A Couple Takes on an MS podcast
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. Um, okay, you probably haven’t. Yes, you’ve read our essays posted on A Couple Takes on MS. But now you can actually hear about our experiences because Dan and I have just…
Jennifer Digmann
A cup of coffee, two essays & 31 days of MS awareness
I wanted a sip of coffee this morning so I reached for the cup because, well, that’s what you do. And then I paused, because now, that’s what I do. What am I thinking? Hot coffee. Weak arms. This probably…
Embracing inclusion in Multiple Sclerosis research
No one likes to be left out. Feeling excluded is the worst. It leaves you feeling such doubt. Wondering why was I ignored or overlooked? More often than not, it’s not you, it’s them. Seriously! They’re the problem, not you.…
7 Questions with A Couple featuring Cathy Chester
Award-winning writer, certified health advocate, creator of the blog An Empowered Spirit Welcome to “7 Questions with A Couple,” a monthly series that includes quick conversations with a variety of experts and influencers from throughout the MS community. We are…
I use a wheelchair, and I’m neither broken nor bound
Dan often says I’m a social butterfly. That’s just how I am. I enjoy talking with others. Being friendly and getting to know other people’s stories. I like to smile and see where that takes me. Plus, I hope that…
We’ve come a long way, MS
Looking ahead to the promise of 2021 involves looking back on how far we each have come since we were diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. We mean, how the heck did we get the information we needed? Google and iPhones weren’t…
Happy Holidays from A Couple Takes on MS
This Christmas will be unlike any that we all have celebrated before 2020. A global pandemic has altered the lives we live, the timeless traditions we hold close, and the gatherings that connect us to the friends and family we…
7 Questions with A Couple featuring Doug Ankerman
Author, comedian, MS patient advocate and creator of My Odd Sock blog Welcome to “7 Questions with A Couple,” a monthly series that includes quick conversations with a variety of experts and influencers from throughout the MS community. For our December…
MS and my gift for Dan’s birthday
Multiple Sclerosis is a wild ride, to say the least. The disease has given me many topics to cry about, talk about, scream about and write about over the past 23 years. But never did I expect that I could…
Experts’ insights continue the COVID conversation
Dan and I received some great feedback and comments on the My MS side effect: Questioning a COVID vaccine that I recently posted here. While some readers said they weren’t in favor of getting the vaccine (several were passionately opposed…