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Each person who is diagnosed with multiple sclerosis encounters their own personal experience, both with symptoms and the road to diagnosis.  Each new day brings new challenges in unique ways as we face a new world — the MS World.  The road ahead is often long and winding and leads to a path of unknown destinations. Thankfully, not all these encounters are negative!

Here we present individual encounters.

"Accepting the MS Challenge...
A Family Approach"
by Christine

"Caution - Brain Derailed: Detour Ahead"
by Shirley C. Towne

"Chris Cox Rox!"
by Chris Cox

"The Day My Clock Stopped"
by Philip Spencer

 "Enjoy the Ride"
by Tamiko Ryan aka monicasuper1

"Finding My Way Home"
by Mari L. McCarthy

"A Full Life"
by Kelly Tomlinson

"If only prayers are enough
to let it go away . . ."
by "Big Sis"

 "In the Year of 1989..."
by Lon Honzell

 "Lectricman Skis His Way to Diagnosis"
by Andrew Hall aka lectricman

"Looking at Me..."
by Joanna Rose Benavidez

"Making the Best of It"
by Dan Fueger

 "MS, Among Other Things"
by Paul M. McLaughlin

  "MS is Not For Me!"
by Brian Chartier

 "MS Story"
by Lexi Gargano, aka buffer

 "My Experience"
by Diane McNamara aka angel00113

"My Hot Chocolate Philosophy"
by Maxine Young

 "My Journey Thus Far with
 MY Multiple Sclerosis"
by Brenda Berube aka BrendaB

"My IV Steroid Treatment"
by Karri Thompson

"My Life As A Miss With MS" 
by Lenore Nicastro

"My Life With MS:
Like a Walk on The Beach"
by Chris Rock

 "Perspective"
by Karri Thompson

 "There IS Hope After MS!"
by Howard Klein aka xanadu

"Squiffy vs. the London Marathon"
by John Habkirk

 "Team Raw Hinies"
by Badi Mata

"Thoughts on Change"
by Shirley Butler

"Vanishing Independence"
by Kelly Tomlinson

 "When There's More Than MS to Face"
by Charisse Farmer

 Who Am I? 
by Carol Klingsmith

"You Can't Keep an Old Guy Down!"
by Bernadine Whitaker
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