Did you see the new study that’s suggesting a low fat diet could help those of us living with MS better manage fatigue?  It caught my attention and given that it contradicts the Wahls Protocol, I needed to understand what it was all about.  Is there truth to it? The research came out of Oregon […]

I remember leaving the hospital after I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis.  I was driving through the parking garage and my head was spinning with all the what ifs and worst case scenarios, along with a thousand questions and a million emotions.  I felt completely defeated. And I also was completely determined that I was […]

What comes to mind when you think of a Symptom Tracker? If I’m keeping it real, I think of it as yet one more thing to do. I don’t need ANOTHER list, let alone one about symptoms of MS. I don’t need a list to remind me of the fatigue, brain fog and all the […]

Imagine a spice so valuable it’s often referred to as ‘red gold.’ And what if I told you that same spice held the potential to help you better manage Multiple Sclerosis. It turns out, recent studies showed that when taking a supplement form of this spice and doing corrective exercises it may ease depression in […]

When it comes to MS, women outnumber men by nearly 4 to 1. And this gender gap has only widened in the last 50 years. Why am I sharing this when we’re talking about developing your support team for managing MS?  Because generally speaking, women tend to be the caregivers, so it’s not only really […]

Did you know that 25% of people living with an autoimmune disease were initially labeled as a hypochondriac?  Twenty five percent! You knew something was off in your body, but you didn’t know what.  You went to countless doctor’s appointments trying to explain the symptoms…  But they were vague symptoms and therefore didn’t have a […]

Did you know that about half of people with MS experience depression? MS isn’t just about physical symptoms; it also carries emotional challenges, and depression is one of them. But what do you really know about depression and MS? It’s widely underreported and misunderstood. In my latest podcast episode of MS in the News, I […]

When I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in 2016 my thoughts were all over the place. I worried about making the decisions that I was making in those early days about my treatment. I worried about the possibilities of the worst case scenarios coming true. I worried day and night! And of course, that wasn’t […]

Is your mind having a field day rehearsing all the worst case scenarios with MS? Are your thoughts constantly feeding you doubt, fears and insecurities? Does it feel like your mind will never turn off? Day or night, it doesn’t matter, the runaway thoughts just have no end.  It’s exhausting mentally, emotionally and even physically.  […]

Research suggests that your brain starts shrinking 5 YEARS before your first symptoms appear. Nobody wants to hear that their brain has been shrinking. What does that even mean? How does it affect you? Well, it’s common with Multiple Sclerosis. Lucky us, right? Prior to getting diagnosed with MS, I never thought about my brain […]

Living with multiple sclerosis is not only hard physically and emotionally, but it’s also hard financially.  The cost of multiple sclerosis is overwhelming. There’s the copays from the doctor’s appointments, the costs for lab tests, MRIs, and medications. One recent article said that the costs for most disease-modifying therapies are greater than $70,000 per year. That’s […]