Unfortunately a friend of mine called last night to tell me her 11 yr old granddaughter was diagnosed with MS. After we cried together for a few minutes I told her I have heard about early onset ms but I don’t know anything about it. I told Debra I’d write a post so here I […]
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Now that we’re heading into the hot summer months in most parts of the United States, I want to talk about why multiple sclerosis symptoms worsen in the summer heat! First described by Wilhelm Uhthoff http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_Uhthoff in 1890 the temporary worsening of vision and other neurologic symptoms when the body is overheated is now
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Originally Posted by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society Overview A number of genetic and environmental factors influence whether a person will get MS. These factors may also impact the severity of the disease. Research is increasingly pointing to a reduced level of vitamin D in the blood as a risk factor for developing MS, and
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EXPOSING THE INVISIBLE DISEASE https://youtu.be/Mu1Y5Qnoy84 Most symptoms of multiple sclerosis go unnoticed by everyone except the person living with them. One day they can alter your memory, the next your vision. Striking without warning and leaving no trace, they are invisible. The Seeing MS project invited nine photographers to depict each symptom in a single
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by Elaine Waksman A beautiful story unfolded one Summer day in July. A neighbor I know who climbs mountains by day was training on Bear Mountain in Upstate NY. A Man in his 50’s approached him with curiosity inquiring what he was wearing on his back. “A JBIT MedPro? What’s that?” he asked. “It’s a
My name is Emily and my mom has MS. I can remember when I was little a nurse would come and visit every day or so to give my mom an IV. I never really understood what was wrong, but she told me everything would be okay and she was fine. As I got older
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Originally posted on the National Multiple Sclerosis Society‘ Diet and MS – the big picture Maintenance of general good health is important for people with MS or any chronic disorder. A well-balanced and carefully planned diet will help to achieve this goal. While many different diets have been proposed as a treatment, or even
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Life with MS is never easy, even when you are as functional as I am. I am a mom, a wife, a homemaker (temporarily), a cook, a chauffeur, a comforter, a supporter, a grad student. I am sure most of the mom’s that I know could add many more to this list. We moms are
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This tip from: www.DebbieMS.com “What to Know—What to Do” MS has many misconceptions associated with it, and cognitive impairment may be one of them. Lately, it seems that I read and hear more and more about how MS is the cause for memory issues that MSers experience–it is gaining a reputation for brain dysfunctioning. And
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As many people know, MS is so unpredictable. For me, MS is about fatigue, pain, and how I feel on any given day. It can be hard to be positive and motivated to even get up. I am reminded every morning why I get up! My reason is my little girl Abigail! She is my
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