Every year, more than 300 MS activists meet in Washington, DC to discuss important legislation and funding for MS research efforts during the…
Category: Stories of Hope
MS Advocacy: The NMSS Public Policy Conference
Posted on:
March 26th, 2015
by Stephanie Buxhoeveden
Category: Inspiration & Motivation, MS Activism, MS News, Stories of Hope
Category: Inspiration & Motivation, MS Activism, MS News, Stories of Hope
Give Hope. Get Hope. Have Hope.
Posted on:
November 14th, 2014
by MS HOPE Staff
Category: Managing MS, MS Silver Linings, Stories of Hope
Category: Managing MS, MS Silver Linings, Stories of Hope
Every time we hear from a new applicant, we experience a range of emotions. If we’re being honest, the first is…
Two Years with MS and Still Going Strong
Posted on:
April 15th, 2014
by Erica Daher
Category: About MS, Inspiration & Motivation, Managing MS, MS Silver Linings, Stories of Hope
Category: About MS, Inspiration & Motivation, Managing MS, MS Silver Linings, Stories of Hope
I’m reminded of how lucky I am that I feel good most days, even with MS, but part of me wants to scream, “MS, you motherf*@^&#, go back into hiding! You’re close to ruining a perfectly good vacation with my family. Legs, go back to Soul-Cycle mode — my…
Cool MS News: Students Build Voice-Recognition Device for Disabled
Posted on:
February 3rd, 2014
by Kristin Zimmermann
Category: Health News, Inspiration & Motivation, Managing MS, MS News, MS Silver Linings, Stories of Hope
Category: Health News, Inspiration & Motivation, Managing MS, MS News, MS Silver Linings, Stories of Hope
Two MIT students built a game-changing assistive device for $100 to help a guy with MS and pretty much restored my faith in humanity…
Thankful for 2013, HOPEful for 2014
I have much to be thankful for, but I can’t say I’m sad to see 2013 end. It wasn’t the best one for my memory books, but it did teach me a lot and keep me on my toes.
Bad Breath: Using Breathalyzers to Diagnose Disease
Breathalyzers: they’re not just for suspected drunk drivers anymore. Doctors may soon be using breath tests to diagnose serious health conditions.
MS Silver Linings: Learning Compassion
Posted on:
September 25th, 2013
by Erica Daher
Category: Inspiration & Motivation, Managing MS, MS Silver Linings, Stories of Hope
Category: Inspiration & Motivation, Managing MS, MS Silver Linings, Stories of Hope
Having MS, not to be cliché, I try to keep things positive. I try to laugh more than I cry. Like when recently, over the course of one week, I saw a pulmonologist, gynecologist, naturopath, and radiologist, and checked into the…
An Ode To My Neurologist
Pursuing my own “cure” for self-diagnosed MS left me disabled. Finally giving in and transitioning from self-treatment to having a neurologist, vitamin prescriptions, and diet therapy wasn’t easy, but it…
My MS Story: Randy Patrick
Posted on:
August 29th, 2013
by admin
Category: Stories of Hope
Category: Stories of Hope
My neurologist basically told me I must have injured myself from falling playing ice hockey. When I asked about the numbness all over, I was told I was fine and that it was all anxiety and it was all in my…
MS From a Mom’s Perspective
Posted on:
July 19th, 2013
by admin
Category: Inspiration & Motivation, Managing MS, Stories of Hope
Category: Inspiration & Motivation, Managing MS, Stories of Hope
When she told us she had MS, we were in disbelief. I thought, “What did I do wrong? Will our other daughter develop it? What about our…