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World MS Day 2022

Let’s talk about chronic pain and cannabis

young disabled man with multiple sclerosis sitting on front porch with small dog between his legs

There’s something I’ve noticed throughout my years of participating in MS projects – a recurring theme no matter the brand or organization: it’s not cool to talk about my use of cannabis for my chronic pain. Talking about chronic pain is not usually an inspiring topic. And for national brands, talking about cannabis might notContinue reading “Let’s talk about chronic pain and cannabis”

Disability After Dark W/ Andrew Gurza

I had a great conversation with Andrew Gurza about MS, disability and all things we tend to keep in the dark about disability. It was refreshing to talk about life with a disability without having to censor the real stuff. We talked about toxic positivity, life with progressive MS, intimacy and a good ol’ piss-yourself-in-publicContinue reading “Disability After Dark W/ Andrew Gurza”

Four People Get Real About MS : Inverse

My Morning with MS : Bustle

Progressive MS – A Family Journey

I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis at 25 years old. It was hard enough coming to terms with having a lifelong chronic illness at such a young age, let alone think about progression. But I was ready to fight; and with my wife and son by my side, I never missed a doctor’s appointment. IContinue reading “Progressive MS – A Family Journey”

MS and the little things

Recently the folks at MS Connection reached out to see if Meg and I were interested in an interview for a third party – we’re always down for sharing our thoughts, and usually do a handful of interviews every year. For this one, we were asked about how MS has impacted our lives outside theContinue reading “MS and the little things”

Earning my wheels — I’m back!

After not writing in so long, it’s hard to know where to start. I’ve felt like my voice is gone. I have had so much to say, but that drive to put it out there has been hard to revive. Part of it is coming off of opiates and feeling like I don’t recognize whoContinue reading “Earning my wheels — I’m back!”

Parking with Disabilites

I have written about this before but I think it’s a good time for a refresher. All too often I see things from the disabled community about how a local “hero” has left a note shunning them for not being disabled and parking in a disabled spot; or, they even go a step further and resortContinue reading “Parking with Disabilites”

Congrats on Your Struggle

This week Ted Cruz recently congratulated a woman on her struggle with Multiple Sclerosis. My first reaction was “That’s a weird choice of words…”, and the more I thought about it the more I started to think the congrats wasn’t too far off. We should get this out of the way now, I don’t agreeContinue reading “Congrats on Your Struggle”