National Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week is March 12-18, and we have an incredible opportunity to increase people’s understanding of this chronic disease of the central nervous system. Central Michigan University’s Clarke Historical Library has invited us to present as part of its annual Speaker Series, and our event is set for 7 p.m. Thursday, March…… Continue Reading
Catch the Digmanns in the news
Category Archives: Catch the Digmanns
Looking back ever so briefly
College students packing their vehicles to go home for the holidays is an all-too-familiar sight for me. I’ve worked at Central Michigan University for nearly a dozen years, and with my office positioned right across the street from several on-campus residence halls I see this each time I step out of the office around mid-December.…… Continue Reading
Your support inspires our efforts
“Just finished my book by Dan Digmann and his wife, Jennifer! Finished it over my lunch hour with tears in my eyes … happy tears! Such a remarkable book by a remarkable couple! ” Reading comments like this one from Nanci in Monticello, Iowa, reassures us that our recently released book is accomplishing what we…… Continue Reading
Heinz 57
Jennifer and I quickly are learning that the work involved with writing a book doesn’t end when you send it to the printer. It’s just beginning. Fortunately we received word from the printer early last week, and our book, Despite MS, to Spite MS, is right on schedule. We will have them available for our…… Continue Reading
'Despite MS, to Spite MS'
I keep telling Jennifer, “This really is going to happen!” We’ve written our book, “Despite MS, to Spite MS.” Our designer sent it to the printer on Tuesday, Aug. 2, and we’re hoping you are as excited to read it as we are to share it with you! “Despite MS, to Spite MS” is a…… Continue Reading
Bug bites
A bug usually bites me a couple times each year, but its most recent nip was somewhat venomous. Try as I may, I can’t seem to stop scratching the mark it left. It’s like any other bug bite: Each time the bite itches, I scratch it. Again. And again, and again, and again … It’s…… Continue Reading
Walks MS and what WE do to fight our disease!
Dan and I didn’t have a choice when we were diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, and combined we have battled it for nearly 25 years. But we soon realized that the choice was all ours when we decided how we were going to live with the disease. As we’ve often told the members of our MS…… Continue Reading
MS Tip Tuesday: Under my umbrella
Following a discussion we had with fellow panel members at the Social Media Club Great Lakes Bay event about blogging, we are starting on our blog the regular feature “MS Tip Tuesday.” Inspired by the torrential downpour we waded through upon leaving said program, here is our first offering for MS Tip Tuesday: Regardless of…… Continue Reading
Contributing to HealthCentral
A few weeks ago we received an exciting invitation to serve as regular contributors to HealthCentral, an online resource whose mission is to empower millions of people to improve and take control of their health and well-being. Along with our blog here, writing for HealthCentral will enable us to connect with even more people dealing…… Continue Reading
Mid Michigan's vision of MS
We are so grateful to Vision Mid Michigan for the incredible story about Jennifer and me it has in its current issue! The details of this feature really do a great job to increase awareness about MS as well as what Jennifer and I are trying to do through our blog, speaking engagements and living our life…… Continue Reading