by Melanie Nicholas I went to see my new neurologist this week, and as I was going through my very long medical history, it hit me. I have had multiple sclerosis for almost half of my life now. I can see that nearly every piece of my adulthood has been touched by this disease. My entire marriage, my motherhood. My career. I have had this disease so long, that I no longer remember not having it. Multiple sclerosis is neurological disease that attacks the central nervous system

by Melanie Nicholas My pastor told us a story, a fable about an ancient king coming to town. In the tale, all the families in this town are supposed to contribute a cup’s worth of their best wine to the welcome feast punch bowl, making a truly special and unique blend. But some villagers don’t bring their best wine, while others bring plain old water to dump in. Many of them say, “oh, no one will know,” or “I can’t afford it,” or “he has more, let him do it.” So instead of a

I think her poem “And Still I Rise” captures the spirit of the thousands and thousands of us suffering with multiple sclerosis. It won’t get us. We will keep fighting to stay on our feet, stay in our offices, stay in the game. And still we rise. Thank you Maya. Thank you everyone for supporting us in our search for a cure. To see her beautiful reading of To learn more about the fight against MS, click here. Read my post about my own experiences with MS, click here. Share this