DVine Bar Executive Chef, 3-time Chopped champion 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. It’s quite humbling for us to serve up…
Welcome to the first-ever Throwback Thursday post on A Couple Takes On MS, where we repost some of our favorite essays over the past 14 years since we launched our blog. These will post on the last Thursday of each…
I never thought of myself as a thief. After all, one of Jennifer and my friends once likened me to Richie Cunningham – Ron Howard’s character from the ABC sitcom Happy Days. Richie would never steal, would he? Oh sure, I…
I will admit I was having one of those mornings. You know: one of those toxic, gloom and doom, the-world-is-against-me kind of mornings. Added to the toxicity, everything was my fault. Or at least, I thought I was the reason…
President and CEO, Multiple Sclerosis Association of America 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 grateful for the opportunity to…
Few things are more frustrating than when a medical provider has the narrative written and writes you off … before the appointment even starts. Listen to this podcast episode, where Jennifer grabs the wheel and takes this show out for…
Pursue more remote opportunities for people with visible and invisible disabilities I have read with keen interest all the recent articles addressing how the pandemic has been a boon for remote work and people living with disabilities and chronic conditions.…
Inspirational speaker, MS advocate, host of Real Lyfe Reel Talk with TC Speaks 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. It is…
I once was torn as to whether Multiple Sclerosis has taught me a lot about life, or that life has taught me a lot about Multiple Sclerosis. But then I realized that it doesn’t really matter, the important thing that…
Picture it: Swartz Creek, Michigan. November 1997. A scared, 23-year-old girl is diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. Full of emotions and questions. Full of fears and tears. She bravely attends her very first in-person MS support group meeting. There are reassuring words and…