Episode 32 – Mustard and Catch up
The Digmanns are joined in their home studio by a surprise guest, Producer Ryan! They mostly ramble, as is Ryan’s mode of communication.Topics covered include: Complete randomness, childhood memories, childhood injuries, toxic positivity, movie remakes, heat management as you age, Mustard, and Moments of Joy.
Episode 31 – Detailing Accessible Van Realities
After having our 2007 accessible minivan serviced before Dan and I made the road trip back to Iowa, we learned that our beloved Casper was questionable to make our 1,000 mile roundtrip journey. Gulp! What are we going to do? What should we do? Dan and I talk through the challenges that come with the […]
Episode 30 – Caregiving Convo
Can you believe we have never recorded a podcast specifically about caregiving? And we’ve never defined or asked, “What is a caregiver?” Do you feel comfortable wearing this title? Or having someone in your life who assumes this role? In this episode, we tackle this tough topic and ask each other if we see ourselves […]
Episode 29 – Rethinking What Defines ‘Getting Worse’
Are you getting worse with your Multiple Sclerosis? Says who? Because, really, what qualifies as getting worse and can you define what this means? Join us as we dig into this somewhat sensitive topic in response to comments people have made to us about their assessments of how we “look” and as a companion conversation […]
Episode 28 – Rethinking ‘But You Look So Good’
Believe it or not, “You look so good” is anything but a compliment for a lot of people who are living with Multiple Sclerosis. We understand why this has the potential to undermine and discredit the overwhelming challenges we are facing. Nobody else can see them so they don’t really exist, right? Wrong. Still, is […]
Episode 27 – Dating and MS: To disclose or not to disclose
Talking about your Multiple Sclerosis can be challenging enough in conversations with your family and closest of friends. But how do you even begin to address this reality when you’re dating? When you meet someone in person, online or through a dating app, do you disclose your MS? If no, why not? If so, when […]
Episode 26 – Total Ketchup
It’s been a long time coming, but hooray! This episode marks the triumphant return of Ryan, our spectacular podcast producer! We take this opportunity (it’s been nearly three months since we’ve recorded together) to chat about everything including: Ryan’s role as his grandma’s caregiver and his fear of doing everything wrong Our work as MS […]
Episode 25 – Does MS Define You?
In this episode, Dan and I tackle one of the toughest questions: does the disease define us?
Listen to hear how we respond to this as we dig into what it looks like for us here in the middle of the month of March, which is Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month. Learn more about the issues we addressed at the NMSS Public Policy Conference, the reasons why you (yes YOU!) are the best story teller, and how we connect onions and moldy bread to our lives with MS.
Episode 24 – A Couple Takes on Covid
This includes nurses in hazmat suits, Jennifer going solo for a monoclonal antibody infusion, living fully masked for 10 days in our own house, and sleeping in separate beds for the first time in over 16 years of marriage.
No Episode 1/27/22
Hey there, Listener Land. We’re going to skip this normally scheduled episode time for some quiet contemplation and rest. Our normal schedule should resume with a new episode in two weeks. Thanks!