There are at least 137 MS Bloggers out there actively discussing whatever suits their fancy. Below you will find many of these suspects….wait… I mean lovely blogger friends who happen to have multiple sclerosis.Remember how I mentioned a group project was in the works? Well here it is. As the founder of the Carnival of MS Bloggers, I’d like your help in spreading the word, and in doing so we will strengthen the bonds of our own little Multiple Sclerosis Blogging Web (and share some linkie love with each other). If you are not an MS Blogger, but are a regular reader here, please feel free to help spread the word too.

Here’s what you do:

1. Copy the entirety of this post
2. Create a new post and paste this content
3. Visit 3 of the blogs listed below which you were unfamiliar
4. Leave a comment on their blog encouraging them to participate
5. Please add Brass and Ivory to your sidebar, if it’s not already

New editions of the Carnival of MS Bloggers will be presented bi-weekly at Brass and Ivory. Previous editions will be are archived here and the button below has been revised to include the new link. Please update your sidebar.

9 Brand New MS Bloggers joined the blogosphere in 2008!!New! Carole’s MS Blog (Carole) 49New! Great Mastications (Orla) 37New! Movin’ On with MS (Sammie) 26New! Me, Myself and MS (Emma) 10New! Being Ammey 8New! Blogbuster (Daniel) 6New! Etsy Crest (Shelby) 6New! Serina’s Blog 5New! I’m Beating MS (Michael) 2Most Prolific MS Blogger – so far in 2008!!Jim’s Deep Thoughts (Jim) 231Top 10 Rather Prolific MS Bloggers – so far in 2008!!A Stellarlife (Diane) 109Multiple Synchronicities & Sclerosis (Merelyme) 90Friday’s Child 70My Journey – Living Well with MS (Diana) 69Sunshine and Moonlight (Kim) 65The MonSter Ate My Branes! (Natalie) 65Queen Mediocretia of Suburbia 60Brass and Ivory (Lisa) 56Brain Cheese (Linda) 52Maybe I’m Just Lazy (Julie) 5128 Moderately Prolific MS Bloggers – so far in 2008!!Maggsbunny (Maggie) 48Living with Multiple Sclerosis (TC) 47MS My Way 43Bugs, Bikes, Brains (Shauna) 39
Dancing with MS (Lazscott) 37
Trying to Catch My Breath 37A Florida Journal (SwampAngel) 35 Now We Are Six (Tish) 33 Reality Check (Michael) 32 Access Denied (Herrad) 31 Multiple Sclerosis Blog (Charles of MSBpodcast.com) 30 MS Activist (NMSS) 29 Self-injecting Chinese Hamsters since 2007 27 Shirl’s the Girl (Shirley) 27 Disabled Not Dead (Anne) 26 Life with MS (Trevis) 26 Living with MS (Blinders Off) 25 White Lightning Axiom – Redux (mdm) 25 Stevers! 23 Word Salads (Have Myelin?) 23 Danieldoo (Vivian) 22 Caregivingly Yours (Patrick) 20 Deo Volente (Lisa N) 20 Down the MS Path (Vicki) 19 Do You Have That in My Size? (Denise) 17 Jenn’s Nook (Jenn) 17 Fingolimod and Me (Jeri) 16 Human Life Matters (Mark) 1651 Mildly Prolific MS Bloggers – so far in 2008!! A Life of Learning with MS (Amy-That’s me!) 15Behind Blue Eyes (Zee) 15Katy and Mike’s Adventure (Katy) 15 Living Life as a Snowflake (Sharon) 15
Mandatory Rest Period (Kim) 15 MS Maze (Mandy) 15 My Journey with MS (Christina) 15 The Multiple Sclerosis Companion (Pat) 15 ‘Tis Herself (Kell) 15 A Short in the Cord (Joan) 14 Blindbeard’s MS Blog 14 Bubbie’s Blog (Cathy) 14 One Crazy Chick (Chris) 14 Pat’s Pond (Pat) 14 Rants and Musings (Cutter) 14 G and K’s Mom 13 MS Toolkit 13 Newly Diagnosed with MS (Andrea) 13 One Life (Stephen) 13 MS Not Just a Diary (Doug) 12 Rayne’s World (Jayme) 12 Chaos Personified 11My MS Journal (Jaime) 11 Purely Patsy (14 yr old Patsy) 11 Victoria Plum – Technician! (Victoria) 1126 Less Prolific MS Bloggers – so far in 2008!! Broken Clay (Katja) 10 Mark Pickup (Mark) 10 My Chain Driven Ride through Life in Alaska (Michelle) 10 Deborah Does Navel-Gazing (Deb) 9 Funky Mango’s Musings 9 Inside the Mind of a Squirrel 9Living Well with MS (Michon) 9 No Time for MS (Courtney) 9 Sorting It All Out (Michael) 9Travels With Lucy (Virginia) 9MS Caregivers (Prudence) 8Can You Hear Me Now? (Donna) 7Irreverence is Justified 7Multiple Sclerosis Notes 7My Tysabri Diary (Lauren) 7Chris Has MS (Chris) 6Diary of MS X (7 Divas) 5Electrical Disturbance (Stephan) 5Know Multiple Sclerosis 5MS in the OC (Frank) 5MS News and Notes (Deb) 5MS Recovery Diet Blog (Ann) 5The Endomorph (Ruth) 5The Jaws of My Life (Jaws) 5Time to Deal with MS (Homer) 5YodaMamma MS & More 538 Barely Prolific MS Bloggers – so far in 2008!!Some of these folks have multiple blogs or co-blog and are loved none-the-less!! Let’s help spread the love and let them know that WE know they are appreciated.Carolyne’s MS Odyssey (Carolyne) 4Defeating Illness (Chris) 4Intent, Context, Perception (Chris) 4Libbi’s MS Journey (Libbi) 4MS Recovery Diet Blog (Judi) 4My Autoimmune Life 4The Life & Times of Sancho Knotwise (JM) 4The Zen Pretzel Trick (Zen Angel) 4When it’s Raining… (Keeley) 4Kebenaran – The Truth 3Montana Homecoming (Sister Jane) 3Ms Quill 3Reality Chick (Keli) 3Catch My Disease (Lisle) 2Clods and Pebbles 2Dissonance 2Georgia MS Advocates 2Lazy Dog Public House 2Looking Forward with MS (Pamela) 2Surviving MS in Alaska (Michelle) 2These Pretzels Are Making Me Thirsty (Trrish) 2Troy’s Multiple Sclerosis Experience 2You Me and MS (Judi) 2Camille’s MSadventures 1Comment Column (Virginia) 1Erik’s MS & Lyme Blog 1Hop Bloody Hop (Philip) 1Jenn’s Journey with MS (Jenn) 1Living with MS (Cyndee) 1Mismorphic’s World of MS 1MS Musings 1MS Real Life Stories & Issues (Kristin) 1Postcards of My Life (Sherry) 1Rebooting Times 1Shoester (Doug) 1The BS of My MS (Heather) 1The Perseverant Pincushion (Trish) 1Tysabri Help (Deej) 1

