For the fourth straight week, Jennifer and I were included in the editorial pages of the Monticello Express. But this time it wasn’t as part of the weekly column written by Express Editor Steve Lerch. This time it was an editorial calling for someone with MS in the Monticello area to step up and get…… Continue Reading
Catch the Digmanns in the news
april 11 … what a glorious day!
did you shower today? kind of personal, yes i know. but did you take a shower today? you probably did. it’s kind of like breathing. you just do it and don’t really think about it. that is until you can’t do it. for the first six years that i knew dan, we would make the drive from michigan…… Continue Reading
More Express MS: Third time's the charm
So, as Jennifer and I drove back from Monticello, Iowa, earlier this week, we filled the nine hours in the van talking about all the things we could write about to follow up on our trip: • The incredible accommodations and hospitality we received at Camp Courageous • Our featured presentation hosted by the Ross…… Continue Reading
Making MS news in my hometown – Part II
Today the second of a two-part series featuring an extensive Q and A with Jennifer and me appeared in the Monticello Express, my hometown newspaper. Certainly, Part II has different information that Part I, but I still feel the same about it as I did last week (see my previous post)! I guess what’s different…… Continue Reading
reminder & a slight change
please notice in bold text the venue change. hope to see you there 🙂 jennifer National MS Society, Michigan Chapter Community Event ~ Multiple Sclerosis 5k Run/Walk Saturday, April 18, 2009 The Physical Therapy Student Organization (PTSO) at Central Michigan University is sponsoring a Multiple Sclerosis Run/Walk to raise money to support the National Multiple…… Continue Reading
"did i do that?"
today, i’m feeling quite steve urkel. you know the nerdy, high-waisted jeans and glasses wearing character from the tv show Family Matters. the one with the commonly whined catchphrase, “Did I do that?” i was in my kitchen. i turned to look at something, yeah i can’t even remember what, it was that trivial ……… Continue Reading
catching up
it has been almost a week since i blogged. sorry! i’ve been getting our Walk MS team, Team MonsterS, ready for another great walk in frankenmuth. from getting the team together, designing an Irving original t-shirt and starting to fundraise, it really has been quite a busy week. i’ve been chosen by the society to be a…… Continue Reading
Making MS news in my hometown
I’m feeling quite a bit humbled about Jennifer and me being featured in this week’s Monticello Express, the weekly newspaper in my hometown of Monticello, Iowa. About the only time I had my name and picture included in the Express while I was gr0wing up was when it ran photos of local sports teams, choir concerts, speech contest…… Continue Reading
PT 5K run benefitting MS
Central Michigan University’s Physical Therapy Student Organization is hosting the 2009 MS 5k Walk/Run on April 18, 2009. A 1 mile route will also be available. All proceeds will go to the Multiple Sclerosis National Society – Michigan Chapter. Today, new treatments and advances in research are given a new hope to people affected by…… Continue Reading
March Madness and life lessons
March Madness in full swing, and so, talk of the Sweet 16, Final Four and Cinderella teams emerging through upsets such as No. 11 Dayton beating No. 6 West Virginia 68-60 reminds me of the Multiple Sclerosis lessons I learned on the Pine Avenue Elementary School basketball court. For the first few months following my…… Continue Reading