Functionality and multiple sclerosis (MS) are fast becoming opposites unless we pay close attention and intervene. This disease has been baffling scientists since 1868 and patients are left fending for themselves. As a patient, diagnosed with multiple autoimmune syndrome, including SPMS, I was told that the inflammatory markers are through the roof, the approximately 30 … Read more
September! This month is seven years since that large white envelope arrived at my bedside table. It held my MRI results. I recall the insanely painful tingling in my entire body, even my tongue. My right eye was going blurry. The fatigue was crippling. The sharp pain running down my spine like an electric bolt … Read more
I never imagined my wellness would consume so much of my day. It works, it’s exciting and liberating to see positive results even though medical science has given up on me. Healing and managing a chronic disease demands a change in lifestyle. Patients across the world are obsessed with wanting a solution in the form … Read more
If we don’t go within we go without! That’s my go to mantra when I feel overwhelmed with my diagnosis or the world around me. Going within is all about re-writing the story in our head. It’s about paying close attention to the story we tell ourselves from our limited perception on life. It’s a … Read more
Wellness is a verb disguised as a noun. It involves action. It demands change. Living with a chronic illness can make you feel very alone. How you take care of your body physically is going to play a huge role on how your body performs mentally and emotionally. What you are eating, how you’re sleeping, how … Read more
How many of us know that junk food is bad for our body and that nutritious food and regular exercise nourishes the body and mind and yet we fail to comply and blame it on our circumstances. Just when I thought I had a complete handle on my diagnosis with multiple autoimmune syndrome including Secondary … Read more