After more than 7 years, ‘The MS Wire’ column is moving on

Ed,your comments have been very helpful.Thank you.

Sending Love and Good Luck wishes to you, Ed.
Your words have helped so many of us over the years.
With heartfelt gratitude, Abbey xx

Ed
Let me thank you from the bottom of my heart for all of you time and energy in writing such a brilliant column. It has helped me hugely in my journey though life with MS so far. I wish you well in anything and everything that you do.
As we say in Ireland "go n-eiri an bothar leat".
John

go well

Thanks so much - you were very helpful!
Marie Gravelle

Ed - your contribution to the MS space has been vast and appreciated. I'm personally grateful for the ongoing support and great information that you've provided us all for years. I'm happy for you that you're valuing your own health enough to recognize a need to step back a bit. I'm happy for the rest of us that you are not saying goodbye completely. I'm glad to have the opportunity to continue to enjoy your posts on the MS Wire. And I'll look forward to reading and promoting the updated version of your book. Get some rest. And thank you so much for all you've done for our community over the years.

Thank you. Your columns have helped me with my MS journey.

Thank you for providing your thoughts an the results of your research over the years. I am currently 76, and like you I have lived with MS since the early 1980's. Since retirement I have been involved as a volunteer in the wildlife conservation movement in Canada. Thank you for sharing your MS journey. It has been helpful.

Ed,
I cannot thank you enough for all the interesting articles and comments you have made. I have always looked forward to your comments. You made the right choice for yourself. Stress is a high trigger for the disease progression. All the best on your journey. Many thanks.

Ed,

I have found your columns to be very informative and your weekly summaries very helpful.

Thank you.

You have written thoughtful, empathetic posts that us MSers really valued. There's nothing like the view from the trail up the MS mountain to create community.

Ed , your column has been a great source of information and encouragement.
Thank you
Enjoy your retirement !

Thank you for your dedication to keep us MSrs Informed!!

Thank you so much, Ed. You've helped me with my MS. Grateful. Enjoy your next chapter!

I'm glad we'll still get to hear your voice now and then. Best fortune to you.

Thank you for your positive and practical approach to living with MS issues. Your suggestions for taking control or finding a workaround for a limitation have been uplifting. I look forward to future updates!

Ed....thanks for everything you have done for the MS community. Your messages and insights have been important for those newly diagnosed, those who have been diagnosed for many years, and the support team helping those with MS on their journey.

Thanks for these past 7 years of keeping us informed!

Thank you for your dedication and wisdom. I am convinced that we have as much to learn from our fellow MS travelers as from the professionals. Often, a lot more. Again many thanks. ❤️

I have looked forward to your news about MS for quite sometime. Thank you for providing information that I often didn't find elsewhere. You will be missed.

Thank you, Ed, for your views and comments. You’ve been very helpful in my MS journey.
Now take that well-deserved rest!!!

Thank You for all the information you have passed on!
Norma

What can be done for a person who has moved to secondary progressive and steadily getting worse with walking difficulty, etc

Thank you Ed for all the work you have done over the last 7 years (I think you said 7). As a younger man, (I was 27) who was officially diagnosed with RRMS in 2015, though my first symptoms were in 2012, your articles and publications have been a source of comfort for me. From the encouraging day-to-day life articles to the more scientifically detailed publications, I can absolutely say that they have made a big difference in my life. Thanks again!

Tony

Ed: Thank you for all the hard work you put into your column. It has been filled with so much helpful information over the years. MS is a journey I certainly would not have minded missing. However, since I do have to deal with the ups and downs you have been a wonderful resource for helpful information. I am always digging around looking for the newest in research. I believe that will be our salvation in putting this dreadful disease to rest.
The best to you in future undertakings.

Thank you. I will miss your insights. Cheers!

Ed,
We will miss your voice and all your helpful stories. My first thought was, good for him making a really healthy choice. All the best always!

Ed, Thank you for all your helpful, informative and timely information while having this horrible disease. Enjoy your time cutting back a bit and we thank you.

