
MS: musings from inside the neurology department waiting room, 21 years later
No one is ever ready to hear what the stranger in front of them has to say. A neurologist examines your MRI and cerebrospinal fluid test results, gazing and thinking. Do they wonder how they will tell you that from this moment on, your life will change—that you’ll need to adapt your lifestyle to include a new, most frustrating illness—that your body has betrayed you?
MS: a life filled with paradoxes
Despite my urgency to find my footing in a world transformed by MS, I found myself in need of time and space to delve deeply within, to re-establish myself amidst an onslaught of new normals. Adapting to something so wildly unpredictable, the relentless cycle of adaptation was not only disheartening but also deeply confusing.
MS: Feeling seen doesn’t always mean feeling heard
On the day I was diagnosed, I almost immediately fell into denial. “Who? Me? MS? Sure, I thought it would be worse! Nah... Let’s have dinner!” The friend with me at the hospital understood I needed a calm space, best found over Italian food with friends who already knew my journey would need more than just a gentle landing. Denial is easy to slip into when everything around you falls apart and time and space haven't caught up yet."
To my brother, gone 19 years too many
I still miss your quiet support when you guided me when I needed strength. You were more than a brother; you were my first hero, a steady presence in my life, an unspoken promise that you’d always have my back.
Top 10 MS news stories of 2025
Throughout 2025, the team at Multiple Sclerosis News Today brought readers the latest advances and updates in research related to multiple sclerosis (MS). Here are the top 10 most-read news stories MSNT published this year.
Happy 2026, with or without multiple sclerosis!
You see, in my head, my resolutions have already borne plenty of success. In reality, crippling fatigue and facial nerve pain have halted even more tasks, projects and mighty dreams, but, LGO*.
