It’s time for the annual Tripping On Air Holiday Gift Guide because the right present can make MS suck just a little bit less. This year’s list has perfect presents and a whole whack of giveaways for the demyelinated person on your list. Of course, the greatest gift is time together – if you missed the last episode of the pod, be sure to check out 12 Tips For Tripping Through The Holidays With MS. This episode is full of unconventional tips like Cut corners! and Lower your expectations! You’re gonna wanna share it with your friends and fam, because it’s got some sassy holiday advice for them ..read more

Last week I was fortunate to be in Milan during ECTRIMS, the world’s largest MS research conference. I’ve just returned from my whirlwind trip, and I’m a little late sharing the first episode of season 2 of the podcast. Sick Little Secret: The Pros And Cons Of Coming Out With MS dropped Friday while I was busy eating pizza, staring at ancient architecture, or folding my rollator in half to make it fit in the tiny elevator. Yes, there were three stairs to get into this 4-star hotel, but at least they put in a railing? Italy may have perfected pizza but their accessibility still needs work. I ne ..read more

Back To Reality September’s here, and welcome to Pumpkin Spice and Get-Your-Shit-Together season. First stop, physio. I never feel better than after I’ve seen Emran, my osteopath, except for last week when Emran told me I have tennis elbow.       “Cool,” I said, “something sporty.”       “Not cool,” Emran said. “Your arms are weaker every time I see you. If you don’t do something about it, you’re going to be in trouble.” He then gestured to my rollator and reminded me that without functioning arms I won’t be able to walk. Rude.  ..read more

My latest MS meltdown happened inside a trendy motel in the middle of nowhere Northern Ontario. The Banker and I were on a 2-day mini-break, but the break I really needed was from my body, and my body was like, “Yeah, that doesn’t work for me. I’m saving up for one of those tiny Lizzo bags, so I’m actually working overtime. I’m on my way downtown right now to see if we can’t squeeze in another UTI. See you at 3 am for our nerve-pain appointment! ? ttfn! Just kidding! It’s time for your leg to spasm! PAY ATTENTION TO YOUR BURNING FEET!” Anxious about my incapacity to do anything remotely vacat ..read more

What happened? The Best And Worst With MS in 2022 It’s time to pour one out for 2022 with a good old fashioned listicle. This is my personal year-end wrap-up of the best and worst of what went down in 2022. My year in numbers: New MRI lesions: 0 Broken bones: 1 Road trips: 3 Number of times I slept through the night: 4 Most consecutive days without washing my hair: 6 (okay, 7) Doctors appointments: 17 Books read: 37 Dollars spent on adhesive foot warmers: 361.50 (Little Hotties, please sponsor me) Steps taken: 282 145 Nieces and nephews hugged: all of them highlight of the year Celebrities wit ..read more

If you have MS you deserve presents. (illustration by @beautyfromchaos) The 2022 Holiday Guide To The Best Gifts For People With MS The Tripping On Air 2022 guide to the Best Gifts For People with MS is back and better than ever because this year it’s also packed with sick giveaways. Sick like the kids say, but also, sick like the dictionary says. This guide is packed with presents for people with MS and this year it includes 13 amazing freebies from some of my favourite brands. The Best Gifts For People With MS FASHION Magazine Remember the 90s when heroin chic was a thing, and it seemed li ..read more

Saying No To Stigma And Ableist Attitudes Parenting with MS: Saying No To Stigma And Ableist Attitudes When I was diagnosed with MS, it was four years before someone on my medical team volunteered any information about pregnancy and MS. I was in my late twenties when a bladder-and-bowel nurse specialist casually told me not to have kids. My first reaction was, whatever, I don’t want kids anyway. My second thought was, how dare you, I’d be a great fucking mom. I knew enough about MS, and about my MS in particular, to know that it would have been safe and reasonable for me to have considered mot ..read more

love her or not, if you have MS you probably have an opinion about Selma Blair The Truth About How The MS Community Feels About Selma Blair We all remember the tricked-out cane that accompanied Selma Blair’s dramatic MS début at the Vanity Fair Oscars party in 2019. While the world gasped, the MS community rejoiced. Someone like her was someone like us. We felt the power of representation, a de-stigmatization of disability, and an increased awareness of the devastating disease we share. From the outside looking in, you might think Selma is Queen of the MS Kingdom; and, to some she is. But a lo ..read more

thank u, next Dating With Progressive MS Darcy was my first MS friend. Although, we were friends before either of us had MS. Sort of. We met in grade 7 when we were in the same French Immersion class, but we didn’t exactly run in the same circles. For one thing, I didn’t run, even before I had a medical reason not to. Darcy was sporty and cool. I sang The Wind Beneath My Wings at our Grade 8 grad. We landed at separate high-schools and didn’t keep in touch.  When I was diagnosed with MS in my early 20s, I didn’t know anything about the disease. It was scary and lonely; and in the early 20 ..read more

“Call my lawyer” sounds bougie and expensive. When is it time to seek expert advice on your disability insurance claim? Navigating Disability Insurance Claims When You Have MS Episode 2 of TOA podcast is all about navigating the disability insurance claims process when you have MS. Fatigue is the number one reason people with MS work less or stop working. But fatigue is impossible to see, difficult to understand, and hard to prove. Whether MS fatigue or other MS symptoms are railroading you out of the workforce, we’re speaking with insurance litigator Laura Hillyer about how to successfully na ..read more