Episode 257: Dating With MS with Alaya McKinney and Akeem McMichael
Dating can be tricky for anyone. And it doesn't get any easier if you happen to be living with MS. In addition to all the typical dating considerations, you also have to think about things like if, ho...
1 Aug 202230min
Episode 256: How NeuraLight May Revolutionize Drug Development and MS Care with Co-Founder and CEO Micha Breakstone
Imagine that, using your smartphone, you log into a Zoom call from home. You connect with your MS specialist and, while you're chatting, an artificial intelligence-based system is analyzing biometric ...
25 Juli 202235min
Episode 255: Aging With MS with Dr. John Corboy
In last week's episode, we looked at talking with kids about MS. This week, we'll visit the opposite end of the spectrum as Dr. John Corboy discusses some of the things you'll want to think about as y...
18 Juli 202234min
Episode 254: Talking to Kids About MS with Erin Martin
Whether we adults admit it or not, kids see everything. That includes seeing a parent or other family member who's living with MS. And because kids don't have an understanding of neurological conditio...
11 Juli 202230min
Episode 253: Managing Grief and MS with Dr. Rosalind Kalb
Everybody remembers the day -- sometimes, even the moment -- when they were diagnosed with MS. And in that moment, you may not have known very much about living with MS, but you probably felt like eve...
4 Juli 202231min
Episode 252: The Journey from MS Diagnosis to Podcaster to Patients Getting Paid with Kathy Reagan Young
When I began thinking about launching RealTalk MS, one of the first things I did was listen to other podcasts for the MS community. Five years ago, there weren't nearly as many podcasts focused on MS ...
27 Juni 202232min
Episode 251: MS in the LGBTQ+ Community with Dr. William Conte, Payshunz Nagashima, and Andreina Barnola
Health disparities, systemic inequities, and discrimination often stand in the way of gaining access to MS care for members of the LGBTQ+ community. As we explore some of the obstacles faced by membe...
20 Juni 202227min
Episode 250: At the Consortium of MS Centers Annual Meeting with Dr. Saud Sadiq, Dr. Kathy Zackowski and Marijean Buhse, PhD, RN, NP-C, MSCN
One afternoon during the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers Annual Meeting, I set up my equipment at the National MS Society's booth in the conference exhibit hall and recorded some conversation...
15 Juni 202234min
