Tag: New diagnosis

• Guest Author: Notes from the Mom

  

  No matter my age, when things get rough, I want my mom. I asked her to write about her thoughts and feelings for other moms and caregivers.

  CarolynDem

  June 2, 2022

  Guest Post, HSCT, MS

  chemotherapy, Chronic Illness, Cleveland Clinic, family, HSCT, mom, mom and daughter, MS, Multiple Sclerosis, New diagnosis, support

• Guest Author: How To Provide Support

  

  No matter the situation, friendships change and evolve. The question is, how much are you open to changing and evolving with them?

  CarolynDem

  April 20, 2022

  About Me, Guest Post, HSCT, MS

  best friends, Chronic Illness, friendship, HSCT, meal planning, MS, Multiple Sclerosis, New diagnosis, support

• Dating & Doctors

  

  I strongly believe finding the right doctor is akin to dating. It’s ok to not like your first doctor and play the field.

  CarolynDem

  April 14, 2022

  About Me, HSCT, MS

  care team, Chronic Illness, DMT, doctors, HSCT, MS, Multiple Sclerosis, New diagnosis, second opinion

• Happy Birthday! You get MS.

  

  After a four-hour MRI, a spinal tap, and countless neurological exams, I was officially diagnosed. I went from thinking I was a healthy and active woman to being told I now have a lifelong diagnosis for a disease with no cure.

  CarolynDem

  January 5, 2022

  About Me, MS

  Chronic Illness, Copaxone, DMT, MS, Multiple Sclerosis, New diagnosis, Ocrevus, Plegridy, Rebif, Rituxan