• Your journey

    Is not the same as mine, and my journey is not yours, but if we meet on a certain path, may we encourage each other.

  • What are Multiple Sclerosis Tremors Like?

    The experience of tremor varies from person to person. For many, it feels like a lack of control of their movements. Tremors can be pronounced or slight. For instance, some people experience minor tremors, which affects their handwriting. In others, tremor is so significant that they cannot write at all. Types of Tremors Intention Tremor:…

  • Spasticity

    Characterized by muscle stiffness and tightness, is a common symptom of multiple sclerosis. It occurs due to damage to nerves in the brain and spinal cord, leading to an imbalance in signals that control muscle movement. This imbalance causes muscles to contract involuntarily, resulting in stiffness and spasms.

  • Bladder dysfunction in MS

    Bladder dysfunction occurs in at least 80% of MS patients. A healthy bladder is important to your overall health and quality of life. Bladder symptoms occur when MS lesions block or delay the transmission of nerve signals in areas of the central nervous system that control the bladder and urinary muscles. This can cause spastic…

  • Don’t wait

    People wait all day for 5pm. All week for Friday. All summer for winter. All winter for summer. All of life for happiness. Don’t let the pursuit of tomorrow diminish the joy of today.

  • Apologies

    To the older folks we used to judge for eating dinner at 5 and being in bed by 9. You guys were really on to something.

  • Normal is an illusion

    What is normal for the spider, is chaos for the fly.

  • Living with multiple sclerosis

    Requires an intricate balance between ignoring your symptoms to live and listening to your body to survive.

  • Affected

    I took a couple of falls, am bruised and sore and caught some sort of illness. Yep, my MS symptoms are affected. Thankful to be doing as well as I am, but I will be glad to heal and get back to my MS normal.

  • Pause. Rest. Reset. Restart.

    But never quit. Always pick yourself up and keep going!