Breaking Myself Open: How a Third Diagnosis Can Change You
In the age of “fake news” smart readers have become more scrupulous about the information they read. They can smell dishonesty and insincerity a mile away. As children, we learn the importance of...
View ArticleHappy 60th Birthday – We Are The Champions
We all have many chapters in our lives based on the experiences and lessons we collect along life’s journey. At birth, we’re a clean slate, ready to create the unique imprint we’ll make on the world....
View ArticleBreaking News: A Promising New Injector That’s Needle-Free
The first twenty-one years of my life were carefree and filled with all the quintessential growing pains of youth. But the year I turned twenty-one I was in a serious head-on collision that changed...
View ArticleHow I’d Like To Step Up My Advocacy Game
As a child I could run, play the game “tag” or “kick-the-can” with the neighborhood kids, ride my bike from town to town, and when I was older squeeze a lot into a day without napping. But in 1981...
View ArticleTwo Exciting Pieces of News for the MS Community
Being an advocate for the multiple sclerosis community means sharing information to help you stay aware of trending topics and credible information that can help you make informed decisions about your...
View ArticleThis Has Been Quite a Year
This has been quite a year, one filled with highs and lows just like any other year. Let’s face it, life will always be about ups and downs and there’s nothing we can do about it except look through a…...
View ArticleHow Ten Remarkable Women Can Give YOU Courage and Support During the Pandemic
I’m always astonished at the courage and indomitability of the human spirit. I first learned the true meaning of courage in 1986 when I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. I met fellow patients...
View ArticleHow the Chronic Illness Community Can Raise the Voices of the Unheard
This blog was created almost ten years ago to be a voice for the multiple sclerosis and chronic illness community with the mission to inspire, educate, and empower every visitor. At this moment my...
View ArticleNine Ways We Can Tame Anger and Stress to Restore a Bit of Peace and Calm
I took a de-stress break from blogging because my brain was yelling, “Stop the world, I want to get off!” Is yours screaming that too? This year will go down as one of the worst, if not the worst, the…...
View ArticleThe Year 2020 Smacked Us Around: Time to Let Go, Hold On, and Move Forward
We’re all metaphorically smacked around, burnt out, and emotionally raw from 2020. What a year it’s been. What can we do to heal our weary souls? How can we let go of what’s toxic to us, hold on to...
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