My initial thought when the National Weather Service issued a winter storm watch was that it was much ado about nothing. The posted watch predicted everything shy of hellfire and brimstone the very day Jennifer and I were set to traverse three hours to Ford Field in Detroit and watch our beloved CMU Chippewas battle…… Continue Reading
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Category Archives: Daily Life
Our 6 habits for marriage, MS and happily ever after
I guess this saying is true: better late than never. I’m only 6 days late. It’s less than a week, which really isn’t too bad. Of course, I cut myself some slack because I have Multiple Sclerosis, and late, well, that is how some of us MS-ers roll. For real, aren’t we ALL late at least…… Continue Reading
Maintaining a social life and ADA accommodations
We felt bad and apologized when we asked other people to take care of things we have do each time we attend a public event. Welcome, friends. Our life can be such an inconvenience. Not that the people patiently handling our requests weren’t fully willing to help us. We just regretted having to ask them…… Continue Reading
Manage MS fatigue on your own terms
According to Healthline.com, “Unexplained fatigue and weakness affect about 80 percent of people in the early stages of MS.” We’re tired of hearing about it. Sure, at the core we are among the aforementioned 80 percent dealing with high levels of low energy, exhaustion and weakness. It is easy to say that MS is the…… Continue Reading
MS and the wrong thing to say
Sometimes I wonder if people living with MS are truly empathetic toward the people who share their same diagnosis. Seriously. So often I read rants from fellow MSers who condemn critical people who don’t have the disease because they, “ . . . don’t understand what I have to live with because I have an…… Continue Reading
Seeing all sorts of orange
As National MS Awareness Week comes to a close today, Dan and I are reflecting on the some of the highlights of the past seven days that will provide momentum for us — and you as well! — to keep celebrating March as MS Awareness Month. I’ve been told a picture is worth a thousand…… Continue Reading
We've been busy bloggers
OK, so we haven’t posted here since Dec. 28 of last year, but that doesn’t mean we haven’t been writing essays about our lives and moving forward with MS. We’ve had opportunities to share our stories on some incredible MS-related blogs these past few weeks, and we’re excited to share them with you here. We…… Continue Reading
Jim Harbaugh and my MS
All this hype surrounding the University of Michigan potentially naming Jim Harbaugh as its new football coach got me thinking about my Multiple Sclerosis. No really, it did. Follow this train of thought that logically connects one of my biggest regrets to the Wolverines and their 1997 college football national championship. My story goes a…… Continue Reading
Meme MS inspiration
You likely have seen a meme. Facebook, Twitter and other social media resources are chock full of these images or pieces of text intended to make people laugh, think or feel inspired and ultimately moved to share them with their friends and followers. We’ve tried our hands (and invoked the help of our talented friends…… Continue Reading
Mumma is 40
Yes, my Mumma is FORTY. And while Mumma may not have accomplished everything she planned at 39, like driving or seeing St. Louis, she and Dan sure have done some other great stuff this year. They have spoken about their life and Multiple Sclerosis, the successes and challenges of the disease, in more places than…… Continue Reading