Perception Changes Everything
July 14, 2025
Ten years ago the Montclair Times, our local newspaper, asked to run an article on my MS condition. My husband and I own and operate an automotive service and repair shop in Montclair. We love how the reporter, Cecilia Levine used automotive terms in the article to explain the MS symptoms. My hope is that MS patients, especially newly diagnosed MS patients will find hope in reading my story. Hope that they too can live a normal long happy life and manage their MS in a positive way!
Emerging Therapies in Multiple Sclerosis
July 14, 2025
The last 20 years have seen an unprecedented level of innovation in therapies to treat Multiple Sclerosis (MS) which have successfully changed the reality of what it means to be a person with MS. Multiple Sclerosis continues to be a hotbed of innovation and development for new treatment strategies which, we hope, will continue to redefine the expectations for living with Multiple Sclerosis. Currently, there remain unmet needs for therapeutic strategies, in particular, having more options for...
Finding Hope in the face of Uncertainty: Learning to Live with a rare Neuroimmune Disorder
June 13, 2025
This year in August it will be 10 years since my life changed forever. In August of 2015 after returning from a beach vacation, something didn’t feel right with my legs so I checked myself into the Emergency Room at NYU in New York City, a few blocks from my apartment to see what was going on. My legs felt like they were cramping or I was dehydrated - it was a strange feeling in my muscles but not overly alarming. The hospital sent me home and gave me muscle relaxers. The next day I was...
