There are multiple challenges that confront someone who has MS. One that is present from the very beginning is the question of whether, how, and who to tell that you…
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We know why people develop some diseases. Cystic fibrosis, for example, is caused by a single defective gene. If you have that gene, you will have the disease. Diseases such…
Since the mid-1800s we have known that multiple sclerosis is a progressive neurological disease with an unpredictable course. Back in the day, when someone was diagnosed with MS, it was…
Fatigue is not only one of the most common MS symptoms, it’s also one of the most frustrating for people to manage. In this issue, we’re presenting an update to…
Some medical problems, for example a broken leg, have visible physical manifestations. That there is something amiss is obvious to everyone. Other medical conditions, for example migraines, cause symptoms that…
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…
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…
Multiple sclerosis is a chronic illness; people have it for a lifetime. Because it is a disease of decades—not days—it is can be hard for people to believe that how…
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Pat is a licensed clinical social worker who’s spent most of her career working with MS patients and their families. She largely developed the curriculum and format for the MS Center’s MS 101 classes, and was the longtime editor and primary writer for InforMS Magazine. Pat retired in 2018.