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5 Years with Multiple Sclerosis

How has it already been five years? I remember half walking, half dragging the numb side of my body into the hospital in 2018. The day before my husband’s 30th birthday, incidentally. After a month of dealing with steadily worsening numbness, fatigue, and pain, amongst many other troubling symptoms. I knew what was going on,… Continue reading 5 Years with Multiple Sclerosis

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Marriage with Chronic Illness

Officially, I’ve been living marriage with a chronic illness for five years. That doesn’t really capture the magnitude of issues my chronic illnesses have caused over the 12 years we’ve lived together. I’ve lived with my husband since I was 18. If you know a little about my journey to getting diagnosed, I first noticed… Continue reading Marriage with Chronic Illness

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Physical Therapy for MS and hEDS

I’ve been doing Physical Therapy exercises for my MS since 2018, and hEDS since 2020. That’s when I finally saw a Physical Therapist. My Neurologist prescribed one round of PT, and my Rheumatologist another.  I originally went because of the weakness and foot drop I was dealing with after I got my MS diagnosis. There… Continue reading Physical Therapy for MS and hEDS