Jamie Hughes

I don’t know about you all, but when I first learned I had multiple sclerosis, I felt utterly powerless. Weak.

“Be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves, like…

Well, friends, we are coming to the end of 2020. Thanksgiving is next week, and believe it or not, Christmas…

Well, folks, we made it to the end of a very long political season and an even longer week. I…

A few weeks back, I listened to a segment on NPR’s “Here & Now” featuring superstar pianist Lang Lang and…

Despite the melatonin and Kava tea, the hot baths and weighted blanket, I’m not sleeping very well these…

Multiple sclerosis has taught me many lessons over the last 16 years, and one of the most lasting ones has…

We’re now moving into the sixth month of quarantine, and it’s looking more and more like the world isn’t going…

I don’t know about you, but these last few months have been rough. Like, I-want-to-crawl-under-my-weighted-blanket-with-a-hot-water-bottle-clutched-to-my-midsection-and-listen-to-Chopin’s-“Nocturnes”-on-an-endless-loop rough. Life’s just like that…

I don’t know about you, but most mornings my brain feels like it’s full of hyperactive gerbils. This could be…

Every few days, I go out to our Little Free Library and change the messages on the two side…

I recently started writer David Sedaris’ MasterClass, and one piece of advice he keeps reiterating is the importance of…

My family just returned from a lovely week-long vacation on the Gulf of Mexico. It’s always a wonderful time (and…

Right now, it’s tempting to feel hopeless. COVID-19 is still out there with no vaccine in sight. Millions of people…

The last few months have been interesting for obvious reasons. All of our routines have been toppled over like a…

I just turned 42, and though I am wiser and stronger and more independent than I was a few decades…

I have a new personal hero. His name is Ralph Wendorf. We probably don’t have much in common. He’s not…

I just finished my third week of working from home due to the coronavirus, and I’ve learned a few things…

I don’t know if you’ve heard or not, but there’s this coronavirus thing going around. And it is disrupting…

As someone with 16 years of MS experience, I’ve grown to hate needles. I only have to give myself three…

There’s a story I love to tell about my dad, a retail warrior with more than 30 years of experience…

Jan. 1, 2020 was a special day in our house, and not just because a new decade came into being.

I read a sad tweet last night (though, in a way, aren’t all of them somewhat sad?) in which a…

After I wrote my last column about essential oils to combat the common cold, I knew I was doomed…

As an MS patient, I’m always on the lookout for something that will help me stay healthy. Though doctors…

As an MS patient (and an insatiable polymath), I’m always on the lookout for new…

I’m not a superstitious person always on the lookout for signs and omens. I don’t read the wrappers on Dove…

If there’s one thing the internet is good for, it’s inspirational quotes. They’re usually paired with a picture of a…

I recently read “The Animal Family” by Randall Jarrell. It’s considered a children’s book, but like many stories written…

One of the best things about my job is something called fact-checking. Before publishing an article, we go through all…