Oct 15, 2026 · 35 min · 10 segments
Jenna + Ashleigh here just popping in to do what we do best + that's add our two cents! Random Rambles is our version of a "hot take". This episode explores our ~hot take~ around the recent public…
And I think one of our main purposes here with not just our platforms, but also a podcast is to reach those either newly diagnosed or have been diagnosed and spread awareness on multiple sclerosis and what that is, right? But Emma specifically- We always talk about how it's a snowflake disease.
And so when sometimes there's blanketed statements put out there that like MS does this or MS is this way, it is beyond frustrating.
And it pisses me off.
And
Like we can be frustrated about it, but also still have empathy and know that we don't know everything going on with everyone's life and all of that.
But we are allowed to still be frustrated and we are allowed to have a conversation about it.
Yeah.
So right now in the media, there is... something at the forefront, including MS biting and some physical assaults.
And if you're curious, you can look that up.
But that's really what we're here to kind of talk about.
Not that specifically, but just the implications of what it puts onto the MS community and the frustrations that we share.
Because I feel like Jenna and I have done a good job at trying to spread awareness and trying to break the stigma and help people realize that MS is a snowflake disease, right? It doesn't affect two people the same exact way.
That is so important because if you know someone, if you're like my aunt's aunt, friend's cousin has MS and they're, you know, doing X, Y, and Z.
So you should be able to, no, that's not how it works.
Everyone is so different.
There's no pattern to it.
There's no direct disease pathway for it either.
And everyone's is separate and different.
And I think it's dangerous.
And I think one of the topics I really want to touch base is celebrities with chronic conditions and the struggles that I think the communities may have.
It's not to say that every celebrity with a chronic illness who's open about it because like Halsey is our queen.
And I think one of our main purposes here with not just our platforms, but also a podcast is to reach those either newly diagnosed or have been diagnosed and spread awareness on multiple sclerosis and what that is, right? But Emma specifically- We always talk about how it's a snowflake disease.
And so when sometimes there's blanketed statements put out there that like MS does this or MS is this way, it is beyond frustrating.
And it pisses me off.
And
Like we can be frustrated about it, but also still have empathy and know that we don't know everything going on with everyone's life and all of that.
But we are allowed to still be frustrated and we are allowed to have a conversation about it.
Yeah.
So right now in the media, there is... something at the forefront, including MS biting and some physical assaults.
And if you're curious, you can look that up.
But that's really what we're here to kind of talk about.
Not that specifically, but just the implications of what it puts onto the MS community and the frustrations that we share.
Because I feel like Jenna and I have done a good job at trying to spread awareness and trying to break the stigma and help people realize that MS is a snowflake disease, right? It doesn't affect two people the same exact way.
That is so important because if you know someone, if you're like my aunt's aunt, friend's cousin has MS and they're, you know, doing X, Y, and Z.
So you should be able to, no, that's not how it works.
Everyone is so different.
There's no pattern to it.
There's no direct disease pathway for it either.
And everyone's is separate and different.
And I think it's dangerous.
And I think one of the topics I really want to touch base is celebrities with chronic conditions and the struggles that I think the communities may have.
It's not to say that every celebrity with a chronic illness who's open about it because like Halsey is our queen.
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