Finding something that occupies you and makes you happy

Be open to change. If your friend of family member has always been your tennis buddy or your bar-hopping buddy, you need to ask yourself if your friendship is about ... read more

To combat heat intolerance, I keep lots of partially full water bottles in my freezer. Whenever I leave the house or start to feel warm, I grab one and put it behind ... read more

I use a pill box that lights up and sounds an alarm for my medicine. It makes it pretty hard to forget to take my meds. Everyone around my home can see and hear wh ... read more

Buy a detachable shower head. Using a shower head will allow you to have more control and you'll need to move your whole body a lot less when you're in the shower.

I have a circular disk that spins on the floor when you stand on it during transfers. It is to assist me when transferring from my wheelchair into a car or to anothe ... read more

Since I adapted my eating cycles to my MS, I get much more done. I'm heavily affected by the amount, rate, and time I eat, but nutrition is of course necessary. Wher ... read more

Never blame yourself for your predicament; use your energy to stay positive.

One major invisible symptom of MS is diminished memory. At one point in time I was losing blocks of time and that was very disturbing. Everyone around me was very fr ... read more

I was referred to an “MS Guru” and I was diagnosed with PPMS in no time, when others had been struggling for months (if not years) to figure out what was going on. W ... read more

I have tried a gluten-free and dairy-free diet. I feel lighter, and my gut and stomach are happy.

Healthy relationships make a huge difference. I have several close friends, including my husband, and I belong to a church that helps keep me focused on what's reall ... read more

Follow your neurologists's advice.

I am a walking pharmacy basically. I carry one day’s worth of my MS medication, plus every possible medication I could need should ANY symptom arise. That’s simply m ... read more

If at all possible, get the person with MS his or her own laptop, phone, and/or tablet. For those with vision difficulties or difficulty deciphering icons, there are ... read more

Play brain games!

If you care for a family member with MS, get a power-of-attorney and several notarized copies. Sometimes the handwriting of the one with MS can deteriorate to the po ... read more

Right now, my biggest complaint is my mobility and the heat. When it’s hot, I don’t enjoy it! I do my things in the morning, like taking the dogs out. I use a rollat ... read more

Remember that there is a huge network of people with MS out there for you. You'll be surprised to find out how many amazing online groups there are.