MS and mobility devices: A little bit about my journey
May 15, 2026
In May of 2013, I was diagnosed with MS shortly before I graduated from grad school. I was feeling pretty good, starting to get excited about graduating and finishing up my last full-time internship. It was an exciting time in my life, and aside from being extremely exhausted most of the time and out-of-nowhere falls, I was living my best life, I thought, even if I was a little clumsy.
Pregnancy and Infant Outcomes in Women With Multiple Sclerosis Treated With Ocrelizumab
May 15, 2026
Ocrelizumab has now become one of the most commonly used disease modifying therapies (DMT) for treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS). It is a high-efficacy treatment targeting a specific type of immune cell in the body, called anti-CD20 B cells. These cells can be commonly found in peripheral nervous system, as well as brain tissue and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Multiple theories exist in how B cells play a key role in MS pathogenesis, and targeting of these cells decreases inflammation, which ...
Adjust, Adapt and Accept with Grace
April 16, 2026
Adjust, Adapt and Accept with Grace.This is the mantra I try to live with; operative word being “try” and not always successfully.I chased a diagnosis for 20 years; from my mid 40’s to my mid 60’s. MS was just not on anyone’s radar. The journey to diagnosis included a surprise finding in 2015; a syrinx on my spine. The doctor who found it was gleeful. He found (or so he thought) the reason for the increasing weakening in my left leg. The surgeon who actually put in the required shunt threw his...
