December 3, 2020 Columns by Jennifer (Jenn) Powell Reflecting on a Year of Blessings in My Life With SPMS The holiday season has always been a time of reflection. The year passes by in a montage of memories. I am reminded of the past 11 months. The highs and the lows. My hopes and my aspirations. Those lives that have been lost and those that have just begun.
December 19, 2019 Columns by Jennifer (Jenn) Powell The 10 Years Since My Diagnosis Has Brought Many Blessings Life is never how you expect or predict it to be. Things happen today that we couldn’t have anticipated. We have no easy or predefined path to fulfillment, joy, or nirvana. Forget about your navigation as your direction can ā and will ā change at any moment. My compass spun…
December 14, 2018 Columns by Jamie Hughes Shalom and the State of My Staircase My eldest son, like thousands of other kids in the world, struggles in school. Heās partially deaf, and some of his challenges stem from inescapable biological factors. However, thereās also a component of learned helplessness that I must address. For many years, he felt, or in some cases…
April 25, 2018 Columns by Mike Knight Marking the 1-year Anniversary of ‘MS In Motion’ April is my month. The weather gets warmer, the world gets greener, and everything just generally lightens up. I was born in April. My wife and I were married in April. My favorite holiday is April Foolsā Day. I love…
January 23, 2018 Columns by Teresa Wright-Johnson Look to the Hills: Words of Encouragement from a Cancer Survivor to an MS Warrior We endured another devastating loss this week. My beloved sister-in-law, a cancer survivor whom I affectionately called sister, passed away. Although we knew her disease was terminal, she passed away unexpectedly in her sleep. Death is never easy, and no matter how much we try, we cannot entirely prepare…
August 8, 2017 Columns by Teresa Wright-Johnson Lessons Learned from Loss: A Tribute Why me? Why us? What have I done? How much loss can I endure? Weāve all been here. This was one of my weeks. The unexpected death of my nephew hurled me into this episodic gloom. I asked āWhat else is going to happen? Is life trying to…