Ed, you deserve to step back a bit after helping all of us get used to living with MS. I hope you are able to enjoy life while you and your wife chase the sun. Stay well and know that we will miss the difference you've made in our lives!

Thank you, Jackie

I'm sorry to hear it, I will miss your columns. But yes, time for a well deserved step back, for you. You have helped so many of us and created a supportive MS community. Luckily for us, we have your archived columns, which we can still access for knowledge and insight. And we'll look forward to those times when you do submit a new column. Congratulations, Ed, on your new path and enjoy yourself this Winter, there in warm, sunny Florida. All the best!

Ed, thank YOU for all that you've written about - the good, the bad, and the ugly sides of having MS! You will be missed my friend, all the best to you and your wife.

Good day Ed,

You have been a light in this challenging MS world and you will be missed. I am happy for and totally support you from way down here in Texas. I wish you well in your next chapter of this book called Life. Take care and my very

Best regards,

Kelli "LEGGZ" Knight

Ed, I always looked forward to reading your columns. They will be missed. As someone older with MS, I can identify with what you are going through. I understand your fatigue and thank you so much for all your efforts to help us by providing useful information.

Ed, thanks for your weekly article. We have the same MS Neurologist! Enjoy that freed up time and lower stress from deadlines.

Thank you for being a beacon in the middle of my MS storms. I've been reading you since I was diagnosed 8-8-08. I never took the time to respond to your wisdom, knowledge, strength or humor before. Reading today's headline brought me to tears because it felt like I was reading a dear friend's obituary. I allowed myself to release the torrent of tears, and after blowing my nose several times and wiping away the river of tears I was finally able to read the full article. I'm relieved to know that I'll still be able to get my "Ed" fix from your blog. Thank you for sharing your incredible writing style all these years.

I will miss your columns so much. You have been a great guide for me as an older MS patient. All the best to you.

I will miss your columns Ed. Thank you for all you have done and especially for writing about the TravelScoot years ago. It has really improved my quality of life and dog walks!!

I understand. Take a break; kick back, relax and cruise for a while. Writing is both stressful and very cathartic. I've appreciated your column, as has so many.

I'll check out your web page from time to time just to see what you're up to.

Again, thanks.

Thankyou Ed, your comments have increased my understanding of this disease and provided directions to resources etc, plus you have helped " make my day" also. Good luck with all your future endeavours. You do indeed make a difference. Indulge.

Hello Ed, thank you for your insights and perspectives over the past years, you will be missed. God willing there will continue to be medical advancements to help all of us battle this disease. I recently turned seventy-seven years old and was diagnosed at age thirty-eight, similar to you it has been an interesting journey.

Two things I have learned for certain, do not give up hope and never, ever, lose your sense of humor!

Job well done- you deserve a break.

Ed, your regular columns have been a constant help for me since my diagnosis a bit more than three years ago. We don't know each other but I read yor articles very often. You helped me get through the initial shock of the diagnosis, then through the start of my treatment and now through the hope of a definitive cure. Your column have constantly given me hope in this time of my life. Now that I hear you're slowing down on the writing, I want to take a second to tell you how crucial it has been for me. Thank you for everything, and please do enjoy this well deserved rest! :)
Paul

SNIFF - sorry to hear this news 😢. You’ve been very helpful with your columns!
Go live fearlessly….

Thank you, Ed. I've enjoyed your columns!

Thank you! Best wishes!

Ed, thank you for your writing. If has been a pleasure and informative to read your insights. Enjoy! Nancy

Ed, I have much appreciated your columns — thank you for giving so much of yourself to supporting the rest of us on our MS journey. I’m glad to know I can still look forward to sometimes reading you elsewhere. Take care of yourself!

Thanks for sharing your journey..

I have not got MS but have read your columns with interest as being a retired Nurse trying to keep up with the latest news to help with a member of my family who was diagnosed i 2015.
I have also followed Dr Bolster, Dr Gavin G and few other neurologist who have helped me to understand this unpredictable condition.
Thank you Ed for your comments and hope you can have more time to relax.

Thank you ED.

Thank you. Sad to see you go.

