Michael is an MS warrior from New York that was working on Wall Street as a stock trader in 1998.During a meeting Mike lost the use of his arm and he knew something wasn't right. Mike immediately went to see a doctor because his biggest fear was a brain tumor. Mike was referred to a neurologist and Mike was diagnosed with MS. Mike and I talk about how he accepted the disease but kept his struggles to himself. Mike actually chose to not take a DMT for first year but had three episodes. We have an awesome discussion about how Mike attacked his MS on a bike. He started getting into bike events and competing all over the world. Then in 2013 Michael was on a routine follow up for his MS when a tumor was discovered on his brain. Mike tells me that after the brain tumor his career as a trader on Wall Street was over. Exactly 19 months later he had a reoccurrence of the tumor so Mike had to battle cancer again this time with chemo. We also have a great conversation about attitude and how Michael will not let MS stop him. We talk about how we need to use whatever is going to help us, even a scooter. Mike can't bike like he once did but he figured out he can swim. Now Mike swims daily for exercise and he even swam the English channel virtually. We also talk about how we adjusted living with MS as we got older and worse. Michael is getting ready to dance with his daughter at her wedding which has been one of his goals. We even have a great conversation about how we separated from our old self and how Michael handled it. Mike is incredible to talk with and his attitude is absolutely amazing. Thank you so much for sharing your journey with me Michael! Your attitude with how you deal with this life of MS is inspirational! Fuck MS!!

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Jennylyn is an MS warrior from Florida that started her MS journey at the age of 16 years old when she was playing basketball in high school and she fell for no reason and lost the use of her legs. Doctors could not explain the reason she went paralyzed even after a spinal tap. Doctors treated her with steroids and Jennylyn rebounded back to her normal. During her senior year Jennylyn went deaf and was told it couldn't be MS related so she was sent to an ENT. Jennylyn was eventually treated with steroids again and her hearing came back. A year after high school while in college, Jennylyn had abdominal pain that were diagnosed as a gall stone attack after being blamed on MS but still not diagnosed. Jenny graduated from college and was out in the work force doing her thing when her eyes started giving her issues. The next day she saw an eye doctor and was told her optic nerve was inflamed but they still would not diagnose her with anything. Jennylyn and I talk about how she met her husband in college and they were married when they were 25 years old, two years before her official diagnosis. Jennylyn experienced vertigo and saw a neurologist who ordered an MRI. Jennylyn was finally diagnosed with MS in 1999 at the age of 27. Jennylyn chose to not go on a DMT because her and her husband were trying to start a family. Jennylyn got pregnant and within the first six weeks of her pregnancy Jennylyn went paralyzed again causing her to have to be admitted to the hospital because of her baby. Jennylyn was again treated with steroids and she was able to regain ability to walk allowing her to go home but not before her needing her heart to be shocked back into rhythm. At 37 weeks Jennylyn's water broke and she was getting shooting pains down her spine. Jennylyn was immediately taken to the hospital and she had her pregnancy induced. Jennylyn was the best mom she could be to her new daughter then when her baby was 7 months old Jennylyn was hit by her MS and was now quadriplegic. Jennylyn and I have awesome conversation about the mental health part of it and also how her husband is a warrior also being her rock. We also have an incredible discussion about her DMT journey and how all DMT's made her worse but she responded very well with steroids. Jennylyn actually found a doctor that was willing to treat her with monthly steroids and that's what she did. In Janruary of 2009 Jennylyn decided to stop all treatments and attacking her MS her way. Jennylyn is amazing to speak with and she actually publish a book called "Jenny's Journey's Celebrating One Step at a Time" that is incredible. If you would like to contact Jennylyn about a copy of her book, her email is [email protected]. Thank you so much for sharing your journey Jennylyn.

