May 2013
1 post
February 2013
4 posts
“You don’t ever have to feel guilty about removing toxic people from your life. It doesn’t matter whether someone is a relative, romantic interest, employer, childhood friend, or a new acquaintance — you don’t have to make room for people who cause you pain or make you feel small. It’s one thing if a person owns up to their behavior and makes an effort to change. But if a person disregards your feelings, ignores your boundaries, and continues to treat you in a harmful way, they need to go.”
—Daniell Koepke (via mentalfornication)
January 2013
6 posts
Meredith Vieira on Marriage and MS
On today’s show, Meredith Vieira sits down with Dr. Oz to talk about her husband Richard Cohen’s battle with multiple sclerosis. Learn how MS has affected their marriage, why she hates the term “caregiver,” and what she does to manage the stress. Plus, meet the four-legged scoundrel that is putting this happy marriage at risk!
How My Disease Is Bankrupting My Family
Four years ago–seven days after my 30th birthday, and three months before my only daughter turned 2–I got a cold.
Along with the cold, the left side of my face went numb. When I still couldn’t feel my cheek a few weeks later, my doctor sent me to the emergency room. I laughed at the time, thinking of those news stories about people who take up seats in the E.R. because their doctors don’t want to see them.
But once I was given a CAT scan that showed suspicious but inconclusive results, and then admitted to the hospital overnight, things were less funny. Only an hour after getting an MRI, my neurologist came in and told me that, without a doubt, I had multiple sclerosis, an autoimmune disease that affects the brain and spinal cord, causing such symptoms as loss of balance and hearing loss.
December 2012
8 posts
Is your MS treatment working?
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a complex, individual disease. No two people with this disease have the same symptoms, progression, or response to treatment. That makes a collaborative approach with your doctor even more important than usual. It’s key to tailoring multiple sclerosis treatment just for you, and it’s especially helpful if you need to make changes to your MS treatment along the way.
November 2012
6 posts
Is Your MS Treatment Working?
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a complex, individual disease. No two people with this disease have the same symptoms, progression, or response to treatment. That makes a collaborative approach with your doctor even more important than usual. It’s key to tailoring multiple sclerosis treatment just for you, and it’s especially helpful if you need to make changes to your MS treatment along the way.
“Become empowered to participate in your treatment decisions,” says Barbara S. Giesser, MD, clinical director of the UCLA MS Program at the David Geffen School of Medicine in Los Angeles. “It’s the single most important underlying principle, especially for a chronic, unpredictable condition such as MS.”
