Dan and I always are excited to share stories about what the students from Central Michigan University’s Physical Therapy program are doing to support people within the Multiple Sclerosis community. Let’s say the next generation of healthcare professionals is showing…
252 days. June 14, 2025, marked 252 long days since my father, Victor, passed away. What can I say? He was a wonderful, smart, funny, and kind man, and I would be remiss if I didn’t mention that he was…
Our bright pink T-shirts simply said, “Flip the Script on Aging.” That is exactly what Dan and I, along with over 200 older Michiganians, did on the lawn of Michigan’s State Capitol on Wednesday, May 7. We were there for…
I really wanted to go to church on Sunday morning. Sure, I could have watched the service online from the comfort of Dan and my house, but I wanted to be at Immanuel Lutheran Church with my church family. But alas,…
It’s not every day that Dan and my State Senator Roger Hauck escorts us, along with my caregiver Jenn, through the halls of the State Capitol and on its elevator up to the Senate Chambers to introduce a proclamation declaring…
A regional story that aired during NPR’s Morning Edition and All Things Considered this past week set the stage perfectly: “An Australian study shows that people with multiple sclerosis are four times more likely to divorce than people without the…
One late July evening, Dan and I sat together busily typing letters to our U.S. Senators’ and Congressmans’ offices. We were making requests to schedule meetings with them during their August recess – the time when federal legislators leave Washington,…
As my hairstylist Cortney was doing away with my pesky gray hair, she commented that Dan and I are, “Always doing something fun!” I was at Salon 3Twelve that Wednesday afternoon so Cortney could color and coiffe my hair in…
Our nephew, Ryan, graduated from high school this year (gulp!), and we wanted to celebrate with Dan’s family in Iowa. The trip centered around celebrating Ryan – Dan’s brother, Mark’s, son – but the trip also gave us a chance…
It has been three weeks, and I still am angry with Bruce Springsteen. And while I am angry at my husband’s most favorite musician, I’m also filled with gratitude and cannot thank Mr. Springsteen enough. On Sunday, April 20, Dan…