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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

Chuck Knight

Chuck Knight

Health

Thriving in harmony

Music therapy might help ease MS symptoms.

Photographer Andrezza Haddaway captures the pain of an MS hug

Photographer Andrezza Haddaway captures the pain of an MS hug

Health

Strange sensation

There are several ways to ease the symptoms of MS hug.

Fire near Lisa Heitkemper's home

Fire near Lisa Heitkemper's home

Life

Weathering the storm

When disaster strikes, people with MS face unique challenges. Here’s how to find help.

Phone and tablet apps for MS

Phone and tablet apps for MS

Health

Tracking your health

Apps can help you keep track of symptoms, physical activity and more.

Health

Out-stressing stress

How to identify and manage the tension MS might cause.

MRI art

MRI art

Life

Sense of self

MS can challenge people to redefine their life’s values.

Robin Franklin

Robin Franklin

Research

Beautiful melody

Robin Franklin, PhD, is pioneering research in myelin repair to reverse damage associated – …

Osteoporosis

Osteoporosis

Research

Bone health

People with MS are more likely to develop osteoporosis.

Research

Novel ideas

Pilot projects focus on cutting-edge, innovative MS research.

Pressing questions illustration

Pressing questions illustration

Research

Pressing questions

People with MS can help guide research studies.

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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.

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

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.

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

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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