More than 50 million people across the United States live with the primary responsibility of caring for a loved one, such as a spouse. A parent. A child. A sibling. A close relative. A friend. They are the family caregivers…
Do you approach life’s challenges from the glass is half-full or the glass is half-empty perspective? Or, are you like Jennifer’s friend Nora and think, “This isn’t the drink I ordered.” None of us really have a choice in the…
Talking about a person in a wheelchair likely isn’t the first thing people think of when discussing fashion shows and models on the runway. Jennifer will change all of this April 15 when she is among the more than 100…
One of the biggest ways we have faced off with our Multiple Sclerosis is using our voices to make positive changes as MS activists. This includes our recent trips to the nation’s Capitol in Washington, D.C., and to Michigan’s state…
Step aside, Multiple Sclerosis. You’re getting in Kathy Chester’s way. To say Kathy, who has had MS for 20+ years, is on the move is an understatement. She’s on a mission, and we recently caught up with her to chat…
Imagine if we all took the time to go beyond what’s comfortable. This is exactly what Jennifer did when she investigated whether multiple sclerosis is considered a rare disease. Turns out it is, and just like that, our disease-related community…
These three thoughts keep going through Jennifer’s mind after ever since Dan turned 50 in September: “Here we go again.” “If it is worth doing, it is worth doing again.” “Nothing worth having is easy to get.” Seeing Dan hitting…
We celebrated with the Multiple Sclerosis community as TG Therapeutics announced in the final days of 2022 that the FDA approved Briumvi (ublituximab-xiiy), putting the number of available MS disease-modifying therapies to more than 25. Hooray, right? Of course! But…
We’re going beyond New Year’s resolutions in 2023. Who’s with us? OK, so what we’re talking about technically isn’t a resolution. It really is more of a commitment to hold ourselves accountable to our personal challenges to improve ourselves in…
In this episode, we pull in our friend Louie Preciado to share his perspectives as a person recently diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. He was formally diagnosed December 1, 2021. This diagnosis didn’t stop him from achieving his goal to ride…