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Another Iron in the Fire by Shauna M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) CCSVI - chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency - where to start.....iron is an important building block for our bodies; it's necessary to maintain health, it's vital as a ... Read on »

Is There a Doctor in House? by Shauna M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Anyone watch "House" the other night? For the first time since the show began, I actually figured out the illness before too long. It had to do with the Hygeine Hypo ... Read on »

Busy Week by Shauna M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) The past several days have gone by like a blur. A friend of my family passed away over a week ago and my mom has been dealing with our friend's home and contents, leaving my d ... Read on »

Vandals are Idiots by Shauna M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Sunday morning an oil leak of 600-700 litres was discovered in Lower Sackville. Sadly, it was an act of vandalism; the vandals cut a line from an oil tank and the oil spilled ... Read on »

Waving at Trains by Shauna M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Remember as a kid, if you were walking by railroad tracks and a train came by, you'd wave at the engineer and make a motion of pulling on a cord? Then he'd wave back and blow ... Read on »

Winter's Coming by Shauna M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) This is part of Papermill Lake, about half a mile from where I live. It's the source of loon calls in the late evening and early morning. You can tell by the slight fog above ... Read on »

Passing the Torch by Shauna M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) For the past several weeks, I've been a facilitator for the River Rangers program offered by the Sackville Rivers Association. The guy who runs the program, Walter Scott, is a ... Read on »

Heart in throat by Shauna M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) I have managed to do quite a bit of hiking and walking of late despite the fluctuation in weather and temperatures. Last Saturday for example, I was out traipsing around as it ... Read on »

Did It Leave a Mark? by Shauna M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) When I was 16, I was in a drama class. We wrote a play and were in rehearsals one afternoon after school, when I was kicked in the head. It was completely accidental, during a ... Read on »

Is My Brain Connected? by Shauna M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Picture is from Wikipedia. This is the latest study I am involved in: "Brain Connectivity and Executive Functioning in MS (MRI Scanning Assessment) This study may help ... Read on »

Feelings....Whoa Whoa Whoa, Feelings..... by Shauna M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) I've always been a touchy feely kind of person. When talking with friends, it's not out of the ordinary for me to touch their hand or arm, and hugs are always in abundance wit ... Read on »

10% by Shauna M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) One of my neighbours, Christian, is a young man who serves aboard the HMCS Ville de Quebec, a Halifax class patrol frigate that has been involved most recently in anti-terrori ... Read on »

Really Cool Little Things by Shauna M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Some of the littlest things can demonstrate the biggest ideas. I really enjoy those little things I find on my hikes and rides. One flower I've been coming across for a few y ... Read on »

Treatment for PPMS by Shauna M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Our brains continuously repair themselves, no differently than other organ systems. We have a number of defense mechanisms built in to protect those systems. For example, our ... Read on »

CAMs by Shauna M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Complementary medicines are those supplements or treatments that are used in addition to traditional medicines. Alternative medicines are used in place of traditional medicine ... Read on »

More Drugs by Shauna M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Cladribine is a drug used to treat hairy cell leukemia. For treatment of cancer it is given by IV, but for MS, it is given orally. It is currently awaiting approval for use in ... Read on »

Drugs in My Pocket by Shauna M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Even though we have a great number of drugs currently in different phases of clinical trials, our best offense against MS is still the 4 current DMDs (disease modifying drugs) ... Read on »

Clinical Trials by Shauna M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) I attended an information session last night about new and emerging trends in MS research. Wow. Lots of information and I took two pages of notes. I'll get to the medications ... Read on »

Matters Gray and White by Shauna M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Generally speaking we consider the gray matter of our brain to be the "thinking" part and the white matter the stuff that connects the gray matter. So one would thin ... Read on »

Wow by Shauna M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Northern Lights. What more is there to say? Oh, credits perhaps.... Ryerson Clark, brother to Adena, with whom I cleaned out the green bin this summer. Rye and his wife are a ... Read on »

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