Episode 20 – Feeling guilty about having MS
Do you ever feel guilty about having MS? Guilty, as though you deserve to have it or that it’s all your fault? We both have had MS for more than two decades, and we know we did nothing to deserve…
Do you ever feel guilty about having MS? Guilty, as though you deserve to have it or that it’s all your fault? We both have had MS for more than two decades, and we know we did nothing to deserve…
Jennifer and Dan discuss maintaining perspective and being thankful for what they have; positive things that MS hasn’t taken and positives they wouldn’t have without the disease in their lives.
Ryan returns to Casa Digmann for a chit-chat episode that mainly focused on Bean and what the future may hold for the fuzzy fellow. The defacto podcast mascot, Bean, only cares about food, eating, more food, and sometimes playing, but…
Dan & Jen fly solo again this week, as Producer Ryan is busy moving into a new place. The couple discusses using a competitive nature in your bag of tricks to deal with Multiple Sclerosis. Dan uses sports as a…
It was a big week for us as we both were scheduled to receive our respective twice-a-year MS disease-modifying therapy infusions. Sure, Jennifer has taken her Rituxan for about five or six years (we address how time, perceived success or…
Ten years have passed since we released our first book, Despite MS, to Spite MS. The book was our heartfelt effort to share a collection of personal essays about key moments in our life with this disease. In this episode,…
Chew on this: there’s a ton of information out there about the impact of diet on Multiple Sclerosis. We’re not sure about you, but we’ve had our fill of reading about everything from the Swank Diet to the Wahl’s Protocol…
For people who are living with Multiple Sclerosis, what does it do for us when a famous person is diagnosed with MS? Does it help our community to increase awareness of the realities we’re facing or does it hinder us…
Jennifer, Dan, and Ryan are joined for the recording by Ryan’s cat, Bean. The first guest! Though he wasn’t interested (or able) to talk; but there are some meows, purrs, and lots of discussion about him. They all discuss their…
“That’s why I’m Captaining the Ship Show today… that’s ‘Ship.’ With a ‘P.’” – Jennifer Few things are more frustrating than when a medical provider has the narrative written and writes you off … before the appointment even starts. Jennifer…