As I’m down to less than three weeks before my first 8K race (that’s about five miles to you and me!) at the Crim Festival of Races in Flint, I occasionally ask myself, “And you’re running an 8K why? After all, you do have MS, remember?” I then quickly remind myself, “That’s exactly why I’m doing…… Continue Reading
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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
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
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
Editorial inspiration
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
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
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
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
Laith Al-Saadi at The Gem
So, Jennifer and I are sitting here still reeling from less than four hours sleep last night. Perhaps it’s a blues hangover or it’s just our age telling us that we no longer can stay out late and get to bed after 2 a.m. Either way, we did something last night that we’ve been talking…… Continue Reading