By Samuel Fitch As I write this on December 1, 2025, my mind turns to the year behind me. The first thought that rises is the people we lost. My mother passed away extremely unexpectedly on June 9. Her absence … Continue reading → Source: blog.mymsaa.org
Month: December 2025
Could a daily coffee habit lower MS risk? New analysis says yes.
People who drink coffee may have a more than 20% lower risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS) compared with those who do not, according to a new analysis of published studies that pooled data from more than 4,500 participants from seven countries. “These results suggest that coffee consumption might have a protective effect against MS,…
The future becomes the present with a recent bout of pneumonia
I mentioned last week that I had been in the hospital recently with pneumonia and promised to elaborate. Without further ado or any gross details, I give you my recent tale of woe. As with many of my experiences, may it serve as a warning of what not to do. Like most people, I don’t…
FDA clears clinical trials for Lynk’s oral MS therapy
Lynk Pharmaceuticals has received the green light from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to begin clinical trials of its investigational oral therapy LNK01006, which is being developed for multiple sclerosis (MS) and other neuroinflammatory diseases. “We look forward to advancing this promising molecule into human clinical trials and bringing new therapeutic options to…
Cladribine to the rescue of the Gut
Tweet Co-morbidities are a feature of age..as you get older you slowly get all sorts of other conditions….I once went to some student presentations were students have to present on current and future treatments for a condition they had selected autoimmune hepatitis because their mother had it. My heart bled when they said they got…
Injectable Ocrevus® (ocrelizumab) listed on the PBS
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Let’s talk about sleep
It’s been a minute since I’ve had the inclination to write anything. That probably has a lot to do with the fact that I haven’t really slept in several days creating the perfect storm of suck for me both mentally and physically. Not sleeping is in some ways akin to torture. I wonder when my body…
How the spoon theory makes communicating MS fatigue easier
I was introduced to the spoon theory not long ago in a graduate school class. The spoon theory, created by lupus patient Christine Miserandino, utilizes a kitchen utensil to illustrate the energy budget of a person living with a disability or chronic illness, which helps quantify fatigue. The theory visualizes starting each day with a certain…
Guest Voice: How the clothes that you wear can help manage MS
Some mornings with multiple sclerosis (MS) feel like being stuck in quicksand. Fatigue appears first, followed by aches, and then the fog that turns simple tasks into mini mountains. On those days, I ask one small question to get moving: What color is my hope today? Dressing for dopamine, or choosing clothes that trigger a…
Disease-modifying therapies don’t affect pain for most MS patients
For most people with multiple sclerosis (MS), the use of disease-modifying therapies, or DMTs, does not affect their perceived pain, according to a survey-based study in Australia. As few as one-third of MS patients who had ever used DMTs reported a change in pain, while one-eighth of those currently using DMTs reported such a change,…