#thisisms

[marinelp]

Nail art warriors for Maria 🧡 • 🇫🇷 Ce post spécial est dédié à notre Nail Art Warrior aka Maria de @so_nailicious 🧡💙 Comme certaines d'entre vous le savent peut-être, Maria est atteinte de la SEP (sclérose en plaques) et la maladie lui a, entre autres, fait perdre sa capacité à réaliser de magnifiques manucures. Maria, avec cette collab, nous tenons à te dire de continuer à te battre telle la véritable guerrière que tu es ! • 🇬🇧 This special post is dedicated to our Nail Art Warrior aka Maria from @so_nailicious 🧡💙 As some of you may know, Maria has been diagnosed with MS (multiple sclerosis) and the disease took away her ability to paint beautiful nail art designs, among others. Maria, with this collab, we want to tell you to keep fighting like the warrior you are! • Thank you Magda @redheadnails for organizing this collaboration. All of our creations can be found under #nailartwarriorsforMaria 💪 • Girls involved in this collage: @aleksandras_bunte_welt @geolena_koski @gotnail @jemima.nails @lochnailsmonster @kathagraphie @nailistayco @marinelp91 @lacktraviata @mission_polishable @paulinaspassions @hefersanja @zephyronica @nailart.by.nici @bentesorberg @nailartfan95 @coffeeandnailpolish @mettedamgaardpedersen @rums2016 @dc_nailsart @katieabheda @barbouilleuse @crenailit @megans_manicures @ledanails82 • #ms #msawareness #mswarrior #mswarriors #spreadingorange #invisibledisease #endms #multiplesclerosis #thisisms #spreadingorange #msawareness #nailsforthecause #nailscommunity #nailart #stampingnailart https://www.instagram.com/p/CoK0k9Mtf6i/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[snowgerl]

This is from the day before my first MS relapse. I rode hard. It was an awesome day. Also the first time I loaded, unloaded and hauled my own sled in over 10 years.

Woke up the next morning and couldn’t see. They thought it was vertigo. Doc did an MRI. Turns out there’s a bunch of lesions on my brain. I couldn’t drive for two weeks.

This is what multiple sclerosis looks like. It’s inconsistent. It can be completely debilitating one day and seemingly non existent the next.

But you guys silly? I’m still gonna send it. 🤘

[ronbeckdesigns]

MS Awareness Week “Multiple sclerosis may be a part of who we are, but it doesn’t define us.” Every day, people do whatever it takes to move their lives forward despite MS. (March 11-17), explore stories of people doing whatever it takes at national national ms society    ThisIsMS. 

https://www.nationalmssociety.org/

Ron Beck | Diagnosed April 2003

(via MS Awareness Week, March 11-17. Multiple Sclerosis.)

[rachelfolkster]

Being stuck in the basement (aka my legs don’t work today) isn’t too bad. Nice setup, cheery and there’s a snoring 20lb cat by my side. #thisisms and that’s just fine🤗

[rachelfolkster]

It's been six very long days since my last post.... There have been some setbacks with my MS and we've added a new drug to the cocktail. The chemo is used to try to prevent new lesions, this new drug is to help the established lesions function better. . So far this evil drug has, quite literally, left me mute for five days; the nausea is so intense that speaking just became a chore. So I stopped. . Despite the fact that this drug could likely induce seizures or cause kidney failure my doctor still thinks it's a good idea. To give me better days bc honestly, the past four months I feel I average 4 good from beginning to end days a month. A month. And I'm risking this drug bc (I hate having to write this) I'm having trouble with my hands. My sensation is off, my grip will suddenly go limp and they tingle as if coming in from the cold all day long. . It's made fiber crafts, my favorite thing, painful. It's ruined my gauge and I genuinely worry I might lose my shit if I can't knit anymore. . 4 days without talking has given me an abundant amount of time to think. I'm scared of this life right now but that feels totally normal. It's normal to feel helpless when facing something scary. It's scary to think your life is never going to be what you hoped it would be. . But self-loathing is useless and time consuming. Also, very boring . So Trevor and I named my MS Tim - specifically so we would have a name to yell at when things suck. When Trevor left today he kissed me on the head and whispered, so sweetly, "Fuck Tim" . I knew in that moment that we can handle anything. We can swear (sorry about all the cursing) at this disease in a funny way; levity is definitely needed to not feel like a victim. So if (dear God "if" not "when") i lose my hands I'm gonna tell Tim to fuck off and love every minute it get to stick it to Tim. . Tim picked the wrong chick to mess with. . Hopefully I'll be back to jokes and knitting very soon and sorry for the long post, sometimes sharing the thing that haunts you makes it less scary. #mswarrior #fucktim #knittersofinstagram #thisisms

[rachelfolkster]

#tourdefleece2017 may be wrapping up but my love is spinning has been reignited. These last three weeks has been a huge deal for me; it's been painful, it's been daily hip replacement by my physical therapist. More importantly it has been inspiring, rejuvenating and a push to keep trying. My MS is mine, but it will not define me. This tour has shown me I'm stronger than I thought I was and I'm getting stronger; I just need to embrace failure - because maybe, just maybe, I won't. I hope you all had an amazing tour IGers and I can't wait to see all your pictures next year!😘 . #tourdefleece2017 #tourdefleece #thisisms #malabrigo #malabrigonube #bluemoonfiberarts #merinowool #polworth #bfl #wool #spinning #spinnersofinstagram #handspun #lovewhatyoudo #yarnlove #yarnstash

[greymodelagency]

Susan for @femmefataleintimates_vamp ・・・ Thanks to all my friends for their support and encouragement; this show was really outside my comfort zone. Fear of showing a body that’s aging, fear of being judged, fear of not being “womanly” enough. But you know what? I felt so strong and brave afterward, there are no words. Brava to Angel Mac for casting all genders, sizes, abilities, colors, and ages. It was a fantastically empowering experience! Event: Dynasty: Femme Fatale Burlesque + FashionShow Location: @temple_denver Photographer: @f.leboeuf Clothing: Femme Fatale Makeup: @lashgirlmakeup Hair: charliepricehair #maturemodel #silvermodel #thisisms #grayhair #runwaymodel #denvermodel #overfiftyfashion #overfifty #over50 #lingerie #femmefatale https://www.instagram.com/p/CdK-5JBrW3m/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[buggedoutnyc]

We are honored to be written about in the Spring Issue of HEALING MS! Thank you to the incredible Dr. Sadiq and research team @tischms for your dedication to finding a cure for Multiple Sclerosis 🙏🏻🧡💪🏻 🐜🐛🦋🐝🐞🕷 #thisisms #msfighter #msstrong #thisisMS #multiplesclerosis #MSAwareness #givingbacktoMS #msresearch #findacure #buggedoutnyc #wearebuggedout #BuggedOut #smallbusiness #handmade #brandswithpurpose #minifashionista #minifashion #trendykids #babyfashion #kidfashion #childrensfashion #sustainablefashion #babywear #kidswear #babyclothing #msawarenessmonth (at New York, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CbpUzmlueV2/?utm_medium=tumblr