I remember sitting at work and calling my mom to tell her what the radiologist had concluded. He wrote in his report that what was causing the numbness in my hands, feet and chest was “most likely Multiple Sclerosis.”
Speaking such a sentence triggered simultaneous sobbing between me in Michigan and her in Iowa. It was news we... Read more
Some people may think that having Multiple Sclerosis limits my wife, Jennifer, and me. After all, she no longer walks and has used a wheelchair for nine years, and my hands are always numb and I have worked as a writer for more than a decade.
Together we have discovered and continue to realize many ways to work around our physical... Read more
Diamonds indeed are a girl’s best friend, and I had my eyes fixed on a new best friend for nearly two months.It was a pair of diamond earrings. Certainly not the most expensive but sparkly nonetheless. While they were a little painful on my pocketbook I knew I deserved them.After all, these earrings were going to celebrate my first year... Read more
The Major League Baseball regular season ends this week (where did the summer go?).Amid the talks of which teams will play in the World Series is the buzz of who will win these prized post-season awards: Rookie of the Year, Cy Young, Manager of the Year, and Most Valuable Player.In many senses, those of us with Multiple Sclerosis aren’t... Read more
Jennifer: I had a goal going into this summer: To build my strength and have the ability to hold my goddaughter when she is baptized Labor Day weekend. And when my niece Anna Michelle, who shares my middle name, was born last week, I was thankful I spent my summer in physical therapy.Dan: While Jennifer worked with her therapist to build arm and... Read more
