December 3, 2020 Columns by Jennifer (Jenn) Powell Reflecting on a Year of Blessings in My Life With SPMS The holiday season has always been a time of reflection. The year passes by in a montage of memories. I am reminded of the past 11 months. The highs and the lows. My hopes and my aspirations. Those lives that have been lost and those that have just begun.
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…
December 20, 2018 Columns by Jennifer (Jenn) Powell Reflections: A letter to my newly diagnosed self Last updated May 5, 2023 As the year comes to a close, I find myself in a reflective state. This mild nostalgia visits each December and accompanies me into the New Year. I usually honor this slight melancholy by thinking of all that has transpired in a mere 365 days.
March 1, 2018 Columns by Jennifer (Jenn) Powell Reflective Calm: Finding Peace Amid Progression I have been contemplative these last few days, lost in thought regarding the state of the MS. I am not sad or upset, simply in observation mode. Reaching for what may have precipitated this gentle melancholy, I realize I am on the precipice of my 49th year. While MS continues…
February 27, 2018 Columns by Teresa Wright-Johnson The Sun Shall Rise I had the flu for several days, and it was disastrous. So, I did not write last week. I hope you missed the column as much as I missed writing it and hearing from you. Several of my friends have the flu as well. This is an awful…
December 25, 2017 Columns by Teresa Wright-Johnson My ABCs of Gratitude: Reflections of an MS Warrior (Continued) In last weekās column, I shared what I called my ABCs of gratitude. In the past few days, Iāve had to revisit my list several times. This was a distressing week. Even more perplexing is my inability to determine the exact cause of my anguish. I could not…
November 16, 2017 Columns by Jennifer (Jenn) Powell An Anniversary of Sorts: 7 Years Since My Diagnosis Anniversaries often invoke reflection about the beginning, the journey, and where we now find ourselves. With luck, lessons will have been learned from the invariably good and bad experiences that couple any passage of time. In November 2010, I sat, eyes firmly affixed, as my neurologist read my…
September 29, 2017 Columns by Jamie Hughes Shanah Tovah: Celebrating Each Year of Your MS Journey I became a Christian when I was 8, and though Iāve wrestled with my faith at various points in my life, Iāve never once doubted my decision to follow Christ. Multiple sclerosis didnāt change this fact in the slightest. In fact, my illness made my faith stronger and…
March 29, 2017 Columns by Judy Lynn The Anniversary Effect: How Do You Remember Your Diagnosis Date? Editor’s note: Marking the second MS diagnosis anniversary of our columnists in oneĀ week, Judy Lynn writes about the “Anniversary Effect.” This week marks the 14th anniversary of my MS diagnosis. That day, March 27, 2003, is etched clearly in my mind.Ā Ask me about anything else I was doing…