Fighting in the everyday battle against Multiple Sclerosis
As you all know, I've been doing the Up Close & Personal series of blogs, interviewing several of my MSer friends about their own experience of MS and what it means for them in their lives. We are all so different, and I wanted to know about their journey to diagnosis, their symptoms and things … Continue reading Up Close & Personal #4: Kirsty
I hope you have been enjoying the Up Close and Personal blogs so far. I know that I feel like I know a lot more about my friends now than I did before! One of the things that strikes me from reading all of the answers are some of the similarities between us all in … Continue reading Up Close and Personal #3: Joan
Welcome to the second in the series of 'Up Close and Personal' series. I mentioned in first blog that each person would be sharing their own experiences of living with MS including initial diagnosis, medications and some of their symptoms. So, I met Grace (who lives in Switzerland) through a charity that we both volunteer for and … Continue reading Up Close and Personal #2: Grace
In case you missed my last blog - I mentioned that the next four blogs released will be from my friends Dee, Grace, Joan and Kirsty who will be sharing their own experiences of living with MS. Although I love sharing my experiences with you, one of the things that I found most comforting … Continue reading Up Close and Personal #1: Dee
One of the things that strikes me about MS is that everyone has such a unique story to tell and we have all gone through such varied experiences to get to where we are today. It can feel like an incredibly isolating situation at times when experiencing weird (painful and distressing) symptoms that you don't … Continue reading Up Close and Personal
We all know the score - you try and say something helpful to someone when they are going through a rough patch and inadvertently end up saying completely the wrong thing. The same goes when you have MS. The people that you love around you are often scrambling to say something to say that will … Continue reading 10 Things never to say to someone with MS
What is it all about? The phrase 'self-care' is thrown around these days as some super chic, of the minute, trendy buzz word that everyone just 'has to be doing' to be en vogue... but really what the hell is it anyway? Shouldn't we all care for ourselves anyway? NHS England suggests that self care … Continue reading What self care is… and what it really isn’t
MS Awareness Week is from 22nd to 28th April so I have decided that I would write my blog focusing on something I am really passionate about - staying active and using exercise to help with MS symptoms. I believe that everyone who has MS can introduce some form of activity into their routine, whether … Continue reading Staying Active with MS
What is Botox Botox is purified botulinum toxin, produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum. It began to be used for medical purposes in around 1980 when weakening eye muscles using the toxin was used to treat a condition where the eyes don't line up properly. In small doses, Botox causes weakness in muscles which is … Continue reading Uses of Botox in MS
Over this past month my grandfather and my Nan both passed away, but both lived a long and full life, and although we expected them to die, their deaths were pretty sudden. To be honest, these were the first 'major' deaths that I have had to deal with in my adult life and for that … Continue reading 7 Lessons about Grief
