July 29, 2022 Columns by John Connor What I Didnāt Do on My Forced Summer Holiday Due to the UK Heat Wave No, it wasnāt my good wife, Jane, suddenly insisting we just had to take a break. Spontaneity is no longer a question for me. We can only go somewhere that has both a hoist and a profiling bed. Never mind a Molift and a shower chair. Itās…
May 25, 2022 Columns by Beth Ullah It’s Time to Start Thinking About Seasonal Adjustments and MS The thought of summer approaching both worries and excites me. I’ve always preferred the changing of seasons and fair weather to the height of a season, even before my MS diagnosis. I prefer change and the idea of starting anew, as if it might be a remedy to the…
August 13, 2021 News by Marisa Wexler, MS Heat, Variable Temperatures Found to Increase Risk of MS Hospital Visits Visits to the hospital related to multiple sclerosis (MS) are more common when it’s hot or when temperatures are more variable, but less likely to be needed when it’s humid, a new analysis suggests. The results were published in theĀ International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, in…
April 23, 2021 News by Marisa Wexler, MS #AANAM ā Abnormally Warm Weather Tied to More ER Visits Editorās note: TheĀ Multiple Sclerosis News TodayĀ team is providing in-depth coverage of the 2021 Virtual AAN Annual Meeting, April 17ā22. GoĀ hereĀ to read the latest stories from the conference. When the weather is unusually warm, people with multiple sclerosis (MS) are more likely to require emergency medical care,…
December 1, 2020 Columns by Jessie Ace How Is Your MS Affected by Temperature Sensitivity? āIām tooĀ hot!ā My brain was turning to mush as my body seemed to grow heavier. I could feel the energy draining out of me. This isn’t an uncommon complaint when the weather grows hotter during the summer. Most people…
November 22, 2019 Columns by Ed Tobias It’s Freezing and I’m Stuck on My Scooter It happened on the coldest day of the season. It was 16 degrees F with wind chill. I was outside, using my electric scooter to take Joey, our cocker spaniel, for his early morning walk. Joey had just finished his business. I was tying the poopie bag when I heard…
October 17, 2019 Columns by Tamara Sellman Need to Know: Why Do People Have Seasonal Temperature Sensitivity? Editor’s note: “Need to Knowā is a series inspired by common forum questions and comments from readers. Have a comment or question about MS? Visit our forum. This week’s question is inspired by the forum topicĀ “Is it the summer or winter weather that impacts your MS the most?”…
March 1, 2019 Columns by John Connor Hair We Go Again I can’t quite remember when I got hooked on the writings of Jack London, but I don’t think I’ve ever quite shaken off his Nietzschean-inspired “Superman” ethos. It comes in handy for surviving in the wilds of the winter in the Yukon and forcing yourself to build a…
July 20, 2018 Columns by John Connor Phew, What a Scorcher Phew, what a scorcher. The summer of 1976 was the last time it was this hot in the United Kingdom. My lasting memory of that summer was not lazing on a beach, but sweltering as a relief manager in an “off-licence,” which is a liquor store. I probably sold…