Episode 80: Access to Affordable MS Medications with MS Activist Diane Whitcraft
My guest this week is Diane Whitcraft, a retired middle school teacher who had been taking the same MS prescription medication for more than 20 years. But once Diane retired and her health insurance ...
4 Maalis 201930min
Episode 79: Caregiver Assurance -- A Better Way of Connecting Caregivers to the Support They Need
No matter what sort of challenge a caregiver may be facing -- financial, emotional, or just trying to find the right resources at the right time, every caregiver challenge is made more difficult by th...
26 Helmi 201923min
Episode 78: The Importance of MS Advocacy with Bari Talente
Over the past year, we've seen our access to affordable, quality healthcare come under unprecedented attack. We've seen a federal judge declare the Affordable Care Act to be unconstitutional. And we c...
19 Helmi 201922min
Episode 77: Shift.ms with Founder George Pepper & Aoife Kirwan
George Pepper was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2009, at the age of 22. He initially found it difficult to connect with others his own age who were living with MS, so George set up a website wh...
12 Helmi 201931min
Episode 76: MS Rehabilitation With Dr. Deborah Backus
One of the best ways to maintain physical function, manage the effect of some MS symptoms, and even offset depression is exercise. My guest is Dr. Deborah Backus, the director of Multiple Sclerosis Re...
5 Helmi 201934min
Episode 75: MS Risk Factors with Epidemiologist Dr. Farren Briggs
One of the fundamental questions on the minds of just about everyone living with MS is How did I get it? What causes MS? It's a question that's still awaiting a definitive answer. But as we wait for ...
29 Tammi 201929min
Episode 74: How Your Neurologist's Treatment "Style" Affects Your MS Treatment Plan with Dr. Aaron Boster
We know about the importance of disease-modifying therapy (DMT) in managing MS and slowing its progression. But you may not know that there are two very different schools of thought when it comes to h...
22 Tammi 201930min
Episode 73: Making Connections with MSPals Mary Pettigrew
Recent research suggests that loneliness is one more invisible symptom of MS. But social outreach and interaction have never been more accessible. My guest is Mary Pettigrew, an MS Warrior and social...
15 Tammi 201937min
