Happy Holidays and Happy New Year! Have you enjoyed the last week? Busy celebrating with family and friends, I bet. So are you like me - and I believe most Americans – a person who celebrates with food? Well my holidays were wonderful, but I’ll be honest with you: I’ve been celebrating since Halloween. Somehow,…… Continue Reading
Catch the Digmanns in the news
What helps us through MS
I think my mom and dad will be surprised to hear that a gift they gave me more than two decades ago is something Jennifer and I turn to often in dealing with the daily realities of multiple sclerosis. I’m surprised myself. After all, when you get confirmed in the Lutheran church, it’s expected that…… Continue Reading
Our anniversary … Me and my mistress in Chicago
As I’m closing in on 10 years since I first learned that I most likely had MS, here’s a previous reflection about a rendezvous I had with my “mistress” on our anniversary … As we stroll down Chicago’s Christmas-decked Michigan Avenue, you squeeze my hand and remind me that this day is our second anniversary.…… Continue Reading
Odds and ends
We were toying with the idea of posting a blog that ties up some loose ends, and inspired by the recent post on Brain Cheese, here are some of the things we’ve been meaning to tell you: Bruce didn’t play “For You.” Despite our valiant efforts from the not-so-cheap seats, Springsteen didn’t see our sign…… Continue Reading
Were they really talking about us?
After presenting eight of the 10 awards, Matt “Mojo” Lersch paused to ask officials for direction before moving onto the ninth. The master of ceremonies at the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Michigan Chapter’s 2009 Annual Meeting and Celebration of Volunteers and Top Fundraisers in Livonia showed the crowd of nearly 200 people the specific directions…… Continue Reading
For You: An open letter to Bruce Springsteen
Dear Bruce Springsteen, As you scan the sea of signs surrounding the stage that plead for you to play one of your vintage classics at the Palace of Auburn Hills on Nov. 13, my wife, Jennifer, and I won’t be there. Instead, we’ll be holding up our “4 U” request all the way across the…… Continue Reading
35
Well, I guess it’s time to face it. This Friday, November 6 is my 35th birthday. And yes, I am freaking out about it. I’m not exactly sure why, after all it’s just a number. But 35 is just a bigger number than I care (or are prepared) to be. Maybe it’s because this birthday…… Continue Reading
Blessings counted … even in the bathroom
It was early in the morning and I was ready to leave for work. A travel mug full of black coffee in my left hand; car keys in my right. Jennifer rolled down the hallway and asked, “Hey, Dan? Would you have time to help me go to the bathroom one more time before you…… Continue Reading
River Royalty
It was a long ride to Buckley’s Mountainside Canoe. While I was excited about floating the river, all that kept coming to mind were the “what if” questions: “What if I can’t get in the river?” “What if I have to go to the bathroom?” “What if I get stuck on a rock?” “What if…… Continue Reading
On the river without a paddle
Like it or not, it’s fall. The leaves are changing – lots have already fallen off the trees. Temperatures are dropping. The heat is on at our house. And I’m sporting sweaters way more than T-shirts. Yep, as much as I dislike it, fall is here. Which means winter is around the corner. Depressing, isn’t…… Continue Reading