Job well done, my friend. Enjoy your rest.

i can understand where you are coming from for the energy is priceless ..you have often in many ways helped to understand things about MS ...thank you and enjoy more of the day with what ever it is you would like to do ...love and happiness...

Ed, you have been a beacon of hope often. Your dedication to helping all of us has helped more people than you can even imagine. Thank you!

Ed
Congratulations on stepping away to make taking care of you your top priority. Although it is comforting to know that you won’t be gone completely but will still impart, occasionally, your very thorough research & often personal observations. Enjoy the sun.

Ed, your column will be missed. Good luck to you as you continue your MS journey.

Thank you for helping show that people was MS can keep living and thriving. Be well and thank you for helping this community with your writings.

Thanks Ted for. all your columns. My MS story is very similar to yours Starting in 1985 and changing into Secondary progressive just 3years ago. When asked how I am, I say doing well I’m still walking and taking. Sometimes feeling guilty for not being worse. I know how lucky I am. I do have problems with fatigue, bladder issues,numbness in my legs,hands feet and face. I have the Ms hug most of the time . Sometime worse than others.
I’m married with two girls. I have a wonderful husband and very supportive girls and family.
Sorry it took me so long to connect but I typing isn’t always easy,one finger has become more acceptable. Just another thing Ms has me doing differently. I won’t complain about all my problems.
You’ll be missed by all us quiet readers.
Best of luck wherever you land.
Debbie

Thank you for all your wisdom, Ed, and careful news assembly. I've definitely recommended your column over the years.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts and experiences,,they have helped me a 74 year old.

Thanks Ed. Take it easy and well wishes!

I appreciate your dedication to this site. Since I don’t know anyone with MS, I rely on this site for new information. I live in an assisted living, and some of the nursing staff understand MS. Other residents have become aware of my disability & some know how I need help before I do! Thank you.

Always enjoyed reading your column Ed. Gained so much information from you. Thank you for all you have done. I am so grateful.

Good Luck to You. Thanks for letting me post.

Thanks for all the great information you’ve passed on to me. You have made my life easier.and enlightened me about new products that have really improved my life.

I wish you all the best,
M. Davis

Ed, Thank you for your service and commitment to better the lives of so many in our MS community! I appreciate the work you've done through your writing talent.

Wanda

Thank you Ed for your time and commitment to helping our community to deal with the challenges of MS, I really appreciate it. I wish you well in your future endeavors, you certainly deserve lots of time for yourself. Sandy Power

Ed,

Remember that sloth is a deadly sin and the Devil finds work for idle hands to do! But I suppose you’re entitled to a bit of a break.

I was in Florida (Englewood) last month on holiday (from the U.K.) and should met up with you.

Thanks for all your efforts.

Best wishes

Ian

Ed, thank you so much for your columns. I have enjoyed reading them, and I hope you will enjoy the extra time you will have going forward. Take care!

Thank you for your immense contribution over the years!!!

I want to thankyou as a specialist MS Occupational Therapist here in Denmark with over 20 years working with patients with MS your columns have been more than just useful,you have directed me to new research,articles and other more personal journeys that I have given further to my own patients with great success. Time is limited in my job to find new info/ideas and you have helped tremendously. So a big thankyou from me and all my Danish patients at my hospital.

Ed,
You have helped me keep up-to-date on what's happening related to ms for so many years - I thank you often for your accurate and well written newsletters; now, I want to THANK YOU directly...you have made a huge difference in my life. I first read about the Neural Sleeve in your column, and ordered it and waited for it to come to market. It is the best piece of ms technology I have ever bought. I also use a standup rollator (the second best piece of ms tech,) and if you ever need one, I'd be happy to share my expertise on them with you. (I have advised more people about rollators than I have fingers and toes.)

I am happy you are giving yourself more of a break, but I am thrilled you will write an occasional column. May you get into more, good trouble, as you spend a bit more time doing, rather than writing. And if you're ever heading to Boston, feel free to give me a yell. ENJOY!

Heather

I wanted to thank you for your column and wish you well on your retirement. I have appreciated your writing over the years.