Just Keep S'Myelin

Yesterday was my first dose observation for Gilenya. After striking out on Copaxone and Rebif I’m hoping Gilenya and I can have a long, drama free, healthy relationship! And I thought I would use my experiences yesterday to segue into todays blog topic…Gilenya! Gilenya is an oral MS drug (no more shots for this girl!) and after discussions with my Neuro we decided that it was the best medication for me to try next. As everyone with MS knows, each drug has it’s own set of uni

Beware, because I’m about to drop a name on you guys…Montel Williams. A handful of people living with MS and members of our local MS Society Chapter were invited to the taping of Veria Living Live today. Montel Williams co-hosted the show and it was all about raising MS awareness and promoting a healthy lifestyle. Our main role was to wear orange (it was really difficult to find an attractive orange dress to wear!), sit in the audience, OoOoOo, ahhhh, and laugh on cue…and it

We have gotten to know each other pretty well over these past few weeks, and I am impressed with how smart and eager to learn you all are! I certainly think you guys are ready to handle one of the tougher subjects out there, the immune system. So get comfortable because today’s lesson is on the immune system, how vaccines work, and what the general recommendations for MSers are. It all begins with the White Blood Cell. White blood cells circulate in your blood stream and they

Recently I have read a lot of posts from others about how frustrating it is to hear “you look great!” or “you don’t look sick”. And I agree, it IS frustrating when you feel that your suffering is being diminished just because you may look better than you feel. Most everyone has gone through a tough time and learned the hard way that sometimes coworkers, friends, family, and spouses are not there for you when things go south. However, I do believe that when most people throw u