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Traci is an MS warrior from California that was diagnosed with MS in 2020. Traci went through her diagnosis at a time when she was working a very high paced job putting in 14 hour days and she thrived on the lifestyle. Traci explains how she woke up one day and she struggled to walk and talk. She immediately saw her doctor for fear of a stroke. An MRI was ordered and in three days Traci found out she had multiple brain lesions and was diagnosed with MS. Traci also explains how she had an MRI five years earlier and there were no lesions so her MS popped up over night. Traci and I talk about how when she was diagnosed she had no knowledge about MS and how she attacked researching immediately. We also talk about how her husband dove into Traci's diagnosis and together they learned as much as they could about their new life. Traci talks about the mental health part of her diagnosis and how she actually used her husbands health issues to work together as a team to fight together. Traci and I have an awesome conversation about her DMT journey and how she didn't stop searching for ways to improve outside traditional medications. Traci changed her diet and what she put on her skin topically because she wanted to stay as natural as she could. Traci also talks about how she found Frequense and Dr Robb to help her with managing her MS with supplements and topicals and she has seen improvement with her MS symptoms. Dr Robb actually treats the bodies frequency through supplements and his website has excellent information about the science behind frequency. Traci is an incredible warrior with an awesome attitude fighting this fight! Thank you for sharing your journey with me Traci!

You can check out Frequense link below:

https://frequense.com/tracikossow/rise-vibe-landing-page

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Karen is an MS warrior from England that experienced fatigue from the age of 16 throughout the early part of her life. When Karen was 31 she had her first child and felt even more fatigued and started to question how she was feeling with her doctors and they dismissed her fatigue as being a new mother and and having to run around after a little one. In 2019 Karen experienced an symptom of passing out and falling to the floor that her friend told her she was pushing too hard and to go home and rest. The next day when Karen woke up she felt like she was hit by a train. Karen was now very concerned something wasn't right so Karen and her husband decided to seek private medical treatment in England. Because of their decision, Karen was tested and diagnosed with MS at the age of 38 in three weeks. Karen and I have a great conversation about how important it is to advocate for yourself with doctors because we know our bodies better than anyone else. We also talk about how our diagnosis was actually a relief and how we made a decision to attack our disease and how we have battled the mental part of the disease. We also talk about how our families have learned how to deal with the mental part and how they struggle still. Karen talks about her DMT path and how her doctor told her a DMT would not be beneficial for her so Karen has been kicking MS's ass for the last six years with diet and exercise but she is still open to the discussion about getting on one in future. We have an awesome discussion about how important it is to do your research when making your decisions. Karen talks about how she went from not being able to walk in 2019 and getting an attitude. Karen found a program called, From Couch to 5K, in which Karen went from not being able to walk for 10 minutes to running 90K in a month for charity in exactly 3 years. Karen is just amazing to talk to with how to attack a diagnosis like MS or any chronic disease. If you want to follow Karen on her journey with how she attacks her MS you can follow her on TikTok @mrssparckle2019. Also Dominic's can be found @themsguide_. Thank you for sharing your journey with me Karen! I'm so glad our MS has introduced us!

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Shaun is an MS warrior from the MS capitol of the world, Saskatchewan Canada and is also the creator and administrator of the Facebook group, Multiple Sclerosis Resources and Education. Shaun started his journey in 2019 when he was going through a divorce and watching his 40 year business crumble which caused a tremendous amount of stress. Shaun explains how he lost feeling from his neck down and how he had to go to an ER because he couldn't find a doctor to give him answers. After finally having an MRI ordered in the ER, Shaun was told a few days later he had MS. Shaun and I have a conversation about how he processed the diagnosis and how he had to do his own research into MS because he didn't have a lot of knowledge about the disease. Shaun explains how he started on a DMT and after a few months and doing his research decided to attack his disease by changing his lifestyle and diet. Shaun kept researching and looked down every rabbit hole he could find until he discovered a stee cell treatment performed in India that was having success. In 2021, Shaun made the decision to make the trip to India by himself during Covid. Shaun had immediate positive results from the treatment and is virtually symptom free and still takes no DMT. Shaun wanted everyone to hear about his success and was banned from multiple Facebook groups because his way was not the traditional way. Shaun started his own Facebook group to share all success stories freely and his group has grown to mare than 40,000 members because Shaun doesn't believe in one way to attack this disease. Shaun is awesome to talk to and his Facebook group, Multiple Sclerosis Resources and Education, is an excellent group to get real information about this disease not influenced by corporate greed. Thank you so much Shaun for helping to understand what it's like, living with MS and how you are kicking MS's ass!

