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Starting Down the Lemtrada Road

[This is an updated version of my column that first appeared on www.multiplesclerosisnewstoday.com] The final drip of my first week of Lemtrada infusions will drop in about 30 minutes.  The headline is: It was a good week with no significant problems or discomfort.  I’ll be writing about this experience, in detail, in my next column.  But first, for those who aren’t yet up to speed on my journey, some background.…Continue Reading

Beating the MS Clock

Louise Kennedy

Photo by Mark Kennedy, Chattanooga Times Free Press

[This post first appeared as my column on www.multiplesclerorisnewstoday.com] I’m 68 years old.  I’ve had multiple sclerosis since I was 32.  I’m not sure where I expected this disease would take me when I was diagnosed 36 years ago but I hoped that it wouldn’t steal too much of my life from me.  I certainly never thought of the possibility that I might live to a really old age with…Continue Reading

Take Your MS on the Road

(This first appeared as my column in www.multiplesclerosisnewstoday.com) “Round round get around.  I get around.” I was humming that classic 1960s Beach Boys tune this morning (yes, I’m that old) as I thought about a feature story that I saw on one of the TV networks the other night.  The story profiled Cory Lee.  Cory has spinal muscular atrophy, which means he’s one of us gimps who get around on…Continue Reading