January 19, 2021 Columns by Jessie Ace How to Overcome January Blues in 5 Easy Steps Can January March? No, but April May! OK, well, I thought it was funny. Nothing beats the January blues like bad puns, right? Let’s face it. For most people, January sucks.
January 12, 2021 Columns by Jessie Ace Learning to Appreciate My Personal Progress and Growth “Ooh, I found some of your artwork in the loft. Did you still want it?” My mum’s beautiful, melodic voice sang through the phone during our regular chat. “Heck yes! Can I pick…
January 5, 2021 Columns by Jessie Ace I’m Setting New Year’s Goals, Not Making Resolutions How do you feel at the start of a new year? I love it, because I enjoy defining my intentions and setting my goals for the coming days. Everything seems fresh and new, and the possibilities are endless.
December 22, 2020 Columns by Jessie Ace How Much Energy Do You Spend Making Yourself Presentable? “She smelled amazing!” I commented to my oblivious husband as we walked our muddy dog back home after our daily walk. “Did you smell that lady as she walked past us?” Unfortunately, the lady was…
December 15, 2020 Columns by Jessie Ace Can Taking a Break From Tech Reduce My Fatigue? What would happen if you switched off all of your devices for a day? Phones, tablets, laptops, TVs — all of them switched off. Could you do it? How would…
December 8, 2020 Columns by Jessie Ace Disclosing Your Diagnosis: Is There a Right Way to Do It? For many of us, odd symptoms and strange feelings may fill our lives for years before we are diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Others may be diagnosed more quickly, which flips our world overnight.
December 1, 2020 Columns by Jessie Ace How Is Your MS Affected by Temperature Sensitivity? “I’m too hot!” My brain was turning to mush as my body seemed to grow heavier. I could feel the energy draining out of me. This isn’t an uncommon…
November 24, 2020 Columns by Jessie Ace How Lucy the Dog Changed My Life A pet is the most loyal companion a person can have. I’m currently sitting in my dad’s home office and typing away on my laptop. It’s nice to have a change of…
November 17, 2020 Columns by Jessie Ace How to Survive the End of the Year When You Have MS The end of the year is incredibly difficult. We already have to put up with more than others because of our MS. In addition to that, the weather changes, the…
November 10, 2020 Columns by Jessie Ace Brain Fog and Changing Clocks Annually, I’m frustrated by the changing of our clocks due to the end of daylight saving time. It seems so straightforward: Time either goes backward or forward by an hour. That’s it. It doesn’t…
November 3, 2020 Columns by Jessie Ace 6 Types of Fatigue and How They Might Affect Us Did you know that there are various types of fatigue, and each makes us feel slightly different than the others? A long while ago, I was at an MS…
October 27, 2020 Columns by Jessie Ace Managing Feelings of Uncertainty It doesn’t take much for us to feel uncertain. It could be the result of a new symptom or doing something you’ve never before done, such as attending a telehealth appointment.
October 20, 2020 Columns by Jessie Ace Finding Support in an Online Community Finding an understanding community makes such a difference to people diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS). Our partners, families, children, and friends do their best to listen and empathize, but at the end of the day,…
October 13, 2020 Columns by Jessie Ace How to Make Subcutaneous Injections Less Painful When I was first diagnosed with MS, I didn’t have a choice about what disease-modifying therapy (DMT) I could take. My neurologist held up his…
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