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…
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…
Jennifer and Dan update us on Dan’s medication situation and how it may delay getting the Covid vaccine, which leads into the main topic; what is life after the lockdown? Are we going to be paranoid shut-ins (probably Ryan) or…
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,…
Dan and Jen discuss anger and frustration both from living with MS and other pointless frustrations… also, slightly mess up a Yoda quote with Ryan’s help. (Producer note: I checked with Yoda, he said “Close enough, it is.”) Join A…
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…
Jennifer and Dan talk about how Multiple Sclerosis effects them and how they realized they may have MS. For MS Awareness Week and Month, the podcast showed up with a double episode for March 11th. The episode ends with producer…
The story of how Dan and Jen met after being diagnosed with two different forms of Multiple Sclerosis. They tell how they are able to be a caregiver for each other and be advocates for themselves and others with MS.…