Waking up to my MS realities
My lifelong friend Nora (she’s the bridesmaid to my left in the pic) and I were standing in a crowded parking lot in Chicago. She was strategizing how to get her poorly parked car out of the lot. She also…
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Help MS researchers and easily access your medical records
Why MS research is so important to us, by the numbers: 22 Years since Jennifer was diagnosed with MS on Nov. 14, 1997 20 Years since Dan was diagnosed with MS on Feb. 14, 2000 400,000+ Estimate of people in…
One new way I keep moving with MS
I never thought I needed a Cubii … until I got one. I mean, come on. I have a full-time job and work remotely, so if I ever needed a break to give my mind a rest and burn some…
Jennifer’s walkin’. Yes indeed, she’s walkin’.
I told Dan that I still remember the last big, long walk I ever took like it was yesterday. My first physical therapist, Heather, and I were at the Bower Theater in Flint, Michigan, to see the musical “La Cage…
Our conversation with a Millennial and her life with MS
Jennifer and I have known for years that Multiple Sclerosis affects everybody differently. But we quickly are learning that not all MS patients are attacking their disease the same way. Yes, it is a generational thing. For real. Generational. We…
A basket, a wheelchair and a hot air balloon based on brain health
Dan is a paid ambassador for Celgene, and collaborated with Celgene to create this post. Knots tightened in my stomach as I seemingly stood by myself in an open New Jersey field. I watched the wicker basket gate close quickly…
Experience a new kind of MS support (virtually speaking)
“We appreciate MS can change the challenges of even the simplest daily tasks … and we understand how it makes you feel – physically and emotionally. Why? Because we are peers … we too live with MS and we understand…