Some days hope is all I have. It doesn't take much to keep me going because I try and keep a good attitude but MS is constantly out to derail my best laid plans. I'm hoping the new year and new health routine will help keep me on track ..read more

Pain and I are old friends after years of living with a disease like MS but I'm well aware that it could always be worse. I try and focus on activities that make me forget about the pain while doing my best to manage my ever increasing symptoms. Pain is just part of life so learning coping strategies is your best option for living your best life ..read more

I spend an inordinate amount of time thinking about what circumstances led up to my eventual diagnosis and wonder if there's anything I could've done to prevent MS. No one knows if MS is caused by genetic or environmental factors or both or neither but when I look back at my childhood and early adult life, there are definitely many varied reasons for why I could've contracted MS. I can't go back and change anything that happened to me but I hope that my story is a cautionary tale of how important it is to lower stress levels ad live as healthy a life as you can when you're young so your qualit ..read more

MS is a progressive disease for me unfortunately but instead of focusing on what it's taken from me, I will try and remember all I'm able to do still. Life is too short to let fear dictate what I chose to do so as long as I'm able,I will continue to take a big ole bite out of life ..read more

I know I’m not the only one who is aggravated with trying to navigate our shoddy healthcare system. Anyone who doesn’t feel this way has clearly never been really sick having to depend on doctors and insurance to do the right thing. It’s bad enough to be sick but to add insult to injury, healthcare now is not set up to benefit the patient but to further line the pockets of big pharma but the good news is together we can make a difference by using our voices to fight for our rights to get and sustain our well-being in a world driven by profits ..read more

If Covid has taught us nothing else, we have all learned that plans can and do change last minute. The trick is to roll with the punches which is what we did last week when we had an impromptu holiday party that might not have happened if not for Covid. I understand that taking precautions during a worldwide pandemic is crucial for mine and everyone else's health but being with family and friends this holiday really filled me up and I don't want to go back to quarantining ..read more

It's been over 2 months since I recorded a podcast but felt moved to share my struggles in the hopes that it might help others who are feeling sad, frustrated and scared. It's ok to have the occasional pity party which I have been doing for awhile now but I'm not ready to give up and neither should you. This too shall pass so hang on for better days ..read more

I want to see a BIG concert at a BIG venue downtown Friday night with my daughter and realized the inaccessibility that I face every time I venture out made her and her friends so upset. I’m jaded to this fact now but it was nice to see their compassion and concern. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kimberly-albin/message ..read more

I was featured in the Chicago Tribune this last week in an article addressing some shady insurance practices and the law we’re trying to get passed in this state to stop some of them. Patients like myself have little power to make their own healthcare decisions because of rising costs and fixed incomes but that needs to change. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kimberly-albin/message ..read more

A cautionary tale of facing a serious diagnosis while already living with the equally serious and daunting reality of MS. My hope is that listeners will hear something that might help them when and if they get some other illness. It doesn’t seem fair but having MS won’t protect you from getting sick with something else. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kimberly-albin/message ..read more