by Libby Spears | May 12, 2016 | Real Stories
I first met Lydia Emily in 2013 when we were commissioned to make a short film about a survivor of sex trafficking for CHIME FOR CHANGE. Right away, I knew I wanted to celebrate the resilience of Jessica, the woman we profiled, and I could think of no better way to do...
by Diana Frustaci | Feb 25, 2016 | Real Stories
Guest Post by Modern Day MS blogger Beth Prystowsky. The day I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, I took my kids out for sushi. My kids were four and six at the time. It was September; my son had just started at a new school and my daughter was in preschool for...
by Corin Hopkins | Feb 17, 2016 | Real Stories
My name is Corin Hopkins and I was diagnosed with Relapsing Remmitting Multiple Sclerosis in November 2011. I am now a senior at Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, New York. College life with MS is a challenge. It can be rough when your friends want to go out but...
by Admin Account | Oct 21, 2015 | Real Stories
Without my teenager, I probably wouldn’t be where I am right now. MS crashed unexpectedly into our lives in 2011 – a destructive meteor. Neither of us were prepared and life as we knew it disappeared as the sun set and I lay on a hospital bed contemplating the future,...
by Kate Milliken | Aug 14, 2015 | Real Stories
Graduation! I have always been a driven person, and my MS diagnosis has only made this determination stronger. After my diagnosis, I considered dropping out of my graduate school nursing program and quitting entirely. I became immediately certain that I could not...