Olga HendelOct 71 minLights Out by Carol BodyThe poem below came about while I was having 2 weeks of residential rehab. I learnt how to stand up again from sitting and improve my wal...
nigelbartramJan 15, 20198 minA ‘few four paw’ and ‘fit bit’ tribulations as I try to keep on the go13 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...
nigelbartramJan 11, 20196 minHow partially blind became totally blind drunk and led to an impromptu re-enactment of ‘Scent of aTimes was when my work used to take me to Dubai, where I’ d meet up with an old school friend, Wilf and the two of us would kick over the...
Helen LeeJan 11, 20194 minMy mini Twin Towers MS momentImagine, if you will, that all too familiar scene: an interminably long queue at the Post Office, the very sight of which instantly drain...
nigelbartramMar 29, 20187 minHow a bit of limbo-dancing, MS style, helped me out of a real jamby 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 ...
nigelbartramMar 11, 201810 minHow MS turned a good turn into a wrong turn, with me ending up in the drink on my ‘Bridges of Hope’ by Mike Richman MS has robbed me of much my sight and limited my ability to walk anywhere close to usual distances. Lack of balance means...
Andrew Lorrain-SmithMar 11, 20184 minPride before a fall – or kerb crawling MS styleby 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 ...
by Katy DeaconDec 9, 20176 minHow MS + 6 ½ months pregnant+ a bit of gardening = a hole lot of botherby 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 g...
Jenny FergusonDec 7, 20177 minMy MS, My Machines, and an unlikely ménage à troisby Jenny Ferguson This is the fun part of my MS journey since diagnosis, over 20 years ago, told through my mobility machines. The variet...
Trevor PalmerDec 6, 20174 minBeware, German precision engineering can sometimes be a hazard and certainly anything but convenientby Trevor Palmer Being a full time wheelchair user, who runs a small business and is involved in a number of organisations, I often trave...
Joanna FrielDec 5, 20174 minBattles then and now!by Joanne Friel 2am spasms are not the most helpful thing but I have become all too accustomed to tapping away on my iPad in the middle o...
Nigel BartramDec 4, 20173 minBeing no longer sure-footed can sometimes have bizarre consequencesby 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...
Rachel Coffey-BrittainDec 3, 20173 minOff the railsby Rachel Coffey-Brittain I started following the OMS (Overcoming Multiple Sclerosis) diet and lifestyle a year after my MS diagnosis and...
Norman E MartinezDec 2, 20172 minIn memory of John Hamlin/my great friend, Thank youby Norman E Martinesz John suffered from the effects of MS through many years after leaving the Royal Navy, where we served together. He...
Nigel BartramDec 1, 20175 minDisabling the disabled, albeit with the best of intentions and certainly not to give us a good laughby Nigel Bartram As my MS progresses, getting around poses ever greater challenges. Like many MSers, I need varying types of assistance, I turned my attention to the shower. It all seemed pretty straightforward, not to say inviting. But where was the shower mat? Oh, a paper one. A bit cheap I thought, but OK, after all, this is a university college room not the Ritz. OK my foot, as it quite literally soon transpired. Wet paper sticks of course. Emerging from my shower, I ste
