Speaking of how our MS looks
Think about the different cliches that relate to outward appearances. Here are a few to get your mind going: • “Don’t judge a book by its cover.” • “Looks can be deceiving.” • “It’s better to look good than to…
Think about the different cliches that relate to outward appearances. Here are a few to get your mind going: • “Don’t judge a book by its cover.” • “Looks can be deceiving.” • “It’s better to look good than to…
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?…
Dan and I honestly feel selfish asking our legislators to look at the high costs of Multiple Sclerosis prescription medications. With all of the ugliness and uncertainty that is going on in our country right now – concerns about school…
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…
We are adamant that Multiple Sclerosis doesn’t define who we are. It just happens that we are two people who happen to both live with this chronic progressive disease. MS doesn’t define Jennifer and me; rather, we are doing what…
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…
Mother, Bike MS team leader and top fundraiser Motherhood brings with it an immeasurable amount of blessings. It also involves its share of challenges, many of which are amplified when the mother also is living with Multiple Sclerosis. Tanya Nordhaus…
There is a huge omission in a number that Dan and I often include in our essays about Multiple Sclerosis. When we state that there are nearly one million Americans living with MS, this takes into account the people who…
Miguel Cabrera did more than make baseball history with one swing of his bat Saturday afternoon. In becoming only the seventh Major League Baseball player to ever collect 3,000 hits and 500 home runs, the Detroit Tigers legend and future…
When I was a young woman, words like progressive, neurological, debilitating or illness were not in my vocabulary. Maybe I lived a charmed life, but those scary, serious words were foreign to me. However, my Multiple Sclerosis diagnosis exactly eight…