When you live with chronic pain, there’s something liberating about choosing your pain.

MS doesn’t give me that choice. Tattooing does.

And at the end, I get some sick-ass artwork I can admire and love.

Pain I chose. Art I’ll carry forever.

#MoreThanMS #TattooArt #ChronicPain

ISSUE #2 IS COMING! 🔥

Enjoy my posts? My essays dig deeper into the same thoughts, experiences and absurdities of life with MS.

MORE THAN MS — The Newsletter drops tomorrow at 9 a.m. EST!

Free to read. Everyone’s welcome!

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#MoreThanMS #MS

Birthday shopping with my girls. Both still rocking 90%+ averages. Proud dad.

Treated them and bought myself two things. But the fixed-income anxiety hit hard. Can I afford this? Should I?

Like an MS hug, but around my wallet.

Life through the lens of MS.

#MoreThanMS #MS

Zoom with my neurologist today. First MRI in three or four years.

Physical tests say my MS hasn’t progressed much. Great. I’ll take it.

But today we’re looking inside my head. And yeah, that’s scary as hell.

Botox for mobility is on the table too. More decisions.

#MoreThanMS

THINKING IS TIRING.

With MS, even grabbing a box off a shelf or putting a chicken on the rotisserie takes planning.

Every movement requires thought. Every decision costs energy.

Some days the hardest fight is not zoning out in a chair.

Even being present is tiring.

#MoreThanMS

Tomorrow’s the day! First issue of More Than MS: The Newsletter.

I’ve been working on this for weeks. Now I actually have to hit send. LOL.

It’s free. Come check it out!

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#MoreThanMS #MSAwareness

My first More Than MS newsletter went out this morning!

Barely slept last night, worrying something would go wrong. But it went out, and I’m pretty damn proud!

Issue #2 is coming November 7th.

Sign up:
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#MoreThanMS #MultipleSclerosis

Brain fog is brutal because I can’t think clearly.

But some days my mind is sharp, the ideas are flying, and I can see exactly what I want to create. Then my body reminds me what it can’t do.

Sometimes the cruelest part of MS isn’t losing clarity. It’s having it.

#MultipleSclerosis #MoreThanMS

Coffee? Check.

A little existential dread with your Saturday reading? I’ve got you covered. 😂

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What Fear Taught Me — my latest essay on MS, identity, and living with uncertainty.

#MoreThanMS

Last week, a stupid paragraph box had me questioning my entire writing project.

Seriously. A paragraph box. 😂

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That’s fear for you. My new essay is up. Give it a read, and please share if it resonates.

#MoreThanMS

Years ago, I watched my girls play and wondered what kind of father I’d be able to be. Recently, I was teaching one of them to drive.

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My new essay, What Fear Taught Me, is live. Still figuring this stuff out.

#MoreThanMS

Fear can make one uncertain moment feel like your new normal.

My MRI brought back memories of when MS was tearing my life apart. And fear still sneaks up on me.

Tomorrow: What Fear Taught Me.

I’m definitely not an expert. Hell, I’m still figuring it out.

#MoreThanMS

Canadian Thanksgiving: after a busy day with family, today is for chilling. No news, no undue stress—just me, wrapped in a warm blanket and happily cocooning. That’s what I’m thankful for.

My little corner of the internet: miguelallamani.com

#CocoonMode #MoreThanMS

Happy Canadian Thanksgiving weekend! 🇨🇦🍁 Crazy times, yo! We’ve got a U.S. president who can say the dumbest things at a rally and still get applause. But I’m thankful for my amazing family. They keep me moving, kick my butt when needed, and know when I just need a hug. ❤️

#Thanksgiving #MoreThanMS

“That’s a lot of work for you” isn’t always a reason not to do it.

Sometimes I know it’ll cost me. I do it anyway because I like it.

I’m trying to live here, man. Not slowly give up everything that makes life mine.

#MultipleSclerosis #Disability #MoreThanMS