Multiple Sclerosis
Healthy and Productive After 17 years of Multiple Sclerosis
Shefali*, 55 from Mumbai has lived with Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis for 17 years. She shares her journey from diagnosis of MS to treatment and management, how she re-learnt basic skills in order to function effectively. Please tell us a…
Acceptance Is The Hardest With Multiple Sclerosis
Anushree Risbood, 41 from Pune was diagnosed with Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis, and her life has not been the same since. She shares the details of her journey and how it has changed her perspective. Please tell us about your present…
Wanted to Get Rid of My Walker But Covid Struck
Sapna Punjabi, who has Multiple Sclerosis, has been deeply affected by the long Covid lockdown. Her limbs have become weak and stiff in the absence of physiotherapy leaving her a dependent again. Here she prays for an end to the pandemic so that she…
I Wish Multiple Sclerosis Had Not Made Me So Dependent
Kavita Pawaskar, 38 had her first symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis when she was 10. She shares the effects of this condition and the impact the increasing disability has on activities of daily living. #DayInTheLifeSeries In 1992, when I was 10…
My Roller Coaster Ride With Multiple Sclerosis
Four years ago, at age 40, Sapna Punjabi was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. Though life changed in many ways due to growing disabilities, it could not quash her spirit. Read her courageous account. Ever since my childhood, I have been very bold…
My Multiple Sclerosis Has Made Me A Better Human Being
Mrs Jyoti Ronghe, 57 of Pune has been battling the crippling Multiple Sclerosis condition for more than 2 decades now. She talks of the challenges of tackling such a condition. Please tell us a bit about your condition, as in what you are suffering…
Finding Grace When Breath becomes Burdensome
Swarnalatha, who lives with the chronic disease Multiple Sclerosis, needs hospitalization for 6-8 weeks twice every year. She wonders if the pain is worth it and through metaphors and the books she reads finds an answer. Read her reflections…
The Lonely Walk to Meet Mortality
A heart-stirring account by Kunal Mahajan as he watches his mother-in-law, Rohini Waikar, 52, affected by Multiple Sclerosis, gradually lose her ability to walk, talk, read, remember and a bit of her life every day. Every morning, she loses her life…
