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…
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,…
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…
It’s often said that “things come in threes.” It is a bit non-descript as to what these “things” are and whether they are inherently bad or good. For Jennifer and me, the month of March 2021 resulted in three very…
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. Um, okay, you probably haven’t. Yes, you’ve read our essays posted on A Couple Takes on MS. But now you can actually hear about our experiences because Dan and I have just…
I wanted a sip of coffee this morning so I reached for the cup because, well, that’s what you do. And then I paused, because now, that’s what I do. What am I thinking? Hot coffee. Weak arms. This probably…
World traveler, renowned writer, MS patient leader, founder of ActiveMSers.org 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 feel almost at loss…
No one likes to be left out. Feeling excluded is the worst. It leaves you feeling such doubt. Wondering why was I ignored or overlooked? More often than not, it’s not you, it’s them. Seriously! They’re the problem, not you.…
Award-winning writer, certified health advocate, creator of the blog An Empowered Spirit 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…
Of course I’m a positive person, but I found myself in a place last Monday morning where I could comfortably shed my glass-is-half-full outlook. I was in the Mount Pleasant Health Park and was just told I had a 45-minute…