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@pottypete 

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A lighthearted guide to life

When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar...and the beer. A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly, he picked up a very large and empty mayon...
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I’m new to.

Hi, my name is Luisa but I like to be called Lu. I live in the country in Dorset, I’m married, but no children. My family are from and live in Naples, Italy, my husband is an only child and his parents live 100 miles away, so I’m on my own most of the time. I don’t have any friends where I live and...
Sturminster Newton, UK
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@rachelhorne 

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Preventing MS - the next generation

Hi everyone, Once again, I'm hoping you can help me out. I'm an MSer and a journalist who interviews for Shift.ms and also writes for the BartsMS blog (MS and alcohol, MSexism, Why our Words and Stories Matter etc). I am currently writing a piece for the Barts blog on preventing MS in those related...
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@Diane83 

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Diane83

Lonely 🙁

If I'm being honest I have never felt more lonely and afraid. I know I have my children (older) and family but still feel so alone and I dont feel like anyone gets me or understands . I hope other's dont feel the way I do because it is definitely hard 😔
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@Lucy41 

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Lucy41

Covid-19 Ocrevus and work

Are there any other people who have very recently had Ocrelizumab or similar and work in the public sector? Given the current situation with Covid 19 are you continuing to do so? I am contemplating what I should do going forward. I work in an infants school and I was banking on schools closing for a...
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@Becky24 

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Becky24

Feeling useles

Hi this is my first post so sorry if I ramble on! I was diagnosed in 2017 with Relapsing remitting MS, I have been on Ocrevus since 2019. I left my job in retail after my diagnosis as I found it too stressful and to be honest they were really shit when I was going thorough my diagnosis! I have had a...
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@HeidiHelps 

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HeidiHelps

Alzheimer's Disease and MS

Yes, it's possible to have MS and dementia, such as Alzheimer's disease. Changes to the brain can be caused by both MS and Alzheimer's disease. People with relapsing-remitting MS, primary progressive MS, secondary progressive MS, and even very mild MS can go on to develop Alzheimer's disease too. Al...
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@ashley123 

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Advice - Lemtrada and pregnancy

Hello, I'm wondering if anyone has advice on the topic of pregnancy and Lemtrada. I am scheduled to have my first round of lemtrada next month but I am starting to stress out because I was hoping to become pregnant after four months of my first round of lemtrada. I have a daughter who will be about...
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@ShadowCat3500 

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ShadowCat3500

Hello everyone

This is my first post here, I thought I would introduce myself. My name is Cat, I live in London and I'm 36. I was diagnosed with RRMS in November 2021 after only 5 months of symptoms. I am quite a private person and haven't felt ready to share my diagnosis with anyone in my life yet, so this forum ...
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@Veritas 

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sign my petition please,

Please sign my petition to have HSCT recognized as an optional treatment for MS (click on link) Thank you. https://www.change.org/p/provide-hsct-for-multiple-sclerosis-as-a-recognized-treatment MS, .after 15 years or so, may become costly since disability grows with with MS. Many of us, may even...
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