My Pageant Experience With MS: Why I Took This Journey

I am a MS Warrior, and when I walked across that stage, I thought about everyone who has MS

Disability Studies

As I took the subway home, I regarded my fellow travelers with renewed empathy.

The Distance Multiple Sclerosis Can Build Between Family and Friends

Here’s my biggest advice if you have someone in your life with MS: be flexible with your loved ones with MS.

Tips for Managing Multiple Medications

1 in 4 people living with MS take five or more medications per day; 1 in 20 were taking 10 or more medications per day.

My Dad: The Flying MS Superhero

Our dad, Skip (who is usually in a wheelchair most of the time), had just jumped out of a perfectly good airplane for the first time in his life at 68 years old.

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