Multiple Sclerosis

The Giving Challenge: 29 Gifts In 29 Days

Huffington Post | Victoria Fine | Posted 10.30.2009 | Impact


At the age of 35, Cami Walker was a newlywed with a great new job. Then everything changed. Walker was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, a neurologic...

Plucky 84-Year-Old Bikes 150 Miles For MS

Huffington Post | Tam Vo | Posted 10.29.2009 | Impact


Lan Yin "Eiko" Tsai, attired in a classy dress and pumps, is a standout among the spandex-clad crowd at New Jersey's City to Shore, a 150-mile bike ri...

Laurie Lindeen: Motivated By MS to Create Art And Music [VIDEO]

Posted 10.20.2009 | Impact


Laurie Linden was only 24 years old when she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, after finding she could no longer move her legs while walking to m...

Much Good Is Done By Government Workers

Max Stier | Posted 10.08.2009 | Politics


Max Stier

Lost in the inflammatory rhetoric is what our government and its dedicated public servants accomplish every day -- the delivery of vital services to deal with seemingly intractable problems.

What Are You Working on? Part 3

Hillary Rubin | Posted 06.10.2009 | Living


Hillary Rubin

How many of you are looking for the work to stop? Do you want to just breathe and erase all your problems? Are you ready to learn a tool that will shi...

Standing up for Abused and Neglected Children Takes on New Meaning

Brad Hunt | Posted 05.18.2009 | Living


Brad Hunt

We're all capable of being volunteers even if only in some small way. Think of what we could accomplish in this country if we all gave back to others some of the good we've received.

What Are YOU Working On? Part2

Hillary Rubin | Posted 05.15.2009 | Living


Hillary Rubin

For me Health means more than the food we eat, it contains everything including our thoughts, environment, lifestyle, and relationships.

Who is your Kryptonite?

Hillary Rubin | Posted 04.16.2009 | Home


Hillary Rubin

Who do you give your power to? Who do you hold on a pedestal? Who do you think holds your life in their hands?

Don't Risk Going Unvaccinated

Paul A. Offit, MD | Posted 02.22.2009 | Living


Paul A. Offit, MD

If parents choose not to vaccinate their children, not only do they put their own children at risk, they put others at risk as well.

The Fierce Urgency of Now: Why the Obama Administration Must Appoint an NIH Director Committed to Cures

Lou Weisbach | Posted 02.12.2009 | Politics


Lou Weisbach

There must be a place in the NIH where the discovery of knowledge is focused on preventing or curing the diseases of our loved ones.

Health Reform When your Life Depends on it: Seven Essential Principles from the Multiple Sclerosis Society

Harold Pollack | Posted 11.02.2008 | Living


Harold Pollack

Not surprisingly, the MS community is anxiously watching the health reform debate.

Apologies for being sick, and other weekend stories

Harold Pollack | Posted 10.23.2008 | Home


Harold Pollack

In the 1970s, people began quoting bromides of the sort: "a conservative is a liberal who has been mugged." This wasn't logical or nice--not least fo...

Two MS patients, one English, one American: Which One was Driven to Cut up his Pills, Lost his Home, and Went Bankrupt?

Harold Pollack | Posted 08.01.2008 | Politics


Harold Pollack

Explain to me again slowly why we spend twice as much for healthcare as the British do, yet we still disparage their "socialized medicine" based on stereotyped images from decades ago?

How to Keep Your Heart Open in Hell

Perry Garfinkel | Posted 07.24.2008 | Living


Perry Garfinkel

The Aronies are the bravest family I know. Nancy and Joel are a warm and funny couple in their mid 60s - she the raging extrovert who shares every u...

Beacons of Hope Glimmer in Dark Financial Times

Vicky Ward | Posted 07.22.2008 | Living


Vicky Ward

Just as our billionaires still go on their boats, so also, in New York, often criticized by outsiders for its shallowness and greed, authentic gestures of friendship and generosity endure.