by Kate Milliken | Aug 31, 2015 | MCP Interactive
It started with the confusion of your first symptoms. Maybe you first noticed the numbness or suddenly lost your vision. Then came the neurologists and endless MRIs. The waiting game. And then…an answer. Maybe you felt shock, relief, disbelief, fear, grief,...
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...
by Kate Milliken | Aug 7, 2015 | MCP Interviews
Sergio Rodriguez is a continual user of MyCounterpane. He’s 33-years-old, lives in Phoenix, AZ and he has laid out his story from the first moment he was diagnosed with MS until today. And I, along and other users from MCP, have been with him every step of the way. We...
by Kate Milliken | Jul 30, 2015 | Powerful Moments, Real Stories
Getting diagnosed with ms is one of those moments in life that you’ll never forget. It’s much like the assassination of JFK, 9/11 and Miley Cyrus’ VMA performance in 2013 – you know where you were and the horror you felt seeing the news. While...
by Diana Frustaci | Jul 24, 2015 | Powerful Moments
MS Quotes ― you see them everywhere. From your ultra-positive friends posting daily reminders on Facebook to the Pinterest boards dedicated to overcoming adversity. At times, it may seem tiresome, especially when you’re going through your own personal...
by Kate Milliken | Jul 20, 2015 | MCP Interactive
Hello, friends. It’s a new week and you know what the means – a new blog post on MyCounterpane. I know you’re as excited as we are, and this week, we’re SUPER excited. Why? Because we’re working on a post about YOU. We always want to hear...
by Kate Milliken | Jul 16, 2015 | News
Hey, there. Thanks for stopping by to read about awesome MS news. We hope you’re having a great week. We sure are, especially since there’s so much good news going around. From Amy Schumer raising funds for the cause to the newest research about how a healthier...
by Diana Frustaci | Jul 9, 2015 | Powerful Moments
There is no WRITE way to journal. Journaling. Whether you were a teenager expressing your deepest feelings to a fuzzy notebook (and hiding it under your bed), or an adult who has now upgraded to a sleek WordPress blog, we’ve all done it as some point in our...
by Admin Account | Jun 29, 2015 | Real Stories
by MyCounterpane user Kellen Prouse Photo: photomegs.com I was 25-years-old when I was diagnosed with MS and I was terrified to say the least. I had grown up hearing stories of how my grandmother spent her childhood caring for her father with MS. He could no longer...
by Kate Milliken | Jun 18, 2015 | Real Stories
I asked MyCounterpane user Mitch Sturgeon to write this week’s blog because because I admire his ways of achieving with disability. Mitch surprised me with his perspective on assistive devices, and he presents a different angle on them than the norm. Outside of...
