Hearing the Voice of MS
Recently an inspiring radio documentary was put together by ABC Radio National in Australia and presented by John Blades, himself an MS sufferer and radio presenter. It was one of the 360 Radio documentaries.
There are about 80 different types of sleep disorders, and about 25% of people (that’s 70 million Americans) suffer from them. The inability to fall asleep or to stay asleep, called insomnia, is the most common. Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is well represented in the Sleep Disorders department.
It’s not so long since an MS diagnosis offered nothing more than being told to go home and learn to live with it. Fortunately things have changed
Read Jennifer’s page about her daughters wedding I find it both challenging and inspiring, take a look
We do not know how so many different infections could have a role in MS and how they might interact with genetic risk factors but, it is also important to try to understand how non-infectious risk factors, such as sunlight, may interact with genetic risk factors.
Tags: climate, course of MS, Environmental, gene, genetic risk factors, Lifestyle, ms diagnosis, sunlight, susceptibility geneFrequently an infection of any kind can trigger what is known as a “pseudo” or “fake” flare up but there is nothing “fake” about the MS symptoms. Furthermore it seems common that infections are asymptomatic, (apart from the MS symptoms) It is important to get to the root cause or causes so that your symptoms can settle back down again.
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Introduction
For many, the emotional and cognitive effects of Multiple Sclerosis represent its greatest challenges. [...]
This article is adapted from the article published by MSIF of the same name.
For some people with MS, medicines can provide complete relief from pain,but many pain sufferers do not achieve adequate pain relief by pharmacological means. Fortunately, a number of non-pharmacological approaches can be used that have been proven to be effective in [...]
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From the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,
Some medications for multiple sclerosis are not recommended for pregnant or breastfeeding women. So, after they have the baby, women must choose between breastfeeding and going back on their medications.
In one small study, though, women with MS who breastfeed exclusively for two [...]
Well, I think I’m naive but I can’t believe people can disregard others so easily. Seems like you’re a second class citizen in a wheelchair. Take a look at this video. It happened in January 2008 so you may hav heard about it but if you have experiences to share please leave a comment.
The video [...]