health and wellness

  • In January of 2017 my neurologist ordered an MRI of my spine looking for answers for my symptoms. The results came back and their was a fairly large spot on my cervical spine. I was immediately referred to a neurological oncologist. At the time, I remember my husband being scared, I wasn’t thinking “oh god

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  • The Mental Toll of MS

    About a year after my diagnosis, my mental health began to decline. Aside from the daily pain of my MS symptoms, I was also going through the emotional pain of loss. Loss of self and the loss of fight. My doctors didn’t discuss this part of the disease with me. I suppose it doesn’t happen

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  • Searching for answers and finding none. Feeling hopeless and the holidays are upon us. It was Dec 2016, I was laid up on the couch or in my bed. My 2 girls were anticipating Santa and all the holiday cheer that went along with the season. Visiting Santa was at the top of the to-do

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  • From Symptoms to Answers: My MS Journey

    It was 8 years ago that a doctor first mentioned MS to me. I was having a multitude of symptoms that varied from day to day. The one that stayed constant was a sharp pain behind my right eye. I went to a number of doctors, a few ER visits until someone would listen to

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