“I knew the minute he walked up the sidewalk. He was the dog for me, the dog of my dreams.” That was Peri Abrahams’ reaction when she first met her…
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InforMS: What do we mean by sexual dysfunction and how might multiple sclerosis contribute to it? Pat Kennedy: Sexual dysfunction is a physical change to the way an individual responds…
Jane (not her real name) is a woman who has had MS for nine years and agreed to share her story with us. InforMS: Jane, thank you very much for…
Sexual problems are a common complaint among people with MS. Studies estimate that 40 to 85 percent of women and 50 to 90 percent of men report some type of…
Over the last thirty years, we’ve refined our understanding of MS. With each research study, another dot is added to our picture of the disease. It’s certainly not a straight…
At the Rocky Mountain MS Center we periodically survey people in the MS community to find out what they want from us. A frequent, frustrated response is, “A cure for…
Incorporating mindfulness strategies into your day-to-day life may feel somewhat daunting. Fortunately, there are many approaches that can help you take some initial steps to connect your mind and your…
With an increasing number of highly effective therapies available, many people with MS will maintain normal or near normal function for their entire lives. However, the sobering fact is that…
Communicating about your MS isn’t always easy – so many symptoms aren’t just internal, but they’re also extremely difficult to explain in words. We’ve all been tired, but how do…
There are also personality variables that mediate our responses to chronic stress. Some personalities just naturally seem to deal with stress better than others. For years Robert Sapolsky has studied…
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