September 29, 2023 Columns by John Connor And a good time was had by the sclerosis boys I havenāt seen my mate Nige for years. Actually, to his face I call him Nigel, but itās Nige when I, or anyone else, talk about him in the third person. It’s weird ā I’d never thought about that before typing his name just now. And itās not like he…
April 1, 2022 Columns by John Connor Old Friends, Broken Chairs, UTI Admissions, and Redemption The week started with a bang, albeit with a hint of underlying anxiety. Friends and former work colleagues gathered during the first days of spring to chat in my sun-lathered back garden in South London. COVID-19 lateral flow tests had all been passed. Previously, weād spent years working together on…
February 14, 2022 News by Marisa Wexler, MS Physical Activity, Coping Skills Can Help to Ease Anxiety With MS Getting more physical activity and having effective ways of coping with multiple sclerosis (MS) could help to ease anxiety in patients, a review study suggests. “The findings of this review highlight links between anxiety in MS and a number of diverse factors, all of which are amenable to change,”…
August 7, 2020 Columns by John Connor It Was a Lazy Sunday Afternoon ā Not! It all started on the hottest day of the year here in the U.K. My phone said it was 99 F. An old friend was coming over, and my youngest son, Jack, had kindly cleared a route to the garden. So, when she arrived, I took the route. We all…
June 6, 2017 Columns by Teresa Wright-Johnson The Importance of Cultivating Your Circle Support is a crucial component in fighting chronic illness and adversity. Our humanity connects us and we thrive on relationships. Support may come in the form of family, friends, social services, groups and countless other methods. I have been fortunate to have an abundance of support for which…
April 15, 2017 Columns by John Connor There’s Something Wrong with Both of Us There are a few moments when life changes. In my day, it was meeting your partner across a crowded room. Now it’s sadly the flick of an app. What hasn’t changed is that only later doĀ you realize this really was a moment. This isn’t a story about romance…
April 5, 2017 Columns by Mike Knight Going All In for Ocrevus ā Together āIs the MS drug news good for u?ā my friendās text asked. It was Wednesday morning, March 29. Genentech had just announcedĀ that Ocrevus, the āFirst and only approved disease-modifying therapy for primary progressive form of multiple sclerosis (PPMS) ā one of the most disabling forms of…