Category Archives: MS

Soon after my meeting with the consultant in Jan 2022 I had an MRI on my brain and spine. This brought the results that there were no new lesions on my brain.  This was good news but due to the new symptoms of spasticity, which had been with me for over two years, the SecondaryContinueContinue reading “Current MS Journey – part 2”

For a couple of years now things have been changing with me. Depression, mood changes, bad sleep pattens, weight gain. I blamed it all on Multiple Sclerosis and my worsening condition. However, it wasn’t until I experienced some seriously late periods (which were very scary!!) and regular hot flushes that I started to realise thatContinueContinue reading “Menopause and MS”

Since the initial few years after my diagnosis my state had been quite constant. Around the time of my last consultant appointment in 2013 I had a young baby and my MS was in a good state. It was difficult to keep getting myself and a colicky baby into Oxford.So, my consultant decided that unlessContinueContinue reading “Current MS Journey – part 1”

This description isn’t actually a bizarre turn in my daily life activities but is how my MS has felt for the last 18 months. Spasticity, a common MS symptom, is affecting my legs. The definition of the word describes how it is “abnormal muscle tightness due to prolonged muscle contraction. It is a symptom associatedContinueContinue reading “Tripping through fast setting concrete…after running a marathon.”

As the saying goes “you only miss the things you no longer have” and this has been true with me when it has come to exercise. Losing the ability to run, cycle and doing very active aerobics has meant that my choices of exercise options have become limited. After reading about the positive effects PilatesContinueContinue reading “Pilates”

6am Husband wakes for work, so I am awake too! He usually works from home at the moment but today has to go on site to do something with computers (this is pretty much how I describe his job to others!). As with most nights I’ve been woken a few times due to leg crampsContinueContinue reading “A Day in the Life of an MS Mum”

Since being diagnosed with MS 11 years ago most of my days (excluding when tiredness and colds have badly affected me) have seen me in quite similar physical states. Not being able to run or walk quickly, pretty awful balance and tired and restless legs. However, the last few months have made me much moreContinueContinue reading “Good Days and Bad Days”

NAVIGATING ACROSS BABY GROUP FLOORS To anyone else the floor of a toddler group just looks like a fun place where your little one can burn off energy and make new friends. A Mum with MS will think this too but also “Oh my God, look at all this stuff (including mini humans) which IContinueContinue reading “10 challenges, wins and advice from an MS mum”

My MS Timeline I didn’t even know what MS was 11 years ago. Which is ironic since it has probably been in my body since I was 12 or something. Since the early 2000 MS has been slowly affecting me (see symptom time line). I am very pleased that I’ve only recently become aware ofContinueContinue reading “My MS journey”