Dealing with the physical symptoms of a disease is stressful. But dealing with all the various meanings and judgments attached to that disease is another task entirely, sometimes even more stressful than the physical challenges. Every culture and subculture has a story about what it means to be sick. Most of the time, we...
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I went to a new chiropractor yesterday. As with all doctors, when you visit for the first time, they go over your chart. He saw that I had MS, and he said, “I was engaged to a woman who had MS many years ago. My dad didn’t want me to marry her though because...
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Someone posted this photo on the National Multiple Sclerosis Society’s Facebook page yesterday. I don’t know who created it or who published it. Aesthetically, it’s a beautiful image. As a professional photographer for the last ten years, I admire the skillful lighting and the woman’s naked fetal-position pose to express her vulnerability. But note...
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