August 2, 2018 Columns by Laura Kolaczkowski The Many Uses of Botox for MS Care There are many things that confuse me, particularly in the medical area. Perhaps that’s why I am more comfortable thinking about MS patients’ quality of life rather than being into the hard science of medicine and understanding how…
July 12, 2018 Columns by Laura Kolaczkowski My Sticker Shock From Ocrevus MS Clinic Bill I was talking on the phone with a friend who also happens to have MS. I warned her the extra noise was from me opening the stack of mail I’d been avoiding for a couple of weeks. I…
May 3, 2018 Columns by Laura Kolaczkowski Ocrevus Shows Promise for Cognitive Function in Relapsing MS One thing we’ve all hoped for with our disease-modifying therapies (DMT) is a treatment that will improve our multiple sclerosis (MS) and not just keep it from worsening. The latest studies presented on Ocrevus (ocrelizumab) hold promise…
April 26, 2018 Columns by Laura Kolaczkowski The Need for Follow-through with REAL MS I’m a great starter. How about you? I start projects but often lack the time or motivation to finish them. Hence, I have bins full of yarn waiting to be turned into scarves and lots of seeds that…
April 12, 2018 Columns by Laura Kolaczkowski An Ocrevus Update Has Me Cautiously Optimistic After a delay in treatment in late December thanks to a nasty head cold, and the after-effects of contracting the flu in February necessitating another delay, I finally received my second six-month dose of Ocrevus (ocrelizumab) in mid-March. Much…
April 5, 2018 Columns by Laura Kolaczkowski Doctor Connections Have you ever been touched by the actions of one of your doctors? I hope we all have experienced special moments with our care providers because these times break down the authoritarian nature of medicine and allow us…
March 22, 2018 Columns by Laura Kolaczkowski Modafinil or Amantadine: Who Decides? Fatigue. That No. 1 symptom that a large majority of people with multiple sclerosis are affected by. MS fatigue. It can be crushing, numbing, and stop the hardiest person in their tracks. I know MS fatigue all…
March 15, 2018 Columns by Laura Kolaczkowski Earworms and Multiple Sclerosis Sometimes they are called “sticky songs,” better known by their common name “earworms.” Earworms are those musical phrases that get stuck in our head that we hear over and over. It’s much like those worms underground that…
March 8, 2018 Columns by Laura Kolaczkowski Oscar the MS Monkey and His Buddies While at the ACTRIMS Forum 2018 (which stands for Americas Committee for Treatment and Research in MS), I was surprised to see a colorful display of orange-and-teal colored sock monkeys mixed in with the pharmaceutical company and…
March 1, 2018 Columns by Laura Kolaczkowski MS Education and Advocacy Are as Important as Awareness I fell out of sight in February, thanks to a case of the flu. Influenza B and its lingering side effects took me out of action from almost everything except sleeping, but I’ll save those details for another…
February 1, 2018 Columns by Laura Kolaczkowski Minority Engagement in MS Research Engaging all types of people for research isn’t just a nice thought. It is critical to obtaining research results that will be meaningful. Middle-aged white women are often the people who volunteer for studies. Men, young people, and…
January 18, 2018 Columns by Laura Kolaczkowski What We Can Learn from Longevity’s Link to Quality of Life Quality of life. These three words conjure different images for people, depending on their needs. Quality of life could mean having improved health, good relationships with others, and stress-free life. In the world of medical research, quality…
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