Martin Baum

After several MS relapses Martin is rebuilding his writing career by producing MS-related blogs and articles.

Martin was previously a writer of comedy and satire for stage, radio and satirical clubs. He was contracted to write a musical for the Westend and Broadway inspired by his best-selling book, “To Be Or Not To Be, Innit, a Yoof-Speak Guide to Shakespeare.

You can read more of Martin's blogs at martinbaum.co.uk.

The power of MS versus the power of the mind

“Live life not MS” has long been my mantra. It predated coronavirus before I morphed the chant into “Live life not COVID”. That, as much as anything, helped to sustain me during those long months of self-confinement.

Being a father with MS

What does Father’s Day mean to me? Once upon a time it was quite a sanguine affair which has long-since evolved and bonded a relationship between myself and my son.

The continuing soap opera of Johnny’s MS

In 2019 I wrote a blog about how disposable and convenient it was to introduce my MS illness of almost 40 years into a made-for-tv storyline...

The Hungry Catheter

A defining moment in my early years trying to establish a relationship with MS came right out of left field.

Sleeping with the enemy

My relationship with sleep, like any other relationship, is a complicated one.

Great feets of endeavour

Blessed with a combination of lack of sensitivity, poor balance and circulatory problems, my feet have become an absolute liability all year round.

My issues with MS and disabled toilets

The first time I used a disabled toilet was not a pleasant experience. This was the 80s and I was a ‘normal-looking’ young man.

Chasing an MS cure down under

If told that there was a chance of a cure for MS, most people, I imagine, would jump at it. Even if it was on the other side of the world.

Meditation and medication

I still can’t say why or how focusing my mind has resulted in a calming of my MS-related symptoms, but it appears to have done just that.

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