When you are living with multiple sclerosis sometimes you don’t feel like celebrating. Especially, if you live near Phoenix and high temperature on the day of your celebration was 111 degrees. I was feeling fatigued, overheated and wanted to stay in bed all day. I was considering cancelling the dinner, but there was one party […]
Tomorrow, Monday, June 23, 2014, I will be tuning in to see Jason DaSilva’s documentary, When I Walk. Much like the initial onset of my experience with multiple sclerosis, Jason lost the ability to walk. While I responded well to therapy and treatment, Jason was not as lucky. Throughout the film making process, Jason’s disability […]
On Memorial Day of 2005, I was just discharged from the hospital after being treated for an acute onset of Transverse Myelitis. Earlier in the month, I had lost my ability to walk and go to the bathroom on my own. After being discharged from the hospital, I was still unable to walk without help. […]
Multiple Sclerosis can be a very isolating condition. When I was first diagnosed, I wanted to be alone. I didn’t want to see my friends, I was no longer attending Sunday dinners at my parent’s house and date night with my wife was a thing of the past. I just wanted to stay inside my […]
When I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in the June of 2005, there were four treatment options available for managing the disease. These treatments were considered disease modifying agents intended to increase the time between relapse. Each of these treatments also required the patient to inject themselves, which was something that I could never do. […]
When I lost functionality from the waist down in 2005 due to Transverse Myelitis, I had to learn how to walk again. As part of that process, I was prescribed aquatic therapy. I worked closely with a physical therapist who coached me in the pool and slowly but surely I was able to walk again. […]
One of the major symptoms of multiple sclerosis is fatigue. According to the National MS Society, fatigue is one of the most common symptoms of MS, occurring in about 80 percent of people. Fatigue can cause problems at home, in personal relationships and at work. The problems at work can affect performance and decision making […]
It’s tax season and if you incurred medical expenses then you need to check out my recent blog for the MSAA: Commonly Missed Medical Expenses for Tax Deductions: (excerpt) The change of the season can only mean one thing: taxes! I can’t turn on my TV or radio right now without hearing an advertisement for […]
Multiple Sclerosis does not discriminate. It doesn’t care if you are a male or female. It doesn’t care what race you are. While MS doesn’t discriminate against gender or race, it most typically presents in adults in their late twenties to early forties. As an adult, receiving a diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis can be devastating. […]
I was asked by Healthline to shoot a short video giving advice to people newly diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. So, when I got to my hotel room in Savannah, GA I set up my laptop and gave it shot. Here is what I came up with.