August 10, 2022 Columns by Beth Ullah How Paw-fect Pets Improve Life With Chronic Illness Having grown up in the countryside, I’ve been around animals my entire life. We always had dogs and cats, and I learned how to ride horses. It was tranquil and storybook. When I left home to take a trip or attend university, I experienced a void only the animals in…
March 18, 2022 Columns by Jamie Hughes There’s No Such Thing as Perfect We are a three-cat household because, well, felines are awesome. Theyāre entertaining and sweet. They love to give cuddles. And theyāre fairly self-sufficient ā no baths or walks necessary. Just keep food and water in ample supply, and theyāre good to go. The only problem? Litter boxes. We have this…
December 15, 2021 News by Yedida Y Bogachkov PhD Pets Raise Sense of Well-being in Pandemic, But Challenges Remain Owning a dog, cat or other household pet during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has helped multiple sclerosis (MS) patients gain a better overall sense of their health and well-being, a single-site survey by mail of people in the U.K. reported. But pet-owning patients reported no significant improvements in their…
January 8, 2021 Columns by Jamie Hughes The Hidden Blessing of Routines, Even in Times of Grief The holidays can be difficult for many reasons, but one of the things I struggle with is the breakdown of routines. The kids are home from school and spend way too much time directionless, their faces glued to one screen or another. Work slows down or stops entirely as…
November 24, 2020 Columns by Jessie Ace How Lucy the Dog Changed My Life A pet is the most loyal companion a person can have.Ā Iām currently sitting in my dadās home office and typing away on my laptop. Itās nice to have a change of scenery. I brought my tiny dog, Lucy, with me as usual.
July 30, 2020 Columns by Jennifer (Jenn) Powell A Dog’s Love in a World of MS I am staring at my golden retriever, Abby, as she sleeps on the lawn, the afternoon sun dancing through her fur. Lying so still, she is encapsulated in a golden glow. I glance at her chest and am reassured by its rhythmic rise and fall. Abby is 10, and…
July 24, 2020 Columns by Ed Tobias My Cocker Spaniel, Joey, Is My MS Pal Do you ever wake up in the middle of the night thinking strange thoughts about your MS and your dog? I did the other night. I’ve written about Joey, my cocker spaniel, a couple of times. For example, there was a column about the adventure of taking him for…
September 12, 2017 Columns by Ed Tobias Walking the Dog, an Adventure Story It’s 7 in the morning, and it’s raining cats and dogs. I need to walk our dog and the thought of it is not very appealing. We live in a condo, so this activity requires getting dressed, squatting down to feed Joey, squatting again to get him hooked…
July 26, 2017 Columns by Cathy Chester 31 Lessons I’ve Learned in 31 Years of Living with MS I was diagnosed at a time when no approved medications for MS existed and there was no internet to search for information about the disease. I was in my late 20s, dating the man I’d eventually marry and wondering how this new normal would affect my life. I’ve…
May 8, 2017 Columns by Jamie Hughes Look What the Cat Dragged In! Like one third of America, Iām a cat lover. Iāve had kitties in my house since I was a child, often in sets. Currently, Iām the proud parent of two fur babiesāIvan (the tabby) and Baker (the Wegie)āand theyāre a great source of joy, entertainment and…