Speaking of how our MS looks
Think about the different cliches that relate to outward appearances. Here are a few to get your mind going: • “Don’t judge a book by its cover.” • “Looks can be deceiving.” • “It’s better to look good than to…
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$94,000 reasons to push for lower MS Rx costs
Dan and I honestly feel selfish asking our legislators to look at the high costs of Multiple Sclerosis prescription medications. With all of the ugliness and uncertainty that is going on in our country right now – concerns about school…
MS’s week in our life
We are adamant that Multiple Sclerosis doesn’t define who we are. It just happens that we are two people who happen to both live with this chronic progressive disease. MS doesn’t define Jennifer and me; rather, we are doing what…
7 Questions with A Couple featuring Tanya Nordhaus
Mother, Bike MS team leader and top fundraiser Motherhood brings with it an immeasurable amount of blessings. It also involves its share of challenges, many of which are amplified when the mother also is living with Multiple Sclerosis. Tanya Nordhaus…
iConquerMS survey opens doors for MS caregivers
There is a huge omission in a number that Dan and I often include in our essays about Multiple Sclerosis. When we state that there are nearly one million Americans living with MS, this takes into account the people who…
Cabrera’s 3,000 hits: Our Major League lesson in living with MS
Miguel Cabrera did more than make baseball history with one swing of his bat Saturday afternoon. In becoming only the seventh Major League Baseball player to ever collect 3,000 hits and 500 home runs, the Detroit Tigers legend and future…
MS is going to cost you
When I was a young woman, words like progressive, neurological, debilitating or illness were not in my vocabulary. Maybe I lived a charmed life, but those scary, serious words were foreign to me. However, my Multiple Sclerosis diagnosis exactly eight…
7 Questions with A Couple featuring LaToya Johnson
Founder and owner, MS Scents Candle Co. Dan and I are thrilled that LaToya Johnson agreed to share her valuable insights, wisdom and perspective to our 7 Questions with A Couple series. She is the dynamic owner of MS Scents…
More than a name: Sohigian truly is Thriving Over Surviving
Edie Sohigian had no intention of focusing on Multiple Sclerosis when she developed the direction of her podcast. Sure, she has a first-person understanding of what it’s like living with MS – Edie was diagnosed in 2015 – but she…
Want to be an MS advocate? Here’s how.
Here is the reality when Dan and I write about the work we’re doing as MS advocates: we aren’t in these efforts by ourselves. We often are joining other advocates in the MS community to make the biggest impact in…