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…
Dan and my daily life and routine finally is getting back to normal. Much like the rest of society, COVID-19 put our lives on hold. We limited our risk of exposure to the virus especially because we both are living…
Content Creator, Storyteller, Podcast Producer 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 often refer to him during episodes of A Couple…
For anyone who is dealing with any kind of illness, I encourage you take a few minutes to check out my newest exclusive content essay – 4 Top Strategies for Taking Care of Your MS Caregiver – that I wrote…
Caregiving doesn’t always have to be a two-way street. In many ways, the best kind of caregiving starts with one person: You. Sure, Jennifer and I each live with Multiple Sclerosis, but if I don’t take care of myself or…
It’s amazing how a different sort of setting can open the doors to more relaxed yet equally insightful conversations between three friends. This actually was the impetus to Lounge Hour, the fourth episode of our podcast, A Couple Takes On…
I don’t have expensive tastes. For real. I’m content with eating store-brand corn flakes, satisfied with drinking Miller Lite Beer, comfortable driving an 8-year-old used car and wearing Levi jeans that I purchased when I had a 30%-off coupon from…
Founder and CEO at MS4MS (Mission Stadiums for Multiple Sclerosis) 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. Now that the Major League…
Don’t feel bad. We had to look up the meaning of “palaver” too. As a noun, Oxford Languages defines this as an “unnecessarily elaborate or complex procedure” or “an improvised conference between two groups, typically those without a shared language…
Everyone uses the bathroom. But for people like Dan and me who are living with Multiple Sclerosis, bladder issues can become some of the largest problems we deal with. From urgency to incontinence and trouble emptying, this basic bodily function…