Writer Recalls MS Odyssey While Living on the ‘Last Frontier’
The wing of the small aircraft dipped below the horizon, revealing a strip of sand in the middle of the…
Articles by Hawken Miller
Alike App, ‘Tinder for Healthcare,’ Connects and Empowers Patients
Jasmine Iona Brown was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) in 2003 when she was pregnant with her son. Since…
First Descents Prescribes Good Medicine From the Great Outdoors
Doctors typically prescribe medications to help manage symptoms of multiple sclerosis (MS), but a veteran nonprofit focuses on…
Project Aims to ‘Bridge the Gap’ in Care Disparities for Latinos With MS
When Sarah Garcia was diagnosed with the relapsing-remitting form of multiple sclerosis (MS) at age 13, she didn’t…
RRMS Put Woman on Path Toward ‘Paying It Forward’
Erin Stevenson’s doctor laughed when she asked him 13 years ago if the vertigo she felt while training for a…
Artist With MS Finds Beauty, Individuality in MRI Brain Scans
Reviewing an MRI of one’s brain and seeing lesions on it is a frightening prospect for people with multiple…
Stem Cell Transplant Gaining Ground as MS Therapy Option
Nothing was working for Jennifer Stansbury Koenig, who was diagnosed with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) in 2010 the day…
Endurance Sports Inspire Young Frenchman With RRMS
Sports was a huge part of Armand Thoinet’s life, and when he was diagnosed with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (MS)…
Tyler Campbell Traded Football Cleats for a Microphone
It took some time for Tyler Campbell to truly accept he had relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis. The San Diego State…
Reprise of ‘DarkHawk’ Marvel Comic Features Superhero With MS
The main character of a new, five-issue reprise of the original “Darkhawk” Marvel comic battles crime while navigating his…
MS in Harmony Makes Music Therapy More Accessible to Patients
Whether we are aware of it or not, music infiltrates every part of our daily lives. It may be as…
World Brain Day Focuses on Global Access to Treatments
The first World Brain Day, created by the World Federation of Neurology (WFN), occurred seven years ago, and…
World MS Day Continues Online With Connections Theme for 2021
World MS Day, created by the MS International Federation and its members in 2009…
Minority Representation in MS Research Still Lacking, but There Is Hope
Although multiple sclerosis (MS) affects many different races and ethnicities and may even be more aggressive in some of…
Adira Foundation Arises From Life-altering Accident to Help Those With Chronic Ills
Greg Smiley’s world changed abruptly in 2013. He was racing down a mountain road on an outback cycling trip in…