Living with multiple sclerosis often feels like facing a mischievous MonSter, unpredictable and uninvited. Yet the real counterbalance isn’t found in medicine alone, but in mindset. Staying positive means reshaping how we meet each challenge—with humour, resilience, and perspective—turning hardship into space for dignity, courage, and hope.
Nonsense verse is no mere folly — it's an itching scalp for the weary mind and a giggle for the soul. Especially for the poetically challenged MSer, it offers a…
Resilience isn’t about never falling—it’s learning to rise stronger each time. With MS, building resilience isn’t optional—it’s survival. Shifting symptoms and unseen fatigue make it a daily act of quiet strength.
Managing stress with MS means more than just coping — it’s about creating a life that nurtures both body and mind. From unpredictable symptoms to hidden fatigue, discover how a mindful, compassionate approach can transform your MS journey.
In this Fable in the Fog, a blundering bat loses his way in the mist, circling the same tree again and again. Like him, those living with mental fog in MS, long Covid, or anxiety find their thoughts looping without clarity. Yet the bat’s journey reminds us that pausing, resting, and listening can reveal the path forward when effort alone cannot.
MS fatigue is more than simple tiredness — it’s an invisible weight that drains both body and mind. In this fable of the tortoise and the teacup, we explore how fatigue from MS differs from regular exhaustion, what causes it, and gentle ways to manage daily life with resilience.
Optic neuritis can dim vision like a lamp that forgets to glow. This fable in the fog explores its causes, symptoms, and treatments, bringing light to an often unseen MS symptom.
A spoonful of socks and a dash of delight — it may sound like nonsense, yet it captures perfectly the strange reality of ms paraesthesia. For many people with multiple sclerosis, this altered sensation feels like tingling, numbness, or even relentless pins and needles. In this fable, we explore how these curious signals of the nervous system can shift from mild annoyance to meaningful teachers, reminding us that even the oddest sensations deserve attention. Just as the lamp forgot to glow and the blundering bat lost its way, here too is a story where symptoms whisper in riddles, offering both challenge and unexpected delight.
When a philosopher’s cat mistook a mirror for the moon, he revealed the quiet puzzle of cognitive dysfunction in multiple sclerosis. Memory lapses, processing slowdown, and mental fuzziness can turn simple tasks into riddles. Yet, like the cat, people with MS learn to adapt, laugh at their missteps, and find meaning in reflections that don’t always show the truth
When an ant dared to rest, he revealed the secret of fatigue management: thriving isn’t about constant effort but about pacing, energy conservation, and planned recovery. His story shows how small acts of rest can bring great strength to life with MS.