All research begins with an idea or a question, typically generated by researchers in labs. A clinical trial is a research study performed on humans that aims to…
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MS Then and Now: 40 Years of Improvements
I have been a nurse since the early 1970s. In one of my medical/surgical nursing courses, I vaguely remember hearing about neuromuscular diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS), muscular dystrophy (MD), and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and the special…
On a Positive Note…
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To Pee or Not to Pee: A Continuing Tale of MS and UTI
The quest to find an answer for my repeated urinary tract infections changes quickly. As I started writing “To Pee, or Not to Pee, Part II,” I was still hopeful that an infectious-disease specialist I was scheduled to see would be able to get these things under control. He was up at bat within two […]
Peeing in Public: A Tale of MS and UTI
To pee or not to pee? Or where to pee? Or how to pee? Do I pee my pants, effectively ending my day before it’s begun? Or do I walk to the end of the…
How MS Has Changed My Daily Life
After spending most of yesterday in agonizing pain from annoying MS symptoms, I am sitting at my kitchen counter debating whether or not I should go to dinner this evening with my husband and friends. I keep telling myself…