Here are traps we w Chronic Illnesses fall into. Let's think about how to be more forgiving to ourselves instead. "You’ve been taught that effort equals worth…Authenticity means separating your identity from your output." tinyurl.com/5x4c7zn9 Thanks @achronicvoice.com! #MultipleSclerosis #disability

I saw this yesterday. I love when words have multiple meanings.

Mendoza chosen #1 in NFL draft — and has already donated $500K of his rookie salary to #MultipleSclerosis research. Last year he won the Heisman Trophy. In 2008, Mendoza's mom was dxed w MS. The family has raised more than $360,000, in cooperation w the MS Society. tinyurl.com/se7f7du5 #disability

A good egg. Living a life of service. Thanks, Fernando! #MultipleSclerosis #disability

Are you using any of these hands-free devices that make life easier & safer: lights, fans, thermostats, door locks & more. Convenient temp control is important when living w #MultipleSclerosis. It is affordable w so many Bluetooth & Alexa smartdevices on the market. tinyurl.com/b99aysb8 #disability

Joannah Whitney leaves her wheelchair behind & rows the Connecticut Rv. MS can "feel like just a march of loss. Losing this. Losing that. ... So rowing, for me, was an antidote to that." Hear & read her story. Story, photos by Nancy Eve Cohen. #MultipleSclerosis #disability 1/2

"In #MultipleSclerosis, … time is brain": specialists recommend taking disease-modifying therapies ASAP. “One misconception is that there is time and patients have time to wait until things get worse before they act,” says neurologist Augusto A. Miravalle. tinyurl.com/yc2k2bhd #disability 1/2

Looking for more ways to connect? ms life is an online community for those affected by #MultipleSclerosis. This volunteer-led site offers a supportive empowering space for all, incl. newly diagnosed & those helping a loved one live w MS. Expanding your online supports is good! mslifecommunity.com/

It sounds crazy to exercise when fatigue is an issue, but posture work really seems to help me. Does anyone have any exercises for #MultipleSclerosis? The next Ask an MS Expert is learning safe, confidence‑building ways to stay active at any ability level. 4/9/26 @ 12 p.m. ET. tinyurl.com/5n8mc7dd

This, often while raising children of their own and maintaining jobs outside the home. Millions of women. #caregiving

Usually #caregiving falls to the daughter. "Sitting in that small room, I realised then that life had shifted. My #ageing father wouldn’t be able to help much & my older brother is estranged... I would be doing this solo, a single woman w no partner to turn to, caring for [my mother]." #disability

What hurt even more than #MultipleSclerosis & chronic illness symptoms was something that totally blindsided me — losing friends. Has it happened to you too? This article is great for identifying so many of the feelings that swamped me then, and it offers coping methods.

Plants for life and the planet.

My pal Dave got dxed w #MultipleSclerosis while in the Navy. He's a leader in the Illinois MS community & helped me get my life back on track. Here he is in his "Proud uncle of a Marine" cap. Is there a vet in your life who has MS? Find support for #veterans w MS: tinyurl.com/te65xnek #disability

State legislatures should ban signature-matching of mail-in ballots. For #disability & younger voters, signatures change w age. More state-level protections include limiting waiting times; criminal/civil remedies vs. intimidation; & counting all ballots mailed by Election Day. #MultipleSclerosis

“As someone with #MultipleSclerosis, I find that it’s very therapeutic to learn about how other people have coped with this disease and other disabilities.” Helen Russon invites you to the online MS Book & Screen Support Group, about books & MS-related films. Contact helenrusson0225 at gmail.com.

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A Sister's Love: Sylvia Lawry placed a NYT ad seeking others w #MultipleSclerosis like her brother. It led to her starting the MS Society, 80yrs ago this month. “She went where she needed to go, talked to who she needed to talk to & didn’t take no for an answer,” says Tim Coetzee, Society pres. 1/3

When I went to the doctor, limping from #MultipleSclerosis, he told me to exercise more. #@*&$! dx process! This week's Ask an MS Expert is about diagnosis. Learn what's involved & conditions that can be confused for MS, from a prof of neuro studies. From10/26/23. 3/26 11AM CDT. tinyurl.com/5cjy3acp

At least NYT still runs great obits. Valerie Perrine RIP: Given her sexpot image..., Ms. Perrine was asked ... if she considered herself a feminist & whether she supported the ... Equal Rights Amendment.... “I don’t believe in the E.R.A. at all,” she said. “Women aren’t equal, they’re superior.”

It's so much prep work to do anything w a #disability, says Ian Ruder after his trip to New Zealand. "While months of planning had resulted in a shockingly problem-free trip, the combined cost of all the stressors, all the worrying & all the extra, anxiety-inducing interactions had worn me down.

"We are the misfits of the misfits, & look at where we are now. Are you kidding me?" How 19 #wheelchair users & allies shut down the Denver transit system & won wheelchair lifts on over 200 buses. Great story about the 1978 beginnings of #disability activist group ADAPT. www.npr.org/2026/03/19/n...

#MultipleSclerosis is there, even when you can’t see it. For me, it means muscle tightness through my body 24/7, causing fatigue & spasms—unseen from the outside. It's MS Awareness Week&we're showing the unseen realities of MS life. nationalmssociety.org/how-you-can-help/get-involved/raise-awareness

"Service is spirituality." Beautiful podcast episode here featuring a married couple with #disabilities and some profound marital & spiritual insights. Great work from disability-forward nonprofit Artspark Texas. www.buzzsprout.com/1895604/epis...

