MS,
in three acts
Jennifer Digmann, a graduate student, toasts to
sweet success with her husband, Dan Digmann, an
editor at CMU. Jennifer was diagnosed with MS
16 years ago; Dan has had the disease for 14 years.
TEXT BY CYNTHIA J. DRAKE, M.A. ���08
PHOTOGRAPHS BY PEGGY BRISBANE
A student who has put
everything on the line to
graduate with her master���s
degree.
A physical therapy professor
who is testing out an
innovative treatment therapy.
An entrepreneur with an
ambitious goal to raise money
for a good cause.
20
centralight spring ���13
In March, as the nation
observes multiple sclerosis
awareness, we bring you
three stories of people
impacted by this
debilitating disease ��� three
stories woven together by
the painful reality of MS���s far
reach and the beautiful
hope that lives in its
shadow.