Caring for those who take care of you
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…
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Hear us speak on being your own best caregiver
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…
Lounge Hour – after the podcast
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 shouldn’t need a mortgage for my MS medication
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…
7 Questions with A Couple featuring Sam Greenberg
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…
Possible Post-Pandemic Palaver – after the podcast
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…
My telehealth reality and MS advocacy in real time
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…
The letter I wrote because of the letters M & S
OK, total transparency: Nothing about Bruce Springsteen’s newest album Letter To You inspired my recent Exclusive Content essay – A letter from my newly diagnosed self to my MS self of today – for MS Focus Magazine. For real! I…
Anger and MS – after the podcast
Everybody gets angry. It’s part of who we are as living beings. But does having Multiple Sclerosis compound, elevate and intensify this reality? As two people living with MS, we wholeheartedly say yes, yes it does. In true MS speak,…
7 Questions with A Couple featuring Lisa McRipley
MS activist, National MS Society Black MS Experience Summit co-organizer, NMSS Michigan Chapter Trustee 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. This…