Living with MdDS Sheryl Soffer 9:21 am Case Histories 8.5.2016 Living with MdDS What Living with Mal de Débarquement Syndrome Feels LikeI was thinking about some of my struggles (big and small) in my day-to-day MdDS life and started writing about the things that I’m hoping to have back in my life one day soon.I am hoping for the day…When I can shower without having one hand on […] Read More
Cursed by the Metro MdDS Foundation 1:28 pm Faces of MdDS 3.18.2016 Cursed by the Metro “I believe you.” These can be the most powerful words you can say to someone who is crying each day desperate for the world to take them seriously. It is true when they say that you only realize the value of something when it is lost. I do not think that many people appreciate the […] Read More
Inside it’s a nightmare, but I am a Warrior, every day. MdDS Foundation 9:36 pm Faces of MdDS 9.29.2015 Inside it’s a nightmare, but I am a Warrior, every day. I am a 37 year old female, living in Florida. 2006 was the first time I experienced this feeling of what I called “dizziness.” Read More
Fight to Find Your Purpose MdDS Foundation 12:30 pm Faces of MdDS 9.29.2015 Fight to Find Your Purpose August 25th, 2003 was the day that temporarily… *forever* changed my life. At least that’s what the doctor in San Francisco General thought—“temporary”. Read More
Case History: Anne in Portland gets her diagnosis after 10 long years MdDS Foundation 3:23 pm Faces of MdDS 7.16.2015 Case History: Anne in Portland gets her diagnosis after 10 long years FINALLY… A DIAGNOSIS! After 10 long years of doctors and tests, I finally was diagnosed with MdDS last week. As awful as it is, I am relieved to finally have a name for it. Read More
Traveling with MdDS: Advice from Elaine MdDS Foundation 5:34 pm Faces of MdDS 7.9.2015 Traveling with MdDS: Advice from Elaine The days of flying as a simple, routine act of boarding a plane in City A and arriving in City B on-time are long over. Read More
Brandy’s Not-from-a-Cruise MdDS Story MdDS Foundation 1:45 pm Faces of MdDS 6.20.2015 Brandy’s Not-from-a-Cruise MdDS Story My MdDS began in December 2012. I didn’t know what it was and kept getting misdiagnosed. My instinct was that MdDS is not only caused by being on a cruise, it could have been brought on by playing for long periods of time on the Nintendo Wii with my kids. I knew that playing some […] Read More
Celeste’s Journey: a decade with MdDS MdDS Foundation 2:32 pm Faces of MdDS 6.15.2015 Celeste’s Journey: a decade with MdDS Celeste, a pastor’s wife, shared her history of remissions and relapses with us, and we’d like to share it with you. From 2003 through 2013, this is her case history. The following is something I wrote several years ago concerning my years with MdDS. I am sharing it here because many have asked questions. At the […] Read More