by Diana Frustaci | Nov 16, 2016 | Real Stories
When MCP user Ann Abrams joined the BIPAMS study held by the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in April 20016, she had no idea what to expect. The goal of the study was to help people with multiple sclerosis become more physically active in everyday life,...
by Diana Frustaci | Aug 23, 2016 | Learning, Real Stories
The most annoying thing my first neurologist ever said to me was “there is no clinical evidence that proves what you’re doing works.” I had been diagnosed just two months earlier and living in a pit of depression. My fiancé at the time, Vincent, (now...
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 Corin Hopkins | Apr 7, 2016 | Real Stories
My multiple sclerosis helped me define myself as a human being. As my immune system ate away at my nervous system, I discovered the simultaneous separation of and connection between my physical self and my mental self. My diagnosis of this incurable disease led me to...
by Diana Frustaci | Mar 23, 2016 | Hearing Is Healing, Real Stories
John Arbino is not your ordinary hero. In 2003, while serving as an Intelligence Officer for the US Army, he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. After experiencing an exacerbation which made walking difficult, John moved to a wheelchair. But this turn of events...
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...