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Amber is 26 year old MS warrior from New Jersey that was diagnosed with MS in 2021 after she had vision issues. Amber was having blurry vision that didn't go away and after going to and eye doctor she was told to go to a hospital because of her optic nerve was inflamed. Amber went to the hospital and two months later after an MRI Amber was diagnosed. Amber explains to me that she actually remembers how she had symptoms as early as 16 years old.

Amber and I talk about how being diagnosed with MS so young affects us mentally and how our peers treat us with our new diagnosis and life. We talk about how we had to learn what MS was after diagnosis and how important it is for our family and friends to understand. We talk about how our diagnosis changed our lives just starting out life and how we were humbled by our diagnosis understanding other chronic diseases. Amber talks about how she learned to understand her body and how what different things affected her body. Amber talks about how she tried the traditional DMT route and how her body didn't except the treatment. Amber tells me that she decided to stop her DMT and to attack her disease the natural route through diet and supplements and she has been relapse free for three years.

Amber is a musician who has recorded multiple original tracks and has a dream of being a professional singer. Amber recently wrote and recorded a song earlier this year and released her recording "I Hate Its For Me" in April. Amber is absolutely an incredible young lady that has an amazing voice and attitude! Amber is a warrior and unstoppable and I know she is going to reach her goal of becoming a recording star and kicking MS's ass! Please check out Amber K's beautiful voice in the link below and hit the subscribe button on her YouTube channel. Thank you Amber so much for sharing your story with me to help spread awareness about living with MS and I can't wait to see you touring and sharing your beautiful voice!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZjTP6ipFpY&pp=ygUeaSBoYXRlIHRoYXQgaXRzIGZvciBtZSBBbWJlciBL

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Steve is an MS warrior from Pennsylvania that was diagnosed with PPMS in 2020, but actually can trace symptoms that he ignored for 12 years prior. Steve explains how he was always athletic and he started tripping and fell a few times. Steve also struggled with hand eye coordination with simple things like judging a fly ball in softball. Steve had a foot issue that required surgery and after he had procedure he experienced a slow recovery and went to multiple doctors with no answers. Steve then ended up seeing a chiropractor family friend that alerted Steve he had neurological issues that needed to be addressed quick. Steve went to a podiatrist and after a nerve conduction test Steve was referred to a neurologist that diagnosed him after an MRI at 55 years old. Steve talks about how his diagnosis affected him mentally because of the fear of the unknown for his future being an established business owner. He also explains how his MS diagnosis was a relief because he feared he may have ALS. Steve attacked his disease in the gym and he had the attitude that he was going to outwork the disease because he was in the fight of his life. We talk about the importance of support and how his wife has been right by his side learning as much as she can about the disease. Steve talks about how his diagnosis affected his business. Steve had to sell his business but he figured out how to still keep employment because he adjusted and figured it out. Steve and I also have an excellent conversation about our mobility aides and how we adjust to our needs but how it wasn't easy mentally being seen with assistance. We also talk about how men have the fear of looking weak and how we struggled with that and how we manage it. Steve talks about his DMT journey with Ocrevus and how it has been keeping him stable. Steve is a warrior and his attitude is absolutely amazing the way he is attacking his MS. Thank you Steve for sharing with me your journey and keep kicking MS's ass my friend!

