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Positive MS News: October 2013
From acupuncture to meat and from J.K. Rowling to Dancing with the Stars, find good news about MS in October’s overview of positive news articles! Childhood Stress Not a Likely Trigger for MS Stressful...
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Positive MS News: December 2013
With a bit of a delay, here is the good news in MS-world that found its way to the media in December 2013! Provincial MS strategy applauded Announced Nov. 25, Health Minister Fred Horne said the...
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A future without chronic illness
I could think of many dates, selfish ones, productive ones and those that would mean a lot of friends and family. If I could choose though, I’d want to be there when a cure for MS is found. Two million...
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Fierce Friday
Ah yes, sometimes my nerves – not nervous system – sometimes my nerves get on my nerves as it were. I happen to coexist with a messed up central nervous system, overly active heartbeat, breathing...
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Injecting object
"A whole new dictionary was instantly added to my daily vocabulary. Injection needles became syringes. MS relapses, exacerbations. Under the skin, subcutaneous. Daily self-injecting in those early...
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Until then…
Until then we hope, we laugh, we dream, we love, we cry, we hug, we forgive, we explain, we let go, we give, we grieve but most of all… we live. Daily Prompt: Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) What is …...
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Relentless relapse
Why? A relapse decided to visit me. I pretended it wasn’t there. Until this morning. It smacked right bang in the middle of my head. It couldn’t find a better place I suppose. As weak as an overcooked...
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9 years on…
Tomorrow, April 11th, is my 9th anniversary of my MS diagnosis. A lot has changed since then, but I also gained so much. New friends, new life and love all around . Everyone I know is in my life for …...
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Neurology Links
Journal of Neurology & Neurosurgery Journalwatch Neurology Netmed Neurology Neuronetwork Ireland Neuroscience Ireland © WVE and Ireland, MS and Me, 2011-2014. Unauthorised use and/or duplication of...
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Types of MS
Doctors divide the symptoms into three groups: primary, secondary, and tertiary. Primary symptoms come from damage to the protective sheath around the nerves in your spine or brain. The damage is...
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FEATURED: 2014 Budget plea to the Irish government
"A heart transplant is easy enough these days, but brain transplants belong in the world of fantasy. Because of that, urgent reconfiguration of existing services should be done." Continue reading →
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Tiredness ≠ fatigue
"Yes, I do know how to read calendars and clocks. I even know how to reset the microwave clock when Ireland changes to a new daylight saving time. Please don’t compare your healthy tiredness to...
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Unfair
Once again I am here. A small, busy waiting room in hospital. People waiting, wondering, dreading, hoping. How much longer will I need to be here? When will it be the last time I can walk in here with...
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Sleep: a time-consuming commodity I cannot afford
Shoulders back, head held high. Striving to soldier on, wanting to do more. Body says ‘no’, mind perhaps too. This morning I ran into my leading enemy. Not the one I declared war to over some silly...
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MS News: September 2013
Just because multiple sclerosis too often has a negative undertone, here is some good news that was published online lately! Gene discovery! Gene discovery is major step towards finding cure for...
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Trigeminal Neuralgia Awareness Day
Tomorrow is the first Trigeminal Neuralgia Awareness Day, focused on bringing awareness about facial pain disorders. This year I have gone through severe TN attacks myself and I therefore want to...
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2014 Budget plea to the Irish government
"A heart transplant is easy enough these days, but brain transplants belong in the world of fantasy. Because of that, urgent reconfiguration of existing services should be done." Continue reading →
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What you might not be aware of
"Walking on a staircase can be a bit of an E=mc2 moment in my life, meaning I can’t remember what those things at the end of my legs are for. They look cute in my tall Dr Martens boots, but every so...
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Beware of the thief!
In between trying to set up a new laptop today and resting enough before another batch of daily tasks comes my way, I came across an email about MS and the question what MS has stolen from us. In her …...
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Unfair
Once again I am here. A small, busy waiting room in hospital. People waiting, wondering, dreading, hoping. How much longer will I need to be here? When will it be the last time I can walk in here with...
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