May 20, 2022 Columns by Jamie Hughes When MS Takes From Me, I Try to Give Back in Service to Others Last weekend was a busy one. On Friday, I had to drop my eldest son at school at 5:30 a.m. for a field trip and then pick him up at 11 p.m. A nap wasnāt in the cards, Iām sad to say, and at some point in the evening, I…
January 21, 2022 Columns by Jamie Hughes Art for Our Sake One of the great things about living in Atlanta is that there is always something new and exciting going on in town. Sure, we have our fair share of sporting events, but on any given night, you can attend a live concert, or see a show or stand-up performance. There…
March 2, 2021 Columns by Jessie Ace MS Is Like Having a Winning Ticket to a Club You Never Wanted to Join Recently, I was given the exceptional honor of finding stories for MS News Today‘s upcoming “31 days of MS“ initiative. I loved the challenge, and used it as an opportunity to catch up with friends Iāve met over the years while doing…
November 6, 2019 Columns by Cathy Chester The Past Gives Us Hope for the Future The times weāre living in feel surreal to me. Iām not talking about the current state of U.S. politics, though my opinions could fill a book. Iām talking about how I feel when I read about advances that have been made since my diagnosis three decades ago, and…
February 28, 2019 Columns by Laura Kolaczkowski Breaking Down the Silos in the MS Community In the research world, references to breaking down silos abound, and weāre not talking about those found on the farm. These figurative silos are where information is contained and not shared outside of a particular area. Researchers work within their own organization, rarely sharing their work with others doing…
July 31, 2018 Columns by Teresa Wright-Johnson Making Myself a Priority Last week, I wrote about climbing through grief. This week, I will focus on what I learned in the throes of the cycle of grief. Several people share the opinion that I do too much. My cousin often says that he wants me to say no to…
May 14, 2018 Columns by Debi Wilson MS Is Frustrating, So It’s Healthy to Talk About It We all have taken advice or read about how to manage our multiple sclerosis (MS) symptoms. And we can share with our doctors, spouses, children, or friends about our experiences. But a far better emotional therapy is empathizing with a fellow MS warrior. People can’t understand living with MS…
May 11, 2018 Columns by Ed Tobias MS, Walkers, Wheelchairs, and Guns (Part 2) A little over a year ago, in this column, I asked if it was safe for someone with MS to handle a gun. I wondered whether there would be safety issues due to problems with grip strength, balance, eyesight, and all the other various difficulties people with MS have…
April 13, 2018 Columns by Ed Tobias MS Forums Section Added to MS News Today: Join Our Conversation Do you have a question or comment about MS? Can you answer someone else’s question? We’ve just created an MS Forums section on Multiple Sclerosis News Today designed to spark conversations about our MS and to try to provide some answers from reliable sources when you have a…
March 28, 2018 Columns by Cathy Chester Here’s How to Honor the First #ProgressiveMSDay Weāre all familiar with the yearly observance of MS Awareness Week and MS Awareness Month to raise awareness about multipleĀ sclerosis. Considering that so many rare diseases, such asĀ Graves’ disease or Ehlers-Danlos syndromes, go largely unnoticed, the MS community is blessed with its fair…
February 21, 2018 Columns by Judy Lynn ‘Something On Our Minds’: A Book by and for Those with MS Frigid winter weather keeping you indoors? Laid up with the flu? If youāre looking for something to do while you power through this cold slog of February, allow me to recommend a cup of tea and a good book. The particular book that I would like to suggest…
February 13, 2017 News by Patricia Silva, PhD LiveWiseMS: A New Online Resource for People Living with MS AĀ new online resource, LiveWiseMS.org, aims toĀ raise awareness about multiple sclerosis (MS) and provide patients and caregivers information about the disease’sĀ symptoms and conditions.Ā The platform, developed by the International Organization of Multiple Sclerosis Nurses (IOMSN), hopes toĀ promote healthy living and improve quality of life for MS patients and their families.