Poem 18

It has been a minute since I wrote a poem, and this is one I have been playing around with for a few days now. It is messy, and the more I tried to clean it up, the more I realized I don’t WANT to clean it up. It is a stream of consciousness, showcasing

Ten Facts About Multiple Sclerosis

Today marks the final day of Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month, and since spreading awareness was one of the goals of starting this blog, it is only right that I create a post with some facts. Because you never know what you don’t know until you know. Multiple Sclerosis (MS) affects approximately 2.8 million people around

Poem 16

It’s been a minute since I wrote a poem, but Multiple Sclerosis Week has inspired me to share some thoughts. The following poem is unedited and was just me getting all of my words down without stopping to second guess myself. Please read with an open mind. Invisible Illness “You look fine.” But no one

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week is honored March 7th through March 13th this year. Despite the challenges of MS, I am determined to continue moving forward and living the best life possible. One of the missions of starting this blog was to spread MS awareness, so hopefully today you will be leaving my site with even

Multiple Sclerosis Soundtrack: Inspirational Songs

Music has always been a huge part of my life, and believe it or not, when I was in junior high, I actually wanted to be a singer when I grew up! Of course, while this aspiration did not lead to a job in the music business (unless you count singing with Kindergarteners for ten

What Was It Like Sharing My True Story?

Sharing My True Story for the World to Read About seven years ago, I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, and at that time, I was nowhere near ready to share my story with even acquaintances, and despite my love for writing, the thought of sharing my journey in a book (with the world!) was terrifying.