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Get motivated! > Forum, blog, free newsletter Connect with fellow MSers for advice and tips through our web forum. Learn how to cope through our blog. Sign up for our free e-newsletter. Recently Added +CORONAVIRUS: The Hunker Games—Advice, Levity & Hope. Alrighty, we MSers are in a bit of a sticky situation. With the pandemic of COVID-19, aka the coronavirus, it's getting challenging. As someone at high risk of complications from the virus, you probably feel like you have a bullseye on your forehead. And on your chest. And likely on your butt. (If you are picturing targets on butts and smiling even just a little, perfect, we could use the distraction.) Right now you are being given an avalanche of heavy information--wash your hands, don't touch your eyes-nose-mouth, social distancing!--and I'm not going to pile more on to your concerned emoji face. (The news is doing a fantastic job of that!) Instead I want to remind you that you have the tools to totally handle this. For the duration of the pandamic, ActiveMSers is publishing The Hunker Games, a newsletter chock full of advice, humor, and hope. Non-members can now read each issue below. Or join in the fun and join ActiveMSers to get these light-hearted missives delivered to your e-mail's inbox. ISSUE #1: Yes, you got this. Here are some critical reminders . ISSUE #2: Touchless delivery, a trio of hilarious bathroom tales ISSUE #3: Unfurl your cape. The world need you. Today ISSUE #4: I am sooo bored!!! Okay, not really. Happy hours and a Cheeto crisis ISSUE #5: Cycling during coronavirus, orange-colored survival rations save day ISSUE #6: Me, rejected!? The New York Times's loss is your gain—a humorous clothes essay +Choosing a Cooling Vest. Heat can be the enemy for many MSers. Do cooling vests actually help? ActiveMSers investigates and has updated its research. With summer around the corner in the Northern Hemisphere, review our Cooling Vest Buyer's Guide and unparalleled test of 18 cooling vests including CoolSport by Coolture and a new longer-lasting Thermapparel UnderCool (with new, longer lasting cooling packs) and cooling vests from First Line Technology . + PODCAST: Life with MS ... according to Dave . I was interviewed by HealtheVoices Blog Talk Radio about life with MS. I'm not sure what I talked about for 45 minutes, but it's getting good reviews and it touches on countless topics. And it might even be funny at times! Give it a listen . +Playing the Disability Card FTW. I throw caution to the wind so frequently that I’ve practically been forced to learn how to parasail. Allow me to set this stage: I surprised Laura with a pair of tickets to see Sting in concert. An outdoor concert. At a grassy community park. In Taos, New Mexico, population 5,668 people. Number of concert tickets sold to see Sting? 9,000. What could possibly go wrong? NEW BLOG +PODCAST: Caregivers, Featuring Laura (and Dave!). Guess who is in a podcast with his wife? And guess who gets in trouble? Spiders, staples in skulls, flipping wheelchairs, dishwasher loading and more! Oh, and there is great advice on how to maintain a strong patient / care partner relationship. The podcast is part of Can Do MS's series on caregivers. over a half decade. LISTEN NOW (39:46) . +Video Blog: Thank You, MS!? So there I was, on the toilet, in the middle of Yellowstone National Park, when I had a life-altering experience that would eventually bring me to near tears. And it happened only because I have this damn disease. As much as multiple sclerosis can take away things, it can give you some things back. So I took it and ran/rolled with it! This is my first vlog on adventures with MS, and it includes a couple epic on-location shots of my Yellowstone escapade. Watch the 8-minute video on YouTube . +Interval Training for MS. Exercise is hugely beneficial in multiple sclerosis, but new research suggests interval training—in particular high-intensity interval training (HIIT)—may improve fatigue and cognition, potentially rewriting your future with this disease. The first detailed how-to guide for MS includes step-by-step instruction and video tips. Only on ActiveMSers. +Wheeling Through the Hood. What happened when two MSers—one blameless, one not-so-much—unsuspectingly wandered into the middle of one of the most notorious neighborhoods in America? The harrowing (and hilarious) story.... NEW BLOG +VIDEO: Swinging with MS. Think you are too old, too disabled to swing? Think again! I'm swinging with my niece Lindsey on an accessible wheelchair swing. She didn't think it was scary. I disagreed. Watch the short version on Twitter or on Instagram and the goofy :33 second take on Facebook or me swinging on YouTube . Both are a hoot. +When a friend with MS dies. On March 7, after 30 years of living with multiple sclerosis, my friend Michael McDaniel passed away at the age of 55. News of anyone being taken with the disease many of us share, especially at such a young age, is disturbing, uncomfortable, frightening. Don’t let it be. NEW BLOG +NEW BLOG: Throwing Caution to the Wind. You would have been so proud of me. As I was about to thread my off-road wheelchair over an imposing tree root between a gorge OF DEATH and a ravine OF DEATH, I had an epiphany. Maybe it was smarter to turn around. Laura, though, had other ideas. What could possibly go wrong? (Oh, lordy.) +Get Outside with MS. For When you go outside, the opportunities for adventure increase tenfold. Don't let multiple sclerosis or any disability hold you back. The outdoors beckon. Let's crash that party! NEW VIDEO: https://youtu.be/bYQhrL2XqqY +Handicap Parking Rules. Who can and can’t (or shouldn’t) park in handicapped spaces is a debate people love to have. Which is why I’ve prepared this trusty handicap parking guide so you and your friends and fami...