MS a Funny Thing

charity cycle ride MS has robbed me of much my sight and limited my ability to walk anywhere close to usual distances. Lack of balance...

13 years after I was diagnosed with MS, a bundle of joy and energy came into my life in the form of Sash, a black Labrador puppy. As well...

I have quite a dark sense of humour. Some say it’s inappropriate and that I should consider the feelings of others, especially those that...

“I think I know what’s the matter with you.” “Really?” “Yes. I worked it out. Why are you looking at me like that?” “I’m just wondering...

by Andrew Lorrain-Smith Well, not exactly, but at least with a title like that I’m guaranteed one reader – my wife! Before I describe my...

Help I need the bathroom, Don’t know what to do. You would think that it’s simple to get to the loo. I’ve tried so hard to solve this fix...

by Jenny Ferguson This is the fun part of my MS journey since diagnosis, over 20 years ago, told through my mobility machines. The...

I grew up in Germany. To be more precisely, a suburb of Frankfurt. The city of Frankfurt is one of the biggest German cities and...

by Katy Deacon I don’t know about other MSers reading this, but 4 years of having MS have done little to curb my natural inclination to...

3 days beforehand, doctor phoned to say we know what the rest of it is – Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis (‘PPMS’).tions there....

Before I launch into my tale, which I very much hope will raise the odd smile and chuckle, I’d like to share how I came to write this. In...

We live in France most of the time but have a flat in Folkestone, Kent. On one trip we planned to join up with old university friends in...

If you’ve got MS, then in all likelihood you know of, and could well experience ‘Cog Fog’. For the uninitiated, it’s estimated that more...

by Rachel Coffey-Brittain I started following the OMS (Overcoming Multiple Sclerosis) diet and lifestyle a year after my MS diagnosis and...

I first became aware of MS over 60 years ago when my mother was diagnosed. I was in my mid-teens. MS was not so easily recognised in...

by Nigel Bartram Most, if not all, of us MSers know we get progressively less sure footed as our balance deserts us. Most of the time it...

by Trevor Palmer Being a full time wheelchair user, who runs a small business and is involved in a number of organisations, I often...

by Penny Stevens Before I explain how, when and why a wheelchair user with MS ended up limbo dancing, there are a few things you need to...

by Nigel Bartram As my MS progresses, getting around poses ever greater challenges. Like many MSers, I need varying types of assistance,...

Ireland is a gorgeous place, teaming with beauty hotspots from one coast to the other. Opening the curtains each morning, my eyes feast...