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The MS Caregiver ConundrumCaring for a Partner with MS with Dan and Jennifer DIgmannWhen your spouse or partner is the person who's living with MS, you have your role as their caregiver but you also have your role as their significant other -- their partner in the relationship. And for a lot of caregivers, trying to balance those two roles can be challenging. I'm joined on today's episode by a couple who has not only met that particular challenge, but they've overcome it in amazing fashion. Jennifer Digmann was diagnosed with progressive MS in 1997. Her husband, Dan, was diagnosed with relapsing-remitting MS in 2000. And they are each the...2021-09-2326 min
RealTalk MSMS Awareness Week with Damian Washington and Dan & Jen Digmann Welcome to this MS Awareness Week bonus episode of RealTalk MS. In this special episode, I'm talking with Damian Washington. Damian is an actor and a prolific vlogger. He was diagnosed with MS in 2016, and when you watch one of Damian's videos, it's impossible not to be hooked by his infectious personality. I'm also talking with Dan and Jennifer Digmann. Jennifer was diagnosed with progressive MS in 1997, and Jennifer's husband Dan was diagnosed with relapsing-remitting MS in 2000. Dan & Jennifer met at a National MS Society event in 2002, and they were married in 2005. Together, they're taking on MS as a couple. We...2020-03-1230 min
RealTalk MSAlmost One Million! The Prevalence of MS with National MS Society CEO Cyndi Zagieboylo, Dr. Bruce Bebo, & Dr. Ruth Ann MarrieIt's MS Awareness Week! And the single event that is likely going to have the most impact in raising awareness of MS in the United States is the recent announcement of the MS Prevalence Study results. The results of this study corrected the decades old notion that there were only about 400,000 people living with MS in the United States. We now know that the number of people living with MS in the U.S. is closer to one million. More than twice as many as had been previously estimated. In this special RealTalk MS episode, we're going to look at MS...2019-03-1239 min
RealTalk MSWhen a Couple Is Living With MS with Dan & Jennifer Digmann The holiday season seems to carry with it the message of hope, and of finding the best side of who we are. So one of the gifts that I'm going to unwrap with you is a replay of a conversation that I had earlier this year, with 2 people who epitomize hope, humanity, and love. To me, that's what the holiday is all about, and that's what Dan and Jennifer Digmann are all about. Jennifer was diagnosed with Progressive MS in 1997, and Dan was diagnosed with relapsing-remitting MS in 2000. Dan & Jennifer met at a National MS Society event in 2002, and they we...2018-12-2430 min
RealTalk MSProgressive MS Day With Dan & Jennifer DigmannMarch is MS Awareness Month, and tomorrow we'll be observing the first ever Progressive MS Day, which is being celebrated by several MS advocacy groups and state governments around the United States. My guests on the podcast are Dan and Jennifer Digmann. Jennifer was diagnosed with Progressive MS in 1997, and Dan was diagnosed with relapsing-remitting MS in 2000. Dan & Jennifer met at a National MS Society event in 2002, and they were married in 2005. Together, Dan & Jennifer write an award-winning MS blog, they host the A Couple Takes On MS podcast on the MS & ME Ra...2018-03-2729 min