July 27, 2021 Columns by Jessie Ace Focusing on What I Can Do Rather Than What I Can’t This year, I’ve been acutely aware that my body isn’t perfect. Sometimes it doesn’t move well. Sometimes it cuts off sensation in my limbs without notice. Sometimes it gets wiped out from fatigue. Sometimes it’s like MS shakes up…
July 20, 2021 Columns by Jessie Ace Finding Comfort in Unlikely Places: TV Medical Dramas I have a weird secret. I’m sure it’s not the norm for someone with a chronic illness to enjoy this as much as I do, but it always occupies my free time: I love medical dramas. They leave me…
July 13, 2021 Columns by Jessie Ace My Latest Obsession Helps Me Combat the Uncertainty of MS My obsession with numbers has continued since my latest MS relapses, but now I’ve taken it to a whole new level. A few months ago, I explained in a column that my husband had filled our house with…
July 6, 2021 Columns by Jessie Ace Since My MS Diagnosis, I’ve Realized It’s OK to Be Different Confusing people is my special skill. I’ll open my mouth, and no one will have a clue what I’m on about. It all started with a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis eight years ago. Since then, I’ll often get, “MS?…
June 29, 2021 Columns by Jessie Ace When Challenges Arise, Remember Your Resilience A numb, weak leg. Yay. Another thing to add to the list of crappy challenges I’ve had to face this year. If you ask me, it’s all been a bit too much, and I’d like to get off this…
June 22, 2021 Columns by Jessie Ace My Experience Using a Wheelchair to Enjoy a Day at the Theme Park “Sorry, the brakes are terrible!” my husband complained, grabbing the wheelchair’s handles as I slowly started rolling down the hill. He jammed his foot in front of the wheel in a desperate attempt to get the chair to stay…
June 15, 2021 Columns by Jessie Ace I Seek to Overcome MS Challenges by Being Resourceful Something crazy happened: I felt the strength slowly run out of my leg. It was like it needed a serious charge, but the charging port was nonexistent. I’d received some bad news a few days before that, and…
June 8, 2021 Columns by Jessie Ace I’m Learning to Love My New MS Diet Three weeks into the Overcoming MS (OMS) diet, I’m pleased to have made the switch. The diet focuses on eating fish and seafood, and lots of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains, it…
June 1, 2021 Columns by Jessie Ace Doctors Want Me to Switch Meds, But for Now, I’m Changing My Diet Doctors recently told me that the medication I’ve been taking for the last seven years for MS hasn’t been working. This is news that no one wants to hear. When I first started…
May 25, 2021 Columns by Jessie Ace How ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ Reminded Me of Life With MS The other night I was watching the “Pirates of the Caribbean” series, my favorite film box set, and it occurred to me how similar life with multiple sclerosis feels to life on…
May 18, 2021 Columns by Jessie Ace I Feel Fantastic After My Final Hypnotherapy Session When I started hypnotherapy about five weeks ago, my therapist asked me questions about where I felt I was in my journey. He asked me to rate my anxiety on…
May 11, 2021 Columns by Jessie Ace I Regained Control From an MS Flare by Challenging Myself to Run I challenged myself to run 10 miles in April. I didn’t know at the time how I would make it work, because I was numb from the neck down due to an…
May 4, 2021 Columns by Jessie Ace Addressing Some Misconceptions About Hypnotherapy After speaking about hypnotherapy recently with a few people I know, I realized that many of them didn’t know that hypnosis can be used to manage stress and anxiety. One person remarked, “What do I need to say to…
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