https://anempoweredspirit.com/ms-advocates-on-fulfilling-lifestyle/ Cathy Chester, MS Advocate shares decades of wisdom Tue, 26 Apr 2022 07:04:19 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://anempoweredspirit.com/ms-advocates-on-fulfilling-lifestyle/#comment-31305 Tue, 26 Apr 2022 07:04:19 +0000 http://anempoweredspirit.clients.kidaweb.com/2021/03/02/ms-3/#comment-31305 I was diagnosed in 1996, before symptoms started. I am a pianist, suddenly unable to open my hands wide enough to get 8 keys. Nobody in my family had MS, nor my grandparents. Last year a cousin younger than me had MS, she is 40. I have primary progressive MS. I do not walk for the last 18 years, I was born in 1962. I have had 6 strokes and 1 heart attack.The Rebif (beta-1a) did very little to help me. The medical team did even less. After roughly five unending years of trauma in the family my MS developed into progressive. There have been many changes in the last 3 to 4 years. Many falls, many fractured bones, and three moves all in five years. I have gone downhill. Considerably. We tried every shot available but nothing was working. There has been little if any progress in finding a reliable treatment for Multiple Sclerosis, My care provider Dr Miller introduced me to Kycuyu Health Clinic & their MS herbal treatment.

]]> https://anempoweredspirit.com/ms-advocates-on-fulfilling-lifestyle/#comment-29990 Mon, 15 Mar 2021 11:23:44 +0000 http://anempoweredspirit.clients.kidaweb.com/2021/03/02/ms-3/#comment-29990 I am happy the post helped you cope and made you feel better. It takes getting used to living with MS but it can be done, with courage, resilience, staying positive, moving around as much as you can, and keeping up with the latest research. There is so much hope out there, including MS medications that can help. Talk to your neurologist about them. The sooner you get on one the better. Since I'm not a medical person I won't suggest one but when I was diagnosed there weren't any medications!! Reach out to others, communicate your feelings and make a list of questions to ask your doctor. Best of luck to you, April!

]]> https://anempoweredspirit.com/ms-advocates-on-fulfilling-lifestyle/#comment-29989 Sun, 14 Mar 2021 22:40:01 +0000 http://anempoweredspirit.clients.kidaweb.com/2021/03/02/ms-3/#comment-29989 Just reading this has actually made me feel better was diagnosed may 2020. They found lesions on my brain in 2019. Was seeing neurologist since 2017 and getting ready to see a ms specialist. At first after diagnosis just through myself into work then since december haven't been able to work and disease has been more aggressive and it has finally hit me I have this disease and nothing is going to be the same. I can still do some of the same things but just in a different way and a slower pace and that is the way I'm trying to feel doesn't always work but trying

]]> https://anempoweredspirit.com/ms-advocates-on-fulfilling-lifestyle/#comment-29988 Thu, 04 Mar 2021 22:21:27 +0000 http://anempoweredspirit.clients.kidaweb.com/2021/03/02/ms-3/#comment-29988 […] What Advice Can Twelve MS Advocates Offer Patients About Living with the Disease? (Spoiler: Plenty) […]

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