NEWS & POSTS
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…
Dan often says I’m a social butterfly. That’s just how I am. I enjoy talking with others. Being friendly and getting to know other people’s stories. I like to smile and see where that takes me. Plus, I hope that…
Looking ahead to the promise of 2021 involves looking back on how far we each have come since we were diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. We mean, how the heck did we get the information we needed? Google and iPhones weren’t…
I can’t count the number of times that Jennifer and I have said and written phrases that relate to these two thoughts: “Multiple Sclerosis is an isolating disease.” and “It’s important to surround yourself with a strong team of family,…
This Christmas will be unlike any that we all have celebrated before 2020. A global pandemic has altered the lives we live, the timeless traditions we hold close, and the gatherings that connect us to the friends and family we…
It IS the most wonderful time of the year to deck the halls with boughs of holly, go dashing through the snow and tell it on the mountain, all before you settle in for a long winter’s nap and dream…
Author, comedian, MS patient advocate and creator of My Odd Sock blog 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. For our December…
Multiple Sclerosis is a wild ride, to say the least. The disease has given me many topics to cry about, talk about, scream about and write about over the past 23 years. But never did I expect that I could…