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    Managing the Cost of MS Care

    Managing the Cost of MS Care

    My First Ocrevus Infusion

    My First Ocrevus Infusion

    Sleep and MS: Strategies for Improving your zzz's

    Sleep and MS: Strategies for Improving your zzz's

    GPS for your MS: Initiating Your Wellness Journey

    GPS for your MS: Initiating Your Wellness Journey

    Facing the Emotional Symptoms of MS Together

    Facing the Emotional Symptoms of MS Together

    What Does it Take to be Brave?

    What Does it Take to be Brave?

    Fighting MRI Fear and Fatigue

    Fighting MRI Fear and Fatigue

    Emergency Preparedness

    Emergency Preparedness

    New Multiple Sclerosis 101 Articles Now Available!

    New Multiple Sclerosis 101 Articles Now Available!

    Comprehensive Glossary of MS Vocabulary

    Comprehensive Glossary of MS Vocabulary

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    So Your Doctor Wants You to Give Yourself Injections…

    So Your Doctor Wants You to Give Yourself Injections…

    ​ As a nurse I’ve given thousand of injections, and every time a patient says “wow, I didn’t even feel that!” I give myself a little gold star. Not to brag but I’m pretty darn good at giving injections, drawing blood, and placing IV’s. Now I was the one having to give myself daily injections, so what? Who cares? I never even flinch when I have blood drawn or get shots! WELL It’s a whole different ballgame when you turn the needle on yourself! Especially when you are injectin
    Latest Breakthrough Or Junk Science? How To Tell The Good Research From The Bad

    Latest Breakthrough Or Junk Science? How To Tell The Good Research From The Bad

    Alright so I may have bitched and moaned through those two incredibly painful semesters of research that I had to do in undergrad and grad school, but at least they did teach me how to interpret research. Sometimes it just so happens that the driest of subjects can be the ones that you end up using everyday, and as an MS nurse/patient I do find myself reading through the latest research almost daily. I often get excited by the over promising titles, only to realize after read
    Life Hacks For People With Multiple Sclerosis

    Life Hacks For People With Multiple Sclerosis

    “Life Hacks” are a popular trend sweeping the internet, so I decided to make a list of my own life hacks for people with MS. These are tips, tricks, and products specifically intended to make life a little easier. Every little bit of energy saved is a little win for us, and every task we complete independently can be a big win! So here is my list so far, and please let me know what tricks and/or products you have up your sleeve! All products have links to where you can learn
    Letter To Myself On A Bad Day

    Letter To Myself On A Bad Day

    Ok I have a homework assignment for you guys. Now, now no groaning! And this is for everyone, whether you read this blog because you have MS, you know someone who does, or just because you find me to be incredibly witty and fascinating (hah!). As you probably already know I’m recovering from a flare (sounds so much more fun then “relapse” right? I’m flaring, how festive!). Safe to say I had some bad days, and I think during this one it was more apparent then ever how stark a
    My Vitamin D Level is Low, AGAIN…

    My Vitamin D Level is Low, AGAIN…

    When I’m not calling patients with the results of MRIs, I’m usually calling them to tell them their Vitamin D level is too low. And I feel their pain, my level was a whopping 9 when I was diagnosed! Most patients know that they have had a Vitamin D deficiency at some time or another, but they usually don’t know why their doctors care so much about it. So I thought today we could dive deeper into the Who, What, Where, When, and Why of Vitamin D deficiencies. Vitamin D is a vit
    How to be a Savvy Patient: 101

    How to be a Savvy Patient: 101

    In the hospital every professional from doctors to physical therapists depend on patient charts to do their jobs. We have minor panic attacks every time we can’t locate the chart. Panic usually turns into frustration when we discover that some other greedy professional is having alone time with it in a remote corner of the unit. Arguably the chart is just as important as the patient, which may sound heartless but hear me out! Patients forget details, or sometimes even lie abo
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