A Room with a View
September 15, 2026
Everyone has a favorite chair (just ask Oasia), and this one just happens to be mine with an IV pole. Once a month, this familiar view greets me as treatment gets underway, and over time it has become an unexpected part of my routine. Sketching it was a reminder that even life's less glamorous moments can inspire creativity. Sometimes inspiration finds you exactly where you're sitting. Plus, it's a great place to get some quality crossword time in!
Pediatric-Onset Multiple Sclerosis (POMS)
September 15, 2026
What is Multiple Sclerosis (MS)? What is POMS?MS: Neuroinflammatory or demyelinating disorder of the central nervous system (CNS) including brain and/or spinal cord.POMS: Diagnosis of MS before 18 years of age, with diagnosis before 10-12 years of age being rare. About 3-5% of MS cases worldwide are pediatric onset.What are risk factors to develop POMS?There are several known risk factors associated with POMS, many of which overlap with adult-onset multiple sclerosis (AOMS).Environmental...
Fatigue, and a camping trip a half century ago
August 14, 2026
I was diagnosed with M.S., around the time I turned fifty, and I don’t recall having any symptoms beforehand, but not long ago, I suddenly remembered what might have been the very first time I experienced an M.S. symptom, back when I was a kid. To be clear, I didn’t experience this symptom firsthand. To be even more clear: the symptom I might have experienced was that particular M.S. symptom that is, on the one hand, what I’d call a very prominent symptom – one that you hear and read a lot ...
