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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
News of potential COVID-19 vaccines showing great promise has gotten people’s hopes up, sent the stock market soaring, and left Dan and me optimistically underwhelmed. Forgive us if we’re somewhat skeptical of the vaccines that are getting pushed for fast-track…
Like much of America, the 2020 Presidential Election was quite difficult for me. I honestly had been emotional and somewhat melancholy for the majority of the past month. But unlike much of America, my sullen mood had nothing to do…
Vlogger, actor, patient leader and host of NoStressMS Welcome to “7 Questions with A Couple,” a monthly series on our blog that will include quick conversations with a variety of experts and influencers from throughout the MS community. For our…
I want to tell you all about the book Enjoying the Ride: Two Generations of Tragedy and Triumph by Mitch Sturgeon that Dan and I recently finished. It is a great story about a man living with Multiple Sclerosis, his loving mother,…