After winning Acorda Therapeutics’ national contest in search of people to tell stories of their lives with MS, a series of five podcasts featuring Dan and Jennifer are live on the “I Walk Because” Web site today: iwalkbecause.org/podcasts. Dan and Jennifer will be checking in later with more details, but please watch these amazing videos…… Continue Reading
Catch the Digmanns in the news
Category Archives: News
Our once-in-a-lifetime experience
Never again will Jennifer and I be able to tell this story about our experiences in the days leading up to and during the 2009 Walk MS. Our backyard and house were converted into a movie set of sorts, complete with a director, cameraman, lights, cameras and a sunlight reflector thingy you see on many…… 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
reminder & a slight change
please notice in bold text the venue change. hope to see you there 🙂 jennifer National MS Society, Michigan Chapter Community Event ~ Multiple Sclerosis 5k Run/Walk Saturday, April 18, 2009 The Physical Therapy Student Organization (PTSO) at Central Michigan University is sponsoring a Multiple Sclerosis Run/Walk to raise money to support the National Multiple…… Continue Reading
catching up
it has been almost a week since i blogged. sorry! i’ve been getting our Walk MS team, Team MonsterS, ready for another great walk in frankenmuth. from getting the team together, designing an Irving original t-shirt and starting to fundraise, it really has been quite a busy week. i’ve been chosen by the society to be a…… 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
Dan and Jennifer in Sunday's Morning Sun
Check out today’s Mount Pleasant Morning Sun for a story written by Dan on the front page of the Life section to kick off MS Awareness Week, which begins tomorrow. Dan and Jennifer also gave a great presentation this morning at Immanuel Lutheran Church! See photos below. And stay tuned for upcoming talks.… Continue Reading
Catch Dan & Jennifer!
Here’s the lowdown on where to hear Dan and Jennifer! Where: Immanuel Lutheran Church, Fellowship Hall When: Sunday, March 1, at approximately 10 a.m. (between morning services) National MS Awareness Week is March 2-8. To kick off the week Dan and Jennifer Digmann–two people living with Multiple Sclerosis–will share their unique story in a special…… Continue Reading