All I could think was, “Oh my God! I’m so low to the ground!” My wheelchair was nowhere in sight, but this was exactly where I had wanted to be for nearly three years. I finally was riding shotgun in Dan’s Buick Verano. Its shiny brown-metallic exterior had mocked me since he bought the car…… Continue Reading
Catch the Digmanns in the news
Category Archives: Catch the Digmanns
Picture our MS caregiving life
If we told you this essay about caregiving and Multiple Sclerosis was 21,000 words, would you read it? Are you scared by the number of words it takes to describe our day’s worth of events? Fear not. You can power through this one in less than seven minutes. We promise. It has been said that…… Continue Reading
#ProgressiveMSDay
Dan and I knew something epic was brewing when a big white moving-van-type truck pulled up to our house around 7:45 a.m. A man got out of the truck and walked toward our house. Dan greeted him at the garage door. “Are the home owner?” he asked Dan, who confirmed his role with a quick…… Continue Reading
Connecting beyond the MS blog
Helping other people to move beyond their challenges is one of the main reasons we share our experiences and perspectives on our blog. So when social media feature our stories on rising above MS, we’re even more hopeful that we are making a positive impact. We’re proud of several stories that posted through social media…… Continue Reading
Our challenge: Take a nap or give it a rest
Have you been participating in Dan and my self-care challenges these past three weeks? Did you download the Health Storylines app or visit healthstorylines.com to set up your free account? It’s a pretty valuable and easy-to-use wellness tool. Really, we wouldn’t steer you wrong 🙂 And for this fourth week of our self-care challenge, we…… Continue Reading
A challenge for your mind
OK, so this is the third week of Jennifer and my self-care challenge asking you to take better care of yourself. In the first two weeks, we encouraged you (and ourselves!) to eat breakfast in the morning and get more movement. This past week, we got movement doing everything from stretching at home to exercising…… Continue Reading
Trippin’ on Multiple Sclerosis
As we finished our post-church coffee and muffin, Jennifer commented to me, “Why am I so darn tired this morning?” I paused, squinted my eyes as I looked through my mind for explanations, and then smiled. “You do realize that a week ago at this time,” I asked, “we were at the airport in Nashville…… Continue Reading
Happy Anniversary, Birthday and Christmas
Dan and I celebrated our 12th anniversary, both of our birthdays and Christmas this past weekend. Our plan was to travel 90 minutes to Grand Rapids to see the musical Wicked in the afternoon and an O.A.R. concert in the evening. To say we were excited would be an understatement. The music for both events…… Continue Reading
#ChatMS = #YouHaveToParticipate
Do you have someone you can talk to about your life with Multiple Sclerosis? Sure, Jennifer and I have each other, but our MS world just got a whole lot larger after just one hour last Monday evening. We guest hosted a Facebook and Twitter conversation through #ChatMS, a weekly chat dedicated to discussing different…… Continue Reading
Our online radio show: A Couple Takes on MS
What an opportunity Dan and I have been given. Not only are we living with Multiple Sclerosis — that’s how we found each other — but MS & Me Radio Network has found us and wants other people to hear more of our stories. And what’s really cool is the network wants to hear from…… Continue Reading