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"I built robot legs for my dad. He has a disease called MS. [I’m] giving him the ultimate wheelchair with legs. Now we can go anywhere! Love you dad."

Mark's Walking Wheelchair: Inventor Jake Laser mounted a wheelchair on a walking robot for his father, engineering prof. and former marathoner Mark Laser. At first I smelled BS, but take a look — it's amazing!

Insta: www.instagram.com/reel/DaWlHUYIJfS

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#MultipleSclerosis #MightyTogether #Caregiving #ChronicIllness #newlydiagnosed #autoimmune #Disability

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Pelvic floor rehabilitation for MS (video link below) — 2 PTs/experts offer solutions & info on bladder, bowel issues.

When new to MS, I went heavy on meds to fight urgency & stay working, but no info about Kegels, etc. Eventually turned my bladder to a Triscuit & went to ER with +103° temp. Checked out a month later, permanently in a scooter. Wish I'd known more about pelvic floor exercise, etc.

www.youtube.com/watch

#MultipleSclerosis #MightyTogether #Caregiving #ChronicIllness #newlydiagnosed #autoimmune #Disability

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What I wish people understood about parenting after trauma

Something I've learned as a nervous system educator working with parents and caregivers: healing generational trauma doesn't happen in one big breakthrough moment. It happens in small, unglamorous choices a breath before you react, a pattern you notice and interrupt just once.

If you're a parent or caregiver trying to raise a child differently than you were raised, you're doing harder work than people realize. It's okay if it's messy. It's okay if you don't get it right every time. Noticing the pattern is already the beginning of changing it. #Parenting #generati #Trauma Informed #Caregivers

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What I wish people understood about parenting after trauma

Something I've learned as a nervous system educator working with parents and caregivers: healing generational trauma doesn't happen in one big breakthrough moment. It happens in small, unglamorous choices a breath before you react, a pattern you notice and interrupt just once.

If you're a parent or caregiver trying to raise a child differently than you were raised, you're doing harder work than people realize. It's okay if it's messy. It's okay if you don't get it right every time. Noticing the pattern is already the beginning of changing it. #Parenting #generati #Trauma Informed #Caregivers

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Some mornings, my wife wakes up w extended bouts of dizziness. She's also my caregiver, so those days become "bed days" as we focus on her well-being.

Because "MS care" = "family care," and vice versa. This Thurday's "Ask an MS Expert" is about managing MS when both spouse AND carepartner need health supports.

Join Kathleen Silva, who shares her similar experience of caring for her husband, Rick, who lives with MS, while she faces cancer. Learn what it means to manage care together and how additional support can help ensure that everyone involved is supported.

Ask an MS Expert: "Managing MS as a Team." Thur., 7/2/26 @ 12–12:30 p.m. ET. tinyurl.com/3cmb9bwp

#MultipleSclerosis #MightyTogether #Caregiving #ChronicIllness #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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One good thing is we've got UFOs and aliens on the case vs. MS too. So that's cool.

Earthlings + Martians > #MultipleSclerosis.

** Note: Some info on this graphic is wrong. Little green men, people.

#MultipleSclerosis #MightyTogether #Caregiving #ChronicIllness #newlydiagnosed #autoimmune #Disability

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For the first half of my life, I mowed others' lawns bc it felt good to help out. Now others mow our lawn for us, and inside it kinda drives me nuts!

Accepting help with grace is so difficult, but it's an important lesson we all must learn eventually. tinyurl.com/5fk424dj

Do you accept help from neighbors? Have insights to share? #MultipleSclerosis #Caregiving #ChronicIllness #Disability

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"There's a certain amount of frustration that builds when … the world is passing you by,

and the beautiful days are there and you're not able to experience it because the heat does play such a major role with MS." So Cathy ordered a free cooling vest from #MultipleSclerosis Assn. of America.

"She's much, much more active since she's gotten this vest," says her walking friend Coline. "It's a new woman."

An excellent, long-running program. Visit #MultipleSclerosis Association of America mymsaa.org or 800-532-7667.

#MightyTogether #Disability #Caregiving

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Conversations about wellbeing and happiness often exclude those with autism.

That needs to change — and that’s why we’re inviting you to join the Proof Positive Autism Wellbeing Alliance.

Becoming a member of the Alliance is always free, and you’ll have access to science-backed tools, expert insights and a connected community dedicated to the belief that everyone deserves happiness.

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Join 6,000+ Alliance members bringing wellbeing to life across schools, clinics, homes and communities.

You can find more info and join us here: proofpositive.org/AllianceCommunity

#Disability #Parenting #Autism #Caregiving

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