June 29, 2022 Columns by Beth Ullah Managing Fatigue and Other Vacation Tips for People With MS āA holiday is an opportunity to journey within.ā ā Prabhas Last week was only my second weeklong holiday since my relapsing-remitting MS diagnosis in 2017. My husband and I have had weekend getaways here and there, mainly to visit family. Of course, COVID-19 has placed a huge restriction…
June 19, 2020 Columns by Jamie Hughes Beach, Please! My family just returned from a lovely week-long vacation on the Gulf of Mexico. Itās always a wonderful time (and one perfectly suited to socially isolating) because we literally do nothing. We make no plans. We buy no tickets to any event or theme park. We sleep, read, and watch…
February 7, 2020 Columns by Jamie Hughes Give It a Rest, Will Ya? Jan. 1, 2020 was a special day in our house, and not just because a new decade came into being. (Or did it?) It marked our 20th wedding anniversary, and my husband and I chose to celebrate in style this year by taking a cruise together. (Yes, if youāre…
August 23, 2018 Columns by Jennifer (Jenn) Powell Feeling Adventurous with MS I can describe myself with a myriad of words: kind, funny, smart, quirky, and stubborn, to name a few. So many words are descriptive of my persona; I almost felt safety among them. Almost. I have always preferred paved road to dirt; my place was to shine the already…
August 14, 2018 Columns by Ed Tobias Taking My MS for a Sea Ride I’ve been away for about a week, the first break of that length that I’ve had from writing about MS in about two years. Much of that time was spent on a trip from Long Island, New York, to Newport, Rhode Island, aboard the Mariner. Marine chart of…
May 16, 2017 Columns by Ed Tobias 3 Travel Tips for Easier Flying with MS It’s the time of year for travel here in the U.S. Graduations, weddings and vacations are on all of our calendars. Air travel, in particular, can be a real pain for someone with a handicap such as multiple sclerosis. Security, aircraft seats and legroom are all becoming increasingly…