How does your pet or service animal help you cope? When Jeff Smith’s hands go numb of #MultipleSclerosis, his black Lab, Colt, carries the house keys in his mouth. “He picksup on my [symptoms] before I do." nationalmssociety.org/news-and-magazine/momentum-magazine/the-ms-experience/animal-attraction

Christina Applegate on #MultipleSclerosis exhaustion: "It feels as though I’ve been on a 3‑day sleepless bender – and that’s how I feel after a good night’s sleep." "I don’t have patience for bullshit any more, for things that are meaningless or merely 'extra.'" #disability

A cartoon from the 1950’s that’s more relevant than ever 💔

Signed, 2.9 million people worldwide living with MS #MultipleSclerosis #TheMighty #caregiving #disability #ChronicIllness #newlydiagnosed #autoimmune

Newly Diagnosed resources from the MS Society: When you need it, support is all around you. Go to nationalmssociety.org/understanding-ms/newly-diagnosed #MultipleSclerosis #TheMighty #ChronicIllness #caregiving #newlydiagnosed #autoimmune #disability

So this is an issue overseas too. Here in the US, it actually costs much more to institutionalize someone than to provide the supports to help them keep living in their own homes. #hcbs #disability www.bbc.com/news/article...

Tomorrow: Texas v. Kennedy webinar - The renewed attack on public #access & desegregation for ppl w #disability. Wed., 2/25/26, 10:30 am PT / 1:30 pm ET Link: tinyurl.com/bdetm2rj 9 states are attacking #Section504 & trying to roll back our right to live in society, and how we can fight back! #ADA

Feeling intimidated or lost at the doctor's office? (Me too.) Check out this Thursday's Ask an MS Expert: "How to Talk to your Healthcare Provider," on 2/26/26 at 12-12:30 p.m. ET. (Originally aired 1/11/24.) tinyurl.com/mvayrry9 #MultipleSclerosis #TheMighty #newlydiagnosed #autoimmune #disability

Walk on the Wild Side: If you like #Chicago or novels w gritty, urban color, then you must meet the great author Nelson #Algren — and there's no better & more readable way to do so than marywizchicago.bsky.social 's bio, "Algren: A Life." This short interview gives you a taste: tinyurl.com/yvx7jb8r

63 million do family #caregiving — tired, stressed, unpaid/underpaid, under supported. It's a perfect time for another Middle Eastern war. #Disability #MultipleSclerosis

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Got the Diagnosis Blues? #newlydiagnosed #MultipleSclerosis #ChronicIllness #autoimmune #TheMighty #caregiving #disability

Many disabled and chronically ill people are demonized for not working full-time jobs, when the truth is they can be forced out due to inaccessible policies. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...

National Caregivers Day: Thanking the 1 in 4 in the US who are caregivers, & those outside the US too! "Caregiver Panel: Bridging the Gap" shows many kinds of caregivers telling their powerful stories. There's so much here! vimeo.com/1158497418?f... #caregiving #MultipleSclerosis #ChronicIllness 1/2

Take charge of your health care! "Ask a #MultipleSclerosis Expert: How to Talk to your Healthcare Provider (en #Espanol)" Thurs. 2/19/26 noon ET nationalmssociety.org/how-you-can-help/get-involved/calendar-of-all-programs-and-events/ask-an-ms-expert-february-19-2026 #MightyTogether #caregiving 1/2

Before there was Bernie Sanders for President, Jesse Jackson showed that an unapologetic left-center coalition was a force to be reckoned with versus Reaganism/neoliberalism. Here's a meaty hometown obit.

Pediatric MS Resource Guide — info and support. Requested by a new member. nationalmssociety.org/for-professionals/for-healthcare-professionals/managing-and-treating-ms/pediatric-ms #PediatricMS #POMS #MultipleSclerosis #MightyTogether #ChronicIllness #caregiving #newlydiagnosed #disability

What is your passion, your pursuit/hobby that helps you continue to thrive? For Jaimen Hudson, it's drone photography. He tried it out & began capturing video of jumping dolphins, & whales w their calves. Now he works w Netflix & PBS. instagram.com/jaimenhudson/ #MultipleSclerosis #disability

This is a huge blow if true. The Epstein-Barr virus vaccine would have been, in effect, the multiple sclerosis vaccine. It was well into the trial process. Monstrous. #MultipleSclerosis #disability

When clergy and citizens formed a protective picket line so Blacks could register to vote. "Walking down the street I felt different. ... Now you're free." The late Daisy Harris Wade on the legacy of the 1964 Freedom Summer in Mississippi and claiming the sacred right to vote. #BlackHistoryMonth

#StreetArt & #AmyWinehouse by #BrickLane in #London

"“My biggest trigger for a #FlareUp is absolutely #Stress. Initially it just starts off by me feeling fatigued and down, but then it will often flare up into a full-blown #MS relapse.” – @trippingtreacle.bsky.social .": buff.ly/jZjtp8y #MultipleSclerosis #ChronicPain #ChronicFatigue

$50K Surpise: When Chicagoan Molly Sexton created the MuSic Movement event, she didn’t know what to expect. “I was hoping to maybe raise $1,000. I honestly had no idea what I was getting into. We sold out at 1,000 tickets," said.Sexton, diagnosed with #MultipleSclerosis in 2013. 1/x