Stories from people navigating multiple sclerosis — diagnosis, treatment, caregiving, and the ordinary days in between.
7 stories
Plainly Put
A portal note left her picturing a needle near her spinal cord. A notebook helped her follow what a lumbar puncture involves, what it may feel like, and what the results can show.
Priya Raman · August 21, 2026 · 8 min
Mind & Body
Between relapses, a composite patient tracked every sensation in a notebook. The record helped her explain what happened, but it also showed how much uncertainty had taken from her.
Nadia Okafor · 7 min read
Living With
A central New Jersey supervisor hid intermittent numbness until an error printout showed 17 mis-scans. Moving off the dock made work safer and cut the overtime paying her bills.
Maya Ellison · 7 min read
The Long Road
A notebook turned scattered falls and stiff-legged mornings into a six-year record. At 61, a rural rancher learned the problem was primary progressive MS.
Theo Marsh · 8 min read
Caregivers
A notebook helped Maya manage appointments and bills while trying to stay in school. Years later, those hard-won logistics led her into patient support.
Rosa Delgado · 8 min read
The Long Road
A young professional recorded tingling and a gray patch in one eye while doctors pointed to screens and stress. Her notebook later helped a specialist reconstruct the missed beginning of MS.
Theo Marsh · 7 min read
Living With
For years, Julian defined himself by the marathons he ran. Then MS reshaped his understanding of endurance.
Maya Ellison · 5 min read
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