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How a New Memory Softens the Blow of a Memory Lost

How a New Memory Softens the Blow of a Memory LostFact-Checked on June 14, 2022
MRIs and Claustrophobia and Sedatives, Oh My!

MRIs and Claustrophobia and Sedatives, Oh My!Fact-Checked on June 10, 2022
Even as I Lose Pieces of Me, There Is Some Joy

Even as I Lose Pieces of Me, There Is Some JoyFact-Checked on April 1, 2022
Dr. Google Kept Pointing to MS, but I Wasn’t Ready to Believe It

Dr. Google Kept Pointing to MS, but I Wasn’t Ready to Believe ItFact-Checked on March 24, 2022
How I Build Self-Confidence When Living With a Chronic Disease

How I Build Self-Confidence When Living With a Chronic DiseaseFact-Checked on March 18, 2022
‘The Narrowing’: How Dementia Shrinks Your World

‘The Narrowing’: How Dementia Shrinks Your WorldFact-Checked on March 9, 2022
How I Know My SPMS Has Progressed: It’s Not Just Mobility

How I Know My SPMS Has Progressed: It’s Not Just MobilityFact-Checked on February 9, 2022
How It Feels to Have Dementia at 48

How It Feels to Have Dementia at 48Fact-Checked on February 7, 2022
When a Vaccination Leads to an Epic Pseudoexacerbation

When a Vaccination Leads to an Epic PseudoexacerbationFact-Checked on January 12, 2022
Kitchen Appliances That Every IBD Patient Should Have

Kitchen Appliances That Every IBD Patient Should HaveFact-Checked on December 16, 2021
I’m a Dietitian With IBD: Here’s What I Eat During a Flare

I’m a Dietitian With IBD: Here’s What I Eat During a FlareFact-Checked on December 14, 2021
A New Neurologist Gives Me a New Perspective on MS

A New Neurologist Gives Me a New Perspective on MSFact-Checked on November 29, 2021
How I Cope With Eating Around the Holidays and Living With IBD

How I Cope With Eating Around the Holidays and Living With IBDMedically Reviewed by Kareem Sassi, MD | November 16, 2021
A Family Crisis Requires Activating My Coping Strategies

A Family Crisis Requires Activating My Coping StrategiesFact-Checked on November 1, 2021
Poetry and a Positive Attitude Help Eugenia Zukerman Get on With Life With Alzheimer’s Disease

Poetry and a Positive Attitude Help Eugenia Zukerman Get on With Life With Alzheimer’s DiseaseFact-Checked on October 27, 2021
Is That Rash by My Eye Really Shingles?

Is That Rash by My Eye Really Shingles?Medically Reviewed by Laura J. Martin, MD, MPH | October 8, 2021
8 Things Not to Say to Someone Who's Had a Mastectomy

8 Things Not to Say to Someone Who's Had a MastectomyMedically Reviewed by Thomas Urban Marron, MD, PhD | September 30, 2021
How to Get Help After Attempting Suicide, From Someone Who’s Been There

How to Get Help After Attempting Suicide, From Someone Who’s Been ThereMedically Reviewed by Allison Young, MD | September 28, 2021
A Bad Fall, Some MS Lessons Learned

A Bad Fall, Some MS Lessons LearnedFact-Checked on September 16, 2021
Artist Uses Humor and Symbolism to Make Sense of a Life With MS

Artist Uses Humor and Symbolism to Make Sense of a Life With MSFact-Checked on August 24, 2021
I’m Fed Up With People Trying to Help Me

I’m Fed Up With People Trying to Help MeFact-Checked on June 29, 2021
What It’s Like to Live With Charcot’s Neurologic Triad

What It’s Like to Live With Charcot’s Neurologic TriadFact-Checked on May 28, 2021
A Registered Dietitian Offers 3 Healthy Spins on TikTok’s Viral Pesto Eggs

A Registered Dietitian Offers 3 Healthy Spins on TikTok’s Viral Pesto EggsFact-Checked on May 26, 2021
Why It’s Important for People With Ulcerative Colitis to Get a COVID-19 Vaccine

Why It’s Important for People With Ulcerative Colitis to Get a COVID-19 VaccineFact-Checked on April 26, 2021
How My Self-Talk Protects Me Physically and Emotionally

How My Self-Talk Protects Me Physically and EmotionallyFact-Checked on April 9, 2021
I’m Pregnant and Have an IBD — Should I Get the COVID-19 Vaccine?

I’m Pregnant and Have an IBD — Should I Get the COVID-19 Vaccine?Medically Reviewed by Kara Smythe, MD | March 3, 2021
How Zoloft Quieted the Chatter and Gave Me Back Myself

How Zoloft Quieted the Chatter and Gave Me Back MyselfFact-Checked on December 29, 2020
A Breakup Letter to My Vape: The 8 Steps I Took to Finally Quit

A Breakup Letter to My Vape: The 8 Steps I Took to Finally QuitFact-Checked on November 20, 2019
My 6 Best Tips for Dealing With Nausea When You Have UC 

My 6 Best Tips for Dealing With Nausea When You Have UC Fact-Checked on November 13, 2019
What I Wish I Knew Before My First CorePower Yoga Class 

What I Wish I Knew Before My First CorePower Yoga Class Fact-Checked on September 11, 2019
I Put Snail Slime on My Face for 1 Month. Here Are the Results

I Put Snail Slime on My Face for 1 Month. Here Are the ResultsMedically Reviewed by Ross Radusky, MD | August 7, 2019
‘Intermittent Fasting Helped Me Lose 48 Pounds — Here’s What I Ate (and When)’

‘Intermittent Fasting Helped Me Lose 48 Pounds — Here’s What I Ate (and When)’Fact-Checked on June 13, 2019
The Ayurvedic Diet and How It Helped Me Manage IBD

The Ayurvedic Diet and How It Helped Me Manage IBDFact-Checked on January 23, 2019
Keto Made Me Thinner — Here’s Why I Quit the Diet

Keto Made Me Thinner — Here’s Why I Quit the DietFact-Checked on December 18, 2018
Dating With Crohn’s Disease

Dating With Crohn’s DiseaseMedically Reviewed by Kareem Sassi, MD | April 25, 2018
Why I Talked My Husband Out of Taking Statins

Why I Talked My Husband Out of Taking StatinsFact-Checked on February 2, 2017
How 3 Years With No Sugar Changed My Life

How 3 Years With No Sugar Changed My LifeFact-Checked on August 25, 2016
Our Year of No Sugar: One Family's Grand Adventure

Our Year of No Sugar: One Family's Grand AdventureFact-Checked on August 25, 2016
How I Took Charge of My Health And Healed My Body With Food

How I Took Charge of My Health And Healed My Body With FoodFact-Checked on April 27, 2016
Dry Needling: The Most Painful Thing I’ve Ever Loved

Dry Needling: The Most Painful Thing I’ve Ever LovedFact-Checked on March 25, 2015
I Thought I Had an Ear Infection — Turns Out It Was MS

I Thought I Had an Ear Infection — Turns Out It Was MSFact-Checked on March 19, 2014


