If a bill goes before Congress and you never told members how their actions will impact you, how confident are you that they will vote in your favor? As two people living with Multiple Sclerosis, this isn’t a chance we’re…
After living with Multiple Sclerosis longer than I have lived without it, I know for certain that the disease will challenge me physically, mentally and emotionally. People living with MS, like Dan and me, face plenty of struggles and tough…
It’s challenging enough living with Multiple Sclerosis when you are settled into the comforts of your home, but the stresses compound when you venture out on an overnight trip. Gone is your strategically crafted accessible environment and you find yourself…
A listener recently submitted a question to us through acoupletakesonms@gmail.com wondering, “How does someone just diagnosed with MS (or even someone who has lived with MS for some time) find the courage to ask for help?” What an incredibly insightful…
Since Dan and I married nearly 18 years ago, our passion and focus has centered around increasing awareness about Multiple Sclerosis. We also enjoy working as MS activists and advocates. This disease is taxing to live with and creates caregiving…
Heat is akin to kryptonite when it comes to many people who are living with Multiple Sclerosis. In fact, studies have shown that this “many” accounts for 80% of us all, including the two of us. Summer officially launches on…
Dan and I have lived with Multiple Sclerosis for more than two decades and have had some incredible opportunities courtesy of the chronic illness. We’ve advocated in Washington, D.C., written and published a book; rode in a handicap accessible hot…
MS author, advocate, co-creator of ‘52 Essential Inclusion Skills’ Welcome to “7 Questions with A Couple,” a series that includes quick conversations with a variety of experts and influencers from throughout the Multiple Sclerosis community. We couldn’t be more excited…
I truly have lost count of how many times we have ventured to Lansing and met with our elected state officials, each trip memorable in its own right. But I never envisioned what May 24 was going to bring for…
I was an exception to an estimate the National Multiple Sclerosis Society reported about walking and MS. The NMSS stated that 80% of people who have MS experience problems with walking within 10 to 15 years of the onset of…