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How does your pet or service animal help you cope? When Jeff Smith’s hands go numb from MS, his black Lab, Colt, carries the house keys in his mouth.
“He picks up on my MS symptoms even before I do," Smith says. He is a 44-year-old resident of Florida, diagnosed in 2011. Colt is his trusty service dog.
“He gets me up in the morning when the fatigue just completely racks me.” Smith grips Colt’s harness when going up and down stairs, using him as both a guide and an anchor. “Colt stays glued to my side when I’m walking and makes me feel more stable."
Read more about the power of supportive pets, and how to get a service animal, at this Momentum article from the MS Society.
www.nationalmssociety.org/news-and-magazine/momentum-magazin...
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Empowering people affected by MS to live their best lives
The National Multiple Sclerosis Society exists because there are people with MS. Our vision is a world free of MS.
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Christina Applegate on MS exhaustion: "It feels as though I’ve been on a 3‑day sleepless bender – and that’s how I feel after a good night’s sleep."
"Hence all the time I spend on and in bed, snuggled up against my heating pad."
"I don’t have patience for bullshit any more, for things that are meaningless or merely 'extra,'" Applegate writes in "You With the Sad Eyes: A Memoir," just published. She was diagnosed in 2021. "I’ve become an honesty missile. When your physical situation deteriorates, and your life shrinks to the size of a king-sized bed, suddenly all the things you thought were important shift, too."
These excerpts in the Guardian had me nodding my head: Christina Applegate on life with multiple sclerosis: ‘I won’...
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Christina Applegate on life with multiple sclerosis: ‘I won’t lie and say any of this is a blessing’
When the Emmy-winning comedy star was diagnosed, her body started giving up on her. She writes about losing control, gaining weight – and refusing to be a ‘good girl’
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Newly Diagnosed resources from the MS Society
For our new members. When you need it, support is all around you.
Go to nationalmssociety.org/understanding-ms/newly-diagnosed
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Empowering people affected by MS to live their best lives
The National Multiple Sclerosis Society exists because there are people with MS. Our vision is a world free of MS.
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Feeling intimidated or lost at the doctor's office? Check out this Thursday's Ask an MS Expert: "How to Talk to your Healthcare Provider"
When I was dxed in my early-20s I was clueless and dumbfounded about all the things happening to me, and most of my doctors then were no help. I had years of difficult learning ahead, but this week's Ask an MS Expert can give you shortcuts to becoming an empowered patient in a productive medical partnership with your health care pros.
The program is on 2/26/26 at 12-12:30 p.m. ET. It originally aired 1/11/24.
www.nationalmssociety.org/how-you-can-help/get-involved/cale...
#MultipleSclerosis #MightyTogether #ChronicIllness #Caregiving #newlydiagnosed #autoimmune #Disability
Empowering people affected by MS to live their best lives
The National Multiple Sclerosis Society exists because there are people with MS. Our vision is a world free of MS.
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Homemade chili for when it's chilly.
As I'm chopping veggies and preparing this food, I think back to my own childhood. I was born to a runaway teen mom with a drug addiction, and then raised by her mother. My grandmother had already been a widow for many years which meant less money, so there were many times when I didn't eat at all. This created a weird relationship with food that I'm still trying to fix. I guess my point is, I'm happy to be able to feed my own children. That is all. Take care of yourselves today and always ❤️
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Got the Diagnosis Blues?
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Take charge of your health care! "Ask an MS Expert: How to Talk to your Healthcare Provider (en Espanol)" Thurs. 2/19/26 noon ET
Learn valuable ways to bridge language & cultural barriers. Strengthen communications between you and doctors. Make the most informed decision, by making the best TEAM together = you + your providers. With neurologist Dr. Luis G. Manrique-Trujillo. Program originally aired 3/21/24.
www.nationalmssociety.org/how-you-can-help/get-involved/cale...
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Empowering people affected by MS to live their best lives
The National Multiple Sclerosis Society exists because there are people with MS. Our vision is a world free of MS.
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Refilling my water bottle this morning and thinking about what a simple act of self-care this is. I often overlook my own needs, so I'm working on being more aware.
Have you had any water today?
Have you taken your medication(s)?
Have you eaten something?
Just a gentle reminder to take care of yourself out there 🫶🏻
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