October 6, 2020 Columns by Jessie Ace What No One Tells You After a Diagnosis A multiple sclerosis diagnosis is hard to process. Our body that we once knew so well suddenly feels untrustworthy. The truth is that the malfunctioning of our body is a traumatic event. We…
September 29, 2020 Columns by Jessie Ace Internal Conflict Could Be Affecting Your Symptoms “I’m just lazy,” I told myself. “Why can’t I do the things I need to do? I’m so exhausted and in pain all the time, I just want to sleep. Are my MS symptoms…
September 22, 2020 Columns by Jessie Ace Why You Need to Be Tracking Your Symptoms for Your Medical Team Multiple sclerosis is an unpredictable disease that can fluctuate at any time. It’s difficult to predict something that behaves so unexpectedly, but one thing you can do to feel in control is track your symptoms.
September 15, 2020 Columns by Jessie Ace The Surprising Reasons You Might Be Bloated Many people with multiple sclerosis (MS) struggle with intestinal issues. There is evidence of the link between gut health and MS. Bloating is a…
September 8, 2020 Columns by Jessie Ace 5 Surprising Ways to Stay Cool Without an Air Conditioner People outside the U.K. might not understand this column, but that’s OK. Not long ago, we had an entire week with temperatures over 30 degrees Celsius (86 F) in most parts of the country. We don’t have air…
September 1, 2020 Columns by Jessie Ace What Does ‘ENabled Warrior’ Mean to You? After I received my diagnosis of multiple sclerosis, my nurse handed me a leaflet explaining how to tell those at my workplace I’m “DISabled,” and what that means, and another leaflet…
August 25, 2020 Columns by Jessie Ace How Much Caffeine Are You Consuming? Your alarm sounds at 7 a.m. You grunt, smash the snooze button, and turn over. Ten minutes later, your alarm sounds again. You smash snooze. And repeat another five…
August 18, 2020 Columns by Jessie Ace A Simple Hack to Access Better Treatment by Doctors “What was the date of your last relapse?” the neurologist asked while peering over her glasses at me. I stared back blankly and then shrugged with a sheepish smile. I knew the year but couldn’t…
August 4, 2020 Columns by Jessie Ace 3 Ways People Respond to Your MS Diagnosis — and 3 Alternatives After you get a new diagnosis and are coming to terms with a new way of life, the next part is especially tricky. You have to tell others. “Urgh. I don’t want to tell anyone! Why do I…
July 28, 2020 Columns by Jessie Ace Managing Expectations on Your Wedding Day Rose petal confetti — made from the roses my dad had given me a few days before — rained down as the people I cared about most in the world cheered. “Congratulations!” came from all around as…
July 21, 2020 Columns by Jessie Ace ‘You Look OK to Me’ “You look OK to me.” He stood, towering over me, his big belly billowing from his shirt as he straightened up and lifted his chin, glaring down at me over folded arms. I swallowed. Anxiety rushed…
July 14, 2020 Columns by Jessie Ace Do You Wish You Could Return to the ‘Old’ You? I saw this question asked in a group somewhere not long ago and it got me thinking. Would I go back to the way I was before my multiple sclerosis diagnosis?…
June 30, 2020 Columns by Jessie Ace 3 Things to Do If You’re Freaked Out by Blood Tests Note: This column was updated July 23, 2020, to remove erroneous information about red blood cells. We regret the error. When I was newly diagnosed seven years ago, one of the hardest…
June 23, 2020 Columns by Jessie Ace Being Free from Symptom Flares Makes Me Feel Like a Fraud I’m a fraud. Or at least I feel like one. When writing for a site about multiple sclerosis and setting up a business focused on my diagnosis to help…
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