Keeping pace when MS keeps us busy
How is it the middle of April already? It seems like I was just complaining to Dan about March being the longest month ever and how I was so tired of cold weather. Now, the temperatures finally are getting warmer…
How is it the middle of April already? It seems like I was just complaining to Dan about March being the longest month ever and how I was so tired of cold weather. Now, the temperatures finally are getting warmer…
Experts often describe grief in five or seven stages. If only life with Multiple Sclerosis could be so efficiently contained. Shock. Denial. Anger. Bargaining. Depression. Testing. Acceptance. This all can happen each day before we get out of bed. Yes,…
There is a lot of momentum and several firsts in this episode: • It starts with Jennifer sharing insights into her experiences modeling in Central Michigan University’s Threads Fashion Show that featured accessible fashion for the first time. • It…
It was dark inside Finch Field House. Loud cosmic techno music was blaring. Spotlights were shining through the darkness. The stage manager peered beyond the curtain, waved her hand, and whispered, “Go!” That’s exactly what I did. I rolled onto…
Yes, I am married to a model. All of the planning, discussing and fittings are completed, and Jennifer will make her mark on the runway at the 25th Annual Threads Fashion Show this Saturday on the Central Michigan University campus.…
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…
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…
Each of our podcasts opens and closes with the same responsive phrase: Dan: “We’re A Couple Takes on MS. I’m walking.” Jennifer: “And I’m rolling.” Dan: “But together, we’re moving forward.” One of the ways we keep moving forward together…
Jennifer and I have shared personal stories about our life with Multiple Sclerosis for more than 20 years. They’re what we know. But it’s always humbling when other people connect with us because they want to know more about our…