If you know your body well enough, and you track your basal body temperature, you will most likely figure out you are pregnant before your missed period.
Pregnancy
When Insurance Denies Tysabri
I am so over this relapse. I want to wake up from this bad dream and never sleep again. I need to take care of my kids. I need to be present for my husband. I need to get to a place where I am able to return all of the acts of kindness I…
Managing a Relapse with Steroids
It all began on February 5th… That Thursday will likely haunt my dreams for quite some time. It will serve as the traumatic reminder that I am dealing with something very real despite looking ‘normal’. I might not let Multiple Sclerosis define who I am but it sure plays a large and in charge role…
The Final Baby
Pregnancy is the magic pill for Multiple Sclerosis, they say. Your hormones will protect you for 6-8 weeks after delivery, they say. In a perfect world, sure. But then something unexpected happens. Instead of pregnancy la-dee-da, they say you are ‘unusual’ and should really consider your health before having more children. Women don’t relapse WHILE…
Feeling Lost
I never imagined ‘do you want to end up a mom in a wheelchair’ would ever be this real. This close. Being confined to my bed with the highlight of my day being going downstairs to eat dinner with my family wasn’t exactly the push present I was shooting for. I was thinking more like…
Life in a Multiple Sclerosis Relapse
I am a prisoner of Multiple Sclerosis. A prisoner of my own body. Just this afternoon I convinced my eager toddler he shouldn’t shower with me because my legs were tired. When he asked why, I told him I didn’t want to fall and hurt him. A sentence no parent should ever have to tell…
