My personal reflections on Multiple Sclerosis. Good days and bad days, preferably the former.
One sclerosis can never be enough, after all…..
I was not going to say anything more about today, 23rd August 2025. The twelfth anniversary of my (initial) diagnosis with Multiple Sclerosis. But it really has turned out to be a Celebration Day! I will explain why, hopefully showing…
August 23rd 2013. A date that sticks in the mind. The date that the results of various tests came in and led to an initial diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis. It took another year to confirm the form. All of this…
The physical challenges of Multiple Sclerosis are noticeable enough but the cognitive issues are difficult to deal with and explain because they are invisible. Everyone can see a limp or a tremble but no one can see that your brain…
May 30th was World MS Day. While not exactly a cause for celebration, it’s a meaningful day for raising awareness. To be honest, though, most of the coverage I’ve seen has been on websites and blogs for people who already…
I mention Ocrevus quite a lot in this blog. That’s understandable. It’s the first treatment I have ever received for Multiple Sclerosis and, if it does what it should and slow lesion growth, that will be something! A real win!…
I wrote this on a day when I could not do much. A day of nothing. The kind of days that are part of conditions such as MS but seldom get mentioned much because they are not inspirational. Or interesting…
It has been difficult to write recently. There are actually some pretty nice reasons for that although one is not that nice. Dealing with the constant change through Multiple Sclerosis. Changes in my mind, my body, my nervous system. Well,…
I am a member of various Multiple Sclerosis associations, some of which have on-line forums where people with MS post about their experiences. It certainly brings you back to earth. As a new member of one of these forums I…
The other day, I stumbled across some photographs of myself taken in my teenage years. Think I was around sixteen, seventeen or so? These visual relics brought back some vivid memories of a time when the mind and body are…
New experiences, new symptoms, are a constant with Multiple Sclerosis. Sometimes they are only inconvenient, other times they can be a big concern. Mostly, they are somewhere between the two. I will occasionally post about them here. Keep them in…