It’s barely six songs into the set list and I’m already winded. But this is exactly what I expected from my eighth time seeing Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band live in concert, this time promoting their Magic album. I always tell my friends and family that if I could afford it, I’d buy…… Continue Reading
Catch the Digmanns in the news
Category Archives: Daily Life
A good pair of black pants
Whether you are male or female, you probably have heard about the all-important “little black dress,” well for me, an outfit starts with “a good pair of black pants.” It has been a little over eight years since I’ve driven a car. Hate that, but I accept it. Been almost that long since I’ve walked. Yep,…… Continue Reading
The bathroom floor imprinted on my face
Yes, on my face. Couldn’t have happened at a worse time. Or so I thought. Right there on a break from my class, Dan was helping me to pivot in the Anspach Hall bathroom and SMACK! Profanity! Profanity! Profanity! And Tears … tears … tears. And that wasn’t just me. I heard profanity and tears…… Continue Reading
Becoming the bat man
In the spirit of Halloween this past weekend and Springteen’s upcoming Nov. 16 release of recordings stored away in the vaults for years, we felt inspired to share this essay that appeared in the Spring 2002 issue of InsideMS. We have never directly featured this creepy story (it still freaks Dan out!) on our home…… Continue Reading
Tearful trash talking
I’ve lived my life with MS as though we’re in a competition together. I trash talk it every day. Gotta be tough, ya know? Not that this chronic disease of the central nervous system cares what I have to say. I won’t hurt its feeling. But I talk tough so it won’t hurt mine. Still,…… Continue Reading
Guilty as charged
For the second time this year, a sense of longing weakens me as I watch the people running along the streets. I can’t do that. Another calf muscle tear has set me back a step or two; no longer able to run … right now. Give it time. Recover. Go for a walk instead. My…… Continue Reading
MS and the realities of literary theory
It seems like forever since we’ve written for our blog, but it’s not like we haven’t been writing! We just completed a super-intense six-week summer class for our graduate degree from Central Michigan University. Guess we didn’t anticipate ENG 535 History of Literary Theory would take so much out of us. But thanks to our…… Continue Reading
Doors wide open
At this time twenty years ago, I was a carefree teenager looking forward to getting my driver’s license. Disability was a word I hardly knew. Fast forward to the present, I am a graduate student able to access my college library through power-assist doors and an elevator that takes me all the way to the…… Continue Reading
'Every day, I embrace'
My days are numbered. Medical experts essentially tell me this all the time. I heard it most recently when I attended an MS conference last weekend hosted by the University of Michigan Hospital in Ann Arbor. In not so many words, they said that most people with Multiple Sclerosis live with the relapsing-remitting form of…… Continue Reading
Awesome advocacy experiences
Jennifer and I, along with her care coordinator Rochel Genge, R.N. and others from Region VII Area Agency on Aging, interacted with many elected state officials at the third annual Older Michiganians Day in Lansing on June 10. We even have photographic proof that we advocated for the MI Choice Medicaid Waiver Program through impromptu…… Continue Reading