MS Learn Online is the National MS Society’s online educational webcast series. This video features part three of a three-part series of discussion with country music star Clay Walker, who talks about living with multiple sclerosis.
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Living with multiple sclerosis (MS) can be tough but there’s a range of assistance available to you. In this film, people with MS talk about living their lives to the full thanks to practical and financial help, information on how to manage MS symptoms, and emotional support from the MS Society and other organisations.
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Article by Rob Parker
Although it is a disease that has seen a major expansion as far as awareness over the past couple of years, most people don’t know a lot about multiple sclerosis. The impact of the disease, what causes it, the different types, its treatments, and what a person living with MS can expect are all areas shrouded in mystery.
When it comes to living with multiple sclerosis, then, the first step is to become as educated about the disease as possible. There is always a certain amount of fear after diagnosis is made, and this fear is both natural and abiding. Don’t let it keep you from doing in-depth research on the disease, as many times the facts you find may actually serve to alleviate some of the fears involved.
Different people will react to their diagnosis in different ways. There will be a certain amount of anger that arises from time to time when confronting the fact that you have the disease. It can be very hard to channel this anger, but refusing to acknowledge the feeling is not a good tool. Other people in your life – family, friends, and spouses above all – will also feel the effects of multiple sclerosis in their lives even though they will not display the symptoms. If you don’t feel like talking about it, that is understandable, but sometimes it can help if you can point the people who care about you to other sources of information that can help them understand the disease.
During the research process, you will undoubtedly come across several drugs and treatments which can help alleviate, delay, or prevent some of the symptoms of the disease. It’s really important to explore the options here with your doctor, and once you have settled on a plan to follow it every day. Many of the treatments have proven to be very effective in preventing symptoms or lessening the effects and duration once they occur.
One thing that can be very hard when living with MS is facing a future in which the specter of the disease looms large. Many people diagnosed with MS will avoid support groups and the like as they often include patients in later stages of the disease. While this type of gathering may indeed be intimidating, it can also be extremely uplifting to take note of how these people deal with their day to day realities and recoveries. Let them motivate you, and don’t be afraid to feel a connection with them.
Living with multiple sclerosis on a day to day basis will bring sundry reactions in different people. It’s always important to have a support network about which you feel confident and secure, and a plan for the future.
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Approximately 50,000 Canadians have MS and dealing with it can be hard, but contacting the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada is a good way to get support.
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SORRY ABOUT THE CRAPPY QUALITY, having some issues with my conversion software… so, I am still battling my first exacerbation with MS however, I am not letting it get in the way of doing the things I want to do. I know my limits and I am constantly pushing them because I am stubborn and want to enjoy my life! I hope this video inspires you all to “keep moving”, don’t let MS keep you stuck at home! Get out there and enjoy life whether you’re in a wheelchair or limping around, just keep moving! Here is a link to some pictures I took on my trip, I still have to edit my scenery pictures: s798.photobucket.com here is a link to my blog entry that goes along with this video: mattsms.blogspot.com
For many people hearing the words ‘Multiple Sclerosis’ feels like being hit by a truck. Fear and uncertainty take over and you begin to worry about you future. Even though MS isn’t a rare disease, it is far from common. For many in their 30’s or older they associate MS with childhood icon who became completely disabled from MS.
While total disability does occur, it is not common. MS is not fatal. People with MS can lead normal lives and enjoy a typical life span.
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If you or a loved one suffers from multiple sclerosis, it’s time you discovered life-transforming ways to cope with the disease…
2.5 million people worldwide and 350,000 Americans are diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) every year learn how to protect yourself and improve your quality of life!
Are you one of the millions of people living with MS? Are you constantly searching for cures, treatment options and information about your condition? Do you even know if you have MS?<
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If you want to know how to cope with the unpredictable disease called multiple sclerosis then check this “How To Live With Multiple Sclerosis” guide.
The following benefits will be yours once you have this:
- Get useful tips on planning and organizing as preparation once attacked by the disease.
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Courtesy of www.healthstand.net – Patients talk about diagnosis and living with Multiple Sclerosis. Multiple sclerosis, also known as disseminated sclerosis or encephalomyelitis disseminata, is an inflammatory disease in which the fatty myelin sheaths around the axons of the brain and spinal cord are damaged, leading to demyelination and scarring as well as a broad spectrum of signs and symptoms. Disease onset usually occurs in young adults, and it is more common in females. It has a prevalence that ranges between 2 and 150 per 100000. MS was first described in 1868 by Jean-Martin Charcot. MS affects the ability of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord to communicate with each other. Nerve cells communicate by sending electrical signals called action potentials down long fibers called axons, which are wrapped in an insulating substance called myelin. In MS, the body’s own immune system attacks and damages the myelin. When myelin is lost, the axons can no longer effectively conduct signals. The name multiple sclerosis refers to scars (scleroses—better known as plaques or lesions) in the white matter of the brain and spinal cord, which is mainly composed of myelin. Although much is known about the mechanisms involved in the disease process, the cause remains unknown. Theories include genetics or infections. Different environmental risk factors have also been found. Almost any neurological symptom can appear with the disease, and often progresses to physical and cognitive …
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This is a unique guide for women dealing with the difficulties of multiple sclerosis. After she was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in 1976, author Judith Lynn Nichols realized that people suffering from chronic illness fare better when they share experiences with people fighting the same disease. While researching MS on the Internet, she connected with a group of women fighting to live with MS. The group quickly became each woman’s support network, and, in the daily emails compiled in this bo
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Four years have passed since his last writing; Me & the Ms.: What an Affair!, and Bill continues his fight with determination, vigilance, and hope. Contrary to the eating and exercise habits of his early adult years, Bill lives a much healthier lifestyle which he believes shows in the progression, or the lack of expedient progression of his illness called Multiple Sclerosis.
Bill talks in great detail about what he has accomplished since the printing of his first book. With interests dis
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