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?
Dogs and Multiple Sclerosis: a bond made of steel
As 2025 marks the 20th anniversary of my diagnosis, there is much to tell, feel, experience, and even hide when needed. Hopefully, there will be plenty to write about this year as the search for a new puppy begins.
MS: starting over again?
Changing neuropathical pain medicines: not as easy as it looks.
All about MS heat sensitivity, or Uhthoff’s Syndrome
If you're like me, or you or a loved one who has multiple sclerosis and doesn't know where to hide from warm temperatures, below posts may help you find an answer.
If it’s hot, I hate it! When MS temperature sensitivity torments you
Comparing the weather in Ireland to a three-seasons-in-one-day-affair is an understatement, and one that makes MS look like the butt of the joke when Uhthoff's symptoms will turn you into an attractive social media meme.
Things that make you love and hate MS resolutions
“I must work towards a new set of ears,” I thought, blissfully unaware that getting these would be a herculean feat of biomechanical engineering. No matter how much I wished to exchange one of my senses because of bouts of noise intolerance, I had to retort to the usual, “Ah, the joys of life with MS” when laughing about another one of my MS-induced naps the following day.
Happy World MS Day!
Let's do our bit to advance research until we find a cure. and be part of the solution instead of the problem!