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Stacey is a chronic disease warrior from England. Stacey was 29 years old and pregnant, working as a hairdresser when she went through what she thought was bad pregnancy symptoms. The doctors were blaming it on pre and postnatal depression. Stacey had to undergo an emergency c-section and after procedure Stacey was bleeding severely and doctors were still blaming on depression. Stacey was finally told by doctors that she had stage 4 rectal cancer and gave her 6 months to live. Stacey explains that she had to have a stoma implanted and how scared she was knowing she had a newborn at home. Stacey went through two surgeries, radiation and chemo to treat her cancer diagnosis. Stacey also had to have a hysterectomy also because the cancer had spread rapidly. We talk about how her husband did not accept her diagnosis and treated her poorly and how that affected her mental health. We talk about how our diagnosis causes us to use whatever we can to cope, whether it's alcohol, drugs or thinking about suicide. Stacey and I also have a conversation about how people take advantage of people that have chronic disease when they are supposed to be our care givers. Stacey is such a fighter and knew she had to take charge of her journey so she found a healing retreat and for the last nine months Stacey has been seeing huge improvements in her mental and physical health but it is a difficult journey. Stacey went to her second healing retreat and now she can actually walk for 30 minutes. Stacey has also found relief from her pain through meditation and breathing techniques. Stacey and I talk about how important finding a community of people that understand what you are going through. Stacey didn't give up on relationships either and she has found a beautiful partner and she has developed an amazing relationship with her. Stacey also talks about how she is working on growing her relationship with her daughter who is on the autism spectrum. Stacey is an incredible warrior that doesn't know the word quit. Thank you so much for sharing your journey Stacey!

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Lauren is an intelligent, beautiful young 23 year old lady from the UK that was studying at the University when she got Covid. While she was at her parents recovering Lauren was feeling fine and went to sleep. When she woke up she struggled to open her eyes and even talk. An emergency call was made and Lauren was admitted into the hospital immediately. Lauren explains the many tests and scans she underwent as they tested for brain bleeds, brain tumor or she was pregnant. Then during a spinal tap procedure Lauren began to rapidly losing her sight and seeing severe double vision. Lauren was rushed to see eye specialist and they found her nerves around her eyes were extremely swollen and two surgeries were needed to save he vision. We talk about Lauren's recovery journey and slow return of her vision and the pain she was experiencing that doctor's at first dismissed as recovery effects but actually lead to her diagnosis of fibromyalgia. We talk about how the diagnosis affected her mental health being so young. Lauren talks about the feeling of isolation she felt because of her new path and also the support she received from her parents that were there to help her adjust to her new condition.

Lauren and I have an incredible discussion about how she learned to manage her symptoms. Lauren now understands how she has to adjust her lifestyle and we talk about how our diagnosis changed the way we look at life because we can't take anything for granted anymore. Lauren is now on a journey to complete her doctorate in Medical Law. Lauren is an amazing young lady that has taken a terrible chronic diagnosis like Fibromyalgia and has turned it into a positive by wanting to change the way chronic disease is seen in the UK and around the world. Lauren is 23 years old and she is one of the wisest young ladies I have ever had a conversation with! Lauren thank you so much for taking the time to teach me so much about fibromyalgia! I am your biggest fan Lauren! You are going to change the way chronic disease is seen in the UK and around the world!

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Louise is an author and MS warrior from the state of Florida that started her journey in 1979 at the age of 19. Louise and I have an amazing conversation about what it was like for her going through her symptoms back when very little was known about MS and how it took two years of not knowing what was causing her to lose her balance, vision and fatigue issues. Louise talks about how she had to advocate for herself with her doctors back then when they were telling her she was depressed and she knew that was not her issue. Louise even had to advocate for herself to have an MRI ordered in 1982. We talk about her treatment path in the 80's and how there were no DMT's so she was prescribed Prednisone to try to relieve inflammation. Louise shares her journey with the decision of going on a DMT when there was a lottery for patients because of the demand. Louise has been wheelchair dependent since 1992 and she shares the beautiful story of how her husband, Don, has been with her through every step of the way on her journey and they have been together 47 years.

Louise has an amazing positive attitude with how she lives every day of her life with no regrets. Louise is an award winning, best selling author and poet as she tells me how she uses her gift of writing as a tool to manage her MS. Louise wrote, "Rolling with the Punches: My Persevering Battle with Multiple Sclerosis" in 2017 and is working on Part 2 today.

Thank you so much Louise for sharing your journey with MS and how you never stop living life! Your story is so inspirational that MS is not the end but a journey through life that can be done!

Check out Louise Greenleaf's amazing book about her journey online at Amazon, Books a Million, Thriftbooks.com, Ebay, Better World Books, Alibris and BooksRun.

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