Sleep and MS: Strategies for Improving your zzz's
"Sleep is a surprisingly complex process that is essential to maintaining health and wellness. Unfortunately, problems with sleep...
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Just Keep S'Myelin
Resources by a Multiple Sclerosis specialist,
who happens to have MS herself
GPS for your MS: Initiating Your Wellness Journey
"Following the diagnosis of MS and during periods of change in your MS, it is not unusual to feel your personal GPS becoming "out of...
Facing the Emotional Symptoms of MS Together
"Living with MS, or any chronic illness, brings it’s fair share of emotional challenges. We are all familiar with the emotional roller...
What Does it Take to be Brave?
"When I need to de-stress or take sometime to myself I head outdoors. Nature is my sanctuary, and a little fresh air has a way of putting...
Fighting MRI Fear and Fatigue
As I have mentioned in other blog posts, MRIs are extremely important in the diagnosis and management of MS. But for many patients they...
Emergency Preparedness
My last post about relapses and remissions got me thinking about when I was newly diagnosed MS. I was always nervous, like there was a...
How I Deal with Muscle Spasticity
I’m so sore this week, I feel like all of my muscles are tight rubber bands! During times like this I bring out my personal arsenal for...
Multiple Sclerosis 101: The Importance of Taking Care of You
“Unfortunately there is no switch that we can flip (yet) to get rid of our MS. We may be powerless to cure this disease that afflicts our...
Surviving Cold and Flu Season with MS
All MSers should be fiercely protective of themselves when it comes to avoiding illness, even if they aren’t on a medication that...
TEDx Talk About Living With MS
​ A while back I was asked to give a TEDx talk about how my MS diagnosis changed my life, and led to me becoming an MS nurse and to...
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