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<strong>Sara J. Winston, who lives with MS, documents each of her daughter’s health appointments.</strong> Photos by Sara J. Winston

<strong>Sara J. Winston, who lives with MS, documents each of her daughter’s health appointments.</strong> Photos by Sara J. Winston

Mothering alongside MS

My disease and my daughter have given me a new perspective on life.

<strong>After experiencing dozens of relapses, Nerisa Misiaita has developed strategies for getting through them. </strong> Photo by Keith Carlsen

<strong>After experiencing dozens of relapses, Nerisa Misiaita has developed strategies for getting through them. </strong> Photo by Keith Carlsen

After an MS relapse

You’ve toughed it out. Now what?

<strong>Adriana Flores-Meath lives with MS. She takes advantage of the warm weather and colors outside when she can.</strong> Photo by Keith Carlsen

<strong>Adriana Flores-Meath lives with MS. She takes advantage of the warm weather and colors outside when she can.</strong> Photo by Keith Carlsen

How to manage your MS while enjoying the spring

4 tips for indoor and outdoor activities

Photo: iStock

Photo: iStock

Finding a cure for MS, one study at a time

People living with the disease join with research experts to identify projects to be funded.

Photo: iStock

Photo: iStock

6 tips for managing multiple medications

Keeping track of multiple prescriptions for your MS is easier when you have a system.

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Life

Mothering alongside MS

My disease and my daughter have given me a new perspective on life.

Health

After an MS relapse

You’ve toughed it out. Now what?

Life

How to manage your MS while enjoying the spring

4 tips for indoor and outdoor activities

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Latest Articles

Robert Paskus

Robert Paskus

Health

Free to be fit

New guidelines highlight the benefits of exercise for all people with MS — regardless of a – …

Calvin Stroud

Calvin Stroud

Life

Roll with it

Life looks different from a wheelchair. Here’s how to manage it.

building blocks

building blocks

Life

Others like me

Connecting with people with MS is a different — and powerful — experience.

meditation

meditation

Research

Mind over mind

Stay calm and focused with mindfulness meditation.

Brain and nerves

Brain and nerves

Research

Halting nerve damage

Study focuses on nerve cells.

Woman with loud speaker

Woman with loud speaker

Action

Making voices heard

Virtual State Action Days empowered more activists during the pandemic.

Gaming control

Gaming control

Action

Streaming to end MS

DIY fundraising goes virtual.

News

Together, we are stronger

Could you be an MS Ambassador?

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illustration of person jumping

Life

Still in charge

Despite confusion and misperceptions about my disease, I’m showing MS who’s the boss.

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Illustration showing chat bubbles.

News

@Momentum

Readers sound off on physical therapy, hidden talents and accessibility.

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Latest Blogs

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Several cheerleaders in uniform dancing in formation.

Still Dancing: Overcoming MS to Become an Atlanta Falcons Cheerleader

An MS diagnosis in college didn’t stop Téa from cheering for the NFL.

Silhouette of a person against the sunset.

Silhouette of a person against the sunset.

Till MS Do Us Part

For one blogger, an MS diagnosis became a chance to rewrite their story.

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Two speech bubbles with a United Kingdom and a United States flag.

Across the Other Side of the Pond, but Connected Through MS

An activist in the U.K. discusses the challenges that the Black MS community faces here… Read More

A Black healthcare professional examines and MRI brain scan.

A Black healthcare professional examines and MRI brain scan.

Can Black People Get MS?

A blogger debunks the myth that Black people are less likely to have multiple sclerosis.

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Two people standing arm in arm outside facing away from the camera

The Importance of Friendships

Friendship can bring stability to a life lived with MS, an unpredictable disease.

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An open book with fluttering pages sits on a wood table with stacked books behind it.

“And So It Goes”

This writer describes how the works of Kurt Vonnegut helped him define his own journey… Read More

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