used to work with senior citizens. They would come into the room crumbling and complaining. I greeted each of them each individually with a cheery smile and words of encouragement   more »

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Seriously ill people report feeling "cut out" of the world as they begin sinking into death, but laughter brings them right back in again, bonding them to   more »

You can test the principle yourself. As you are reading this article laugh at it. If you really go for it, it may make you feel good and you'll find yourself laughing more. You may even   more »

Choosing when and how to tell your child about your MS is a personal decision. Although parents may want to avoid telling their children because they want to protect them, there are important reasons   more »

The guests at a Manhattan hotel must have thought they had checked into a madhouse. It was 1964, and day and night they could hear a man laughing uproariously. Stranger still, he   more »

One study of 19 people with MS found improved walking speed, muscle stiffness, vitality, social and emotional functioning, and ability to carry out physical and emotional roles. A study of    more »

There's no "right" way to tell people you have MS. What you say, and how you say it, and when you say it, will depend on your own individual situation, as well as the person you are speaking to. However,   more »

From a medical perspective, therapies are considered as being effective only if they’ve shown, statistically significant results after randomized, double-blind and placebo controlled trials. Therapies that have never been tested in    more »

Two new complementary surveys provide groundbreaking data on the impact of walking impairment on people living with multiple sclerosis, revealing challenges related to quality of life, family relationships, independence, work, financial security and other   more »

When it comes to deciding which friends and family to tell about your MS and when to tell them, there are no hard and fast rules. Let your instincts and feelings guide you. In general, there are   more »

It's not always easy to talk to your friends and family about multiple sclerosis (MS), but speaking up has its benefits, including the following:   more »

DO YOU HAVE MS-RELATED FATIGUE? To determine if you suffer from MS-related fatigue, take this simple test.    more »

 

 How do I talk to my children about MS? What are their chances of developing MS?

A recent study indicates that while MS patients in Australia have rates of disability and symptom experience comparable with other groups of MS patients, Australian MS patients appear to    more »