About Us
Our story is a familiar one. We were college sweethearts who married after graduation. Life was an adventure, possibilities were limitless. We moved to a Big Ten school for graduate studies. We lived abroad, traveled all over, completed our educations and began our adult lives. We had 2 children, lived in the suburbs and both worked hard in moderately interesting careers. Our lives followed the traditional path taken by many others.
About eight years ago I noticed I was having increased difficulty walking. I’d been to see three orthopedists trying to figure out what was wrong. Finally a physical therapist I’d been working with suggested that I see a neurologist. It was he who told me I had multiple sclerosis. At first, I wasn’t that upset since we had a good friend who had MS for 20 years and was pretty asymptomatic. However my type of MS has no treatment protocol – I had years to look forward to a slow and steady decline in mobility.
Certainly this was not the life I’d envisioned. My husband and I felt helpless. What we had tacitly planned for ourselves was not going to happen. The more we thought about it, the more we realized there were a lot of people out there in a similar situation. Life is for people who want to explore, dream and discover, not for people who want to give up.
We are alive – a little more bruised and battered than we would like- but that does not mean we don’t have the capacity for fun, adventure and laughter. Our adventures would require more problem-solving and flexibility than most – but who says we are not up to the task? We created this site to promote creative thinking, expand travel options and live as free from our disabilities as we can. Join us on the journey, be optimistic; and above all, laugh at the joys and challenges of your trip.
Marlene and Steve
