If you have a chronic condition, you may be able to get a special Medicare plan called a special needs plan (SNP). It's a type of Medicare Advantage Plan, also called Part C and D plan. This plan covers all of the services covered in a Part C plan and prescription drug coverage in a Part D plan.

| The Salt Lake Tribune
First Published Jun 18 2013 10:01 pm • Last Updated Jun 19 2013 09:18 pm

 Conventional MRI relies on measuring the amplitude of electromagnetic waves coming off of excited protons as they return to their equilibrium inside the magnetic field. Although the frequency of these signals also contains a good deal of information, it has proven difficult to create algorithms that can make sense of the data.
Researchers from the University of British Columbia led by Alexander Rauscher have been studying MRI scans of brains of multiple sclerosis patients with an eye toward spotting mathematical signatures within frequency data that can identify specific tissue types. In the journal Neurology they are now reporting that they managed to spot lesion formation in the brain using their new analysis technique. Because the new methodology doesn’t require any physical upgrades to MRI scanners, it can be easily integrated into existing systems with a software update.

More information:
Study abstract in Neurology: Magnetic resonance frequency shifts during acute MS lesion formation
UBC: New imaging technique holds promise for speeding MS research

Researchers looked at body mass index (BMI) data from more than 900,000 children from the Kaiser Permanente Southern California Children's health study. Seventy-five of those children and adolescents between the ages of 2 and 18 were diagnosed with pediatric MS. More than 50% of them were overweight or obese, and the majority were girls

 

Read full story:

http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2013/01/30/obese-girls-at-risk-of-multiple-sclerosis-study-finds/

You would think that family understands when you tell them you have Multiple Sclerosis? Right? Well it is not always the case.  Most people look at you and see nothing. Well I say, we can look at them and see nothing too! I would expect it from friends and people we meet on the street but not our own families.  Maybe they think out of sight, don't exists.

But that is not the case with us. Out of sight ,still there! Our stress levels go even higher when we face FAMILY that does not believe us. The only people that should accept us for who we are and what we are! Instead we spend time having to explain what MS is and how it is affecting us. I don't know about you but I am not spending all my energy explaining it over and over again. I would much rather spend my time LIVING LIFE!

If you can't accept it , I am sorry for you. Life is to short to dwell on your problems!

Where your sleep patterns erratic before the MS?  This is an excerpt from an article from WebMD:

Have I slept yet?

"Many people with multiple sclerosis complain of insomnia or broken sleep patterns, yet sleep problems may not directly be the result of the disease itself. Many sleep problems occur because of secondary factors such as stress, spasticity, inactivity, or depression that people with MS often have. Other symptoms of sleep problems may be caused by the location of MS lesions within the brain."











To read the full article :

http://www.webmd.com/multiple-sclerosis/guide/taking-control-sleep