Wishing things away is not effective. That’s what a fortune cookie once told me. I believe this truism. But knowing this truth didn’t stop me from wishing that the news Jim told me a few months ago wasn’t true. Earlier this summer, Jim gently broke it to me that he and his wife were…… Continue Reading
Catch the Digmanns in the news
Kevin Spacey moments
A few years ago I watched a television interview with Kevin Spacey, one of my favorite actors. He has a quiet charm that I find very appealing. Plus, he seems pretty smart and I think this helps make him a believable actor. I liked his performance best in the 1999 Oscar winning film, American Beauty. I especially loved…… Continue Reading
Thank you, Barbara!
I was pretty humbled when I read this e-mail I received from our friend (and Dan’s coworker) Barbara. She wrote: I’ve already made Dan listen to my recap, so now I’ll tell you: The ride was great! We had a rain delay Saturday morning, so it was a long day of…… Continue Reading
Being our own best advocates–at the State Capitol
I desperately dropped to my knees in the silent hallway of the House Office Building in Lansing and told Jennifer to grab me the pen from her purse. There were no tables readily available to write on, so the floor would have to do. I had to jot a quick note to our State Representative Bill…… Continue Reading
The Best Medicine
Fun … that’s it. Really! Having fun makes my MS more tolerable, and when I’m having lots and lots of fun, I sometimes even forget that I’m living with this disease. Yes, my daily injectable (which has more than doubled in price in the 10 years since I started taking it!) works to slow the…… Continue Reading
R.I.P. Dragons #2 and #3
Really, it was not that hard. As usual things are much harder in my head than they truly turn out to be. Taking a graduate class all by myself, no Dan to help me or hold my hand, scared me. But it actually was an experience that helped me rebuild confidence in my abilities.…… Continue Reading
Fearlessness lost … and found
As much as I hate to admit it, multiple sclerosis had me running scared. In the weeks leading up to the Alma Highland Festival held over Memorial Day weekend I was soooo afraid of falling. I guess the “Friday Night Incident on Mission Street” in late March had cut me deeper than the incident-instigated five-stitch…… Continue Reading
jenny the dragon slayer
tuesday morning, i slayed my first dragon. to understand what i mean by this i need to share with you some of my background: right around may 24 i will begrudgingly celebrate a bitter anniversary of sorts. it will mark seven years since i last walked. you’d think since it has been such a long…… Continue Reading
Our once-in-a-lifetime experience
Never again will Jennifer and I be able to tell this story about our experiences in the days leading up to and during the 2009 Walk MS. Our backyard and house were converted into a movie set of sorts, complete with a director, cameraman, lights, cameras and a sunlight reflector thingy you see on many…… Continue Reading
And it's all because we have MS
So Jennifer and I are sitting here still reeling from a flurry of weekend Walk MS events. Certainly, participating in the MS walk to increase awareness about multiple sclerosis and raise money to support MS research and programs is an annual event we look forward to every year. but even though this was the seventh…… Continue Reading