• Back in the Sunlight

    The brain fog has cleared and I can see me again. For the longest time, MS controlled me. It controlled my thoughts, my energy, my furture. MS put restrictions on my life. Things such as sitting outside in the South Carolina heat in August, or walking a few miles in the heat, or travelling far…

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  • Applying for disability is a stressful and daunting process. To say I am thankful that got approved is an understatement, it was a huge weight lifted. But it took 3 LONG years. It started in 2017. By the time I was finally diagnosed with RRMS, I had racked up quite a few medical bills. ER…

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  • In January of 2017 my neurologist ordered an MRI of my spine looking for answers for my symptoms. The results came back and their was a fairly large spot on my cervical spine. I was immediately referred to a neurological oncologist. At the time, I remember my husband being scared, I wasn’t thinking “oh god…

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  • The Mental Toll of MS

    About a year after my diagnosis, my mental health began to decline. Aside from the daily pain of my MS symptoms, I was also going through the emotional pain of loss. Loss of self and the loss of fight. My doctors didn’t discuss this part of the disease with me. I suppose it doesn’t happen…

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  • Searching for answers and finding none. Feeling hopeless and the holidays are upon us. It was Dec 2016, I was laid up on the couch or in my bed. My 2 girls were anticipating Santa and all the holiday cheer that went along with the season. Visiting Santa was at the top of the to-do…

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  • It was 8 years ago that a doctor first mentioned MS to me. I was having a multitude of symptoms that varied from day to day. The one that stayed constant was a sharp pain behind my right eye. I went to a number of doctors, a few ER visits until someone would listen to…

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