MS shuteye suggestions
Difficulty sleeping has never been as issue for me. This likely explains why my loving husband, Dan, sometimes calls me his baby bear cub because, well, I have the keen ability to start sleeping before he even shuts off the…
Jennifer Digmann
Picture this: My inside look into MS, Botox and bladder control
There is so much uncertainty and so much you cannot control about living with Multiple Sclerosis. Sure, you can take a disease-modifying therapy in an attempt to slow down the progression of the disease. Or you can exercise, watch your…
A brief conversation about MS and incontinence
Diapers. Really? Ugh! Maybe my fellow Multiple Sclerosis support group member had no problem referring to incontinence products as “diapers,” but that term struck a nerve with me. Choice of words matter, and I was not having it or hearing…
$94,000 reasons to push for lower MS Rx costs
Dan and I honestly feel selfish asking our legislators to look at the high costs of Multiple Sclerosis prescription medications. With all of the ugliness and uncertainty that is going on in our country right now – concerns about school…
7 Questions with A Couple featuring Tanya Nordhaus
Mother, Bike MS team leader and top fundraiser Motherhood brings with it an immeasurable amount of blessings. It also involves its share of challenges, many of which are amplified when the mother also is living with Multiple Sclerosis. Tanya Nordhaus…
iConquerMS survey opens doors for MS caregivers
There is a huge omission in a number that Dan and I often include in our essays about Multiple Sclerosis. When we state that there are nearly one million Americans living with MS, this takes into account the people who…
MS is going to cost you
When I was a young woman, words like progressive, neurological, debilitating or illness were not in my vocabulary. Maybe I lived a charmed life, but those scary, serious words were foreign to me. However, my Multiple Sclerosis diagnosis exactly eight…
7 Questions with A Couple featuring LaToya Johnson
Founder and owner, MS Scents Candle Co. Dan and I are thrilled that LaToya Johnson agreed to share her valuable insights, wisdom and perspective to our 7 Questions with A Couple series. She is the dynamic owner of MS Scents…
Want to be an MS advocate? Here’s how.
Here is the reality when Dan and I write about the work we’re doing as MS advocates: we aren’t in these efforts by ourselves. We often are joining other advocates in the MS community to make the biggest impact in…
My Covid scare and Dan’s giving of care
This essay I wrote for MultipleSclerosis.net goes inside my emotions and fears during my entire Covid experience. What is extra special about this article is that its posting ties into National Caregiver Day, which this year is February 18.