Having too many items from various posters to count: LJ Users with Multiple Sclerosis

And finally – 26 MS Bloggers who have been silent in 2008!! Angst on a Shoestring (Gina)Dandelion Wine (Lynx)Doug’s MS Journal (Doug)Imagine Bliss Butterfly (Suzy)It’s Not All in My Head (Optimist)Just Above the Abyss (Heidi)Life with MS , seeking a cure (Karyl)Managing MS with Tai Chi (Joel)Managing Multiple SclerosisMarciaritaMichele’s BlogMike’s PlaceMS – My Scene (Virginia)My Complications (Amanda)My Demyelination (Tina)My MS ExperienceObject of My Injection (Michelle)Say It Isn’t So (Mouse)Talk Story with KimberlyThe Great NetXperimentTo Be Continued… (Jaime)Truth and Beauty (Baraka)Tryin’ to Imagine Bliss (Suzy)What is MS to Me (Dave)Willy’s MS RantsWind Among the Reeds

Hard to categorize:I Have MS (Tim)Huggins’ MS Pages (James)MS – A Personal AccountMS Protocols (Jeff)MSB’s PodcastMSing AroundMultiple Sclerosis Blog and NewsMultiple Sclerosis SucksOUCH! It’s a Disability ThingSquiffy’s House of Fun