Updates From David

I wrote my first chapter on  11 September 2022, an introduction titled "I Have ALS, Now What?"   Now - as I write post 150 - I am amazed I made it this far. I am not talking about my living with ALS either... that’s the easy part and gives me something to write about. I’m talking about writing a post almost every Monday since. I want to thank you all for taking time to read it and respond. Some of you have been following me from day one, and others might have some catching up

When I started the process of going down the long road of ALS, the biggest issue for me was drooling like a dog. Like most PALS I tried...

Someone recently asked what keeps me motivated to keep living, instead of just letting go knowing you are going to die? My answer, “If...

Over the last few months I have been fixated on watching food eating challenges. Don’t laugh - I challenge you to watch a woman who’s 110...

I was going to write about something else this week, but then my wife Laura took a great video of my six month trach change and check up,...

I don’t know about you, but I really love when I get a text/email asking for help. Not spam or some other BS, but the kind of message...

The clock struck midnight and we moved into 2021. People were on the move again as we started to leave COVID behind us. I had been...

On the Fox 5 set I have always been one to volunteer. Helping others is a way I show my love, and being able to use skills that I learned...

Isn’t it amazing how God is always three steps ahead? When I started my journey with ALS and this blog my primary hope was to help others...

Are you a fiddler? Can’t seem to just relax while your mind races along? Maybe you are a multi-tasker? Before my ALS diagnosis, Laura...

Did I ever tell you how much I really dislike hospitals? This, of course, is only a relatively recent development over the past four...

RE-RE-RE REMIX Let’s talk about poop baby.  Let’s talk about you and me.  Let’s talk about all the good things,  and the bad things That...

I would like to thank my friend/sister Denise for her support. This week’s post is a letter from her. My Promotion to Sergeant First...

Our favorite blogger had to dust off his frequent flyer card and is currently hanging out with his medical team at his least favorite...