recovery

Younger Age, DMT Use at Early Relapse May Lessen Later Disability

People with Ā multiple sclerosis (MS) who are usingĀ a disease-modifying therapyĀ ā€” and are at a younger age ā€” when they have a relapse within the first three years of their disease course are more likely to recover completely, lowering their risk of long-term, 10-year disability, a study suggests. Complete recovery…

Revelations Learned in My Aha! Moments

Have you ever asked yourself, ā€œWhat am I supposed to do with my life?” or, “How did I get here?” I have asked these questions several times throughout my existence. Those questions regurgitated at the occurrence of every life-altering event. I did not receive a definitive answer that appeased…

Back to the World

The stars sometimes align, even for us atheists. My son was making a fleeting weekend visit from his last year at his university. It’s all we were going to see of him over the Easter period. He’s taking it very seriously and aiming forĀ top gradesĀ in math. The week…

What’s Going On?

Something is! I had to be carted off to the hospital in an ambulance on Thursday of last week. It was either an infection my home-visiting doctor couldn’t spotĀ or the dreaded relapse. She couldn’t diagnose any illness. At the hospital, they used the words “atypical infection.” One of…

Lemtrada II: My Right Foot (Hopefully)

Read John Connor’s previous column, “Lemtrada I: This Island Couch.” Apologies for the pic of my edemaā€“riddled right foot. If I put whiskers on it, my big toe could do a damn fine impersonation of a seal. On the bright side, a month ago it was twice this…