May 18, 2022 News by Marisa Wexler, MS Marriage, Education, DMT Affect Patients’ Treatment Adherence Among people with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS), those who are married and have more formal education are more likely to take treatments as recommended, according to a new study from Iran. The study, “Effects of Disease-Modifying Treatments discontinuation in patients with Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis: A 5…
December 10, 2021 Columns by John Connor An Interview With My Primary Carer Iāve been meaning to do this for a while. My wife, Jane, whoās also my primary MS carer, went away for a few days last week, and with absence making the heart grow fonder and all that, I thought Iād strike ā if she came back! Fortunately, she did,…
June 11, 2021 Columns by Ed Tobias 45 Years and Counting, Even With MS Happy anniversary to us! My wife, Laura, and I are celebrating our 45th wedding anniversary this month. It’s hard to believe, especially because the divorce rate for someone with multiple sclerosis is higher than it is for a healthy couple. A review of records in the Danish MS-Registry a…
February 19, 2021 Columns by John Connor Here’s What Our Alternative Valentine’s Day Is Like With MS Ah, timing. It was early Saturday afternoon on Feb. 13, and my wife, Jane, had just flushed the toilet for me. The doorbell rang ā my flowers had arrived. An early romantic gesture. On the morning of Valentine’s Day, Jane countered with hers, a bottle of Laphroaig Quarter Cask…
June 18, 2020 Columns by Jennifer (Jenn) Powell When You Become the Caregiver, You Must Push Past MS for Love I like my husband. I like his generous heart, his humility, and his penchant for Tommy Bahama shorts, T-shirts, and flip-flops. Sure, I love him. Yet our love has changed throughout our 23-year marriage. We have traded passion for patience and lust for loyalty. While each exists, they are…
March 19, 2020 News by Catarina Silva More Attention Should Be Given to MS Patients’ Sexual Dysfunction, Study Advises Sexual dysfunction is prevalent among women with multiple sclerosis (MS), and one way physicians can help improve their patients’ quality of life is to ask them about the problem. That finding is detailed in the studyĀ āSexual dysfunction in women with multiple sclerosis: prevalence and impact on…
September 13, 2018 Columns by Jennifer (Jenn) Powell Relationships Can Thrive with MS Relationships are a quagmire in and of themselves. Throw in a chronic, progressive disease, and you have yourself quite the ride. This ride has excitability, steady inclines, crescendos, fun and free times, steep ravines, and shake-ups. Inevitably, balance is restored. That pretty much sums up my marriage. Let me…
April 6, 2018 Columns by John Connor Be My Wife Let me introduce you to my wife, Jane, by cheekily lifting the title “Be My Wife” from possibly the only accessible track off Bowie’s seminal ’70s album, “Low.” Through these weekly columns I’ve mentioned her often enough,Ā but I’ve never formally introduced her. Mea culpa. I didn’t have…
February 1, 2018 Columns by Jennifer (Jenn) Powell Navigating Relationships with MS Relationships are work. When you add in a chronic, progressive disease, the work becomes exponential. This is not to say work is a bad thing, as we reap immense rewards when we put effort into anything. Rather, anything worth doing…
October 18, 2016 Columns by Teresa Wright-Johnson Matrimony and Multiple Sclerosis ā¦ in Sickness and in Health “In sickness and in health.” These words are said by everyone embarking upon the exciting journey of marriage. Most are in love, excited about the future and hopeful they have found their happily ever after. Many of us repeat the words “in sickness and in health” without much thought,…