“Melting Away” Chapter 107
As I sit here every day watching the muscles melt away from my body, all I can see is destruction of all the work I did throughout my...
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Nov 113 min read
“The Walking Dead” Chapter 106
The other day I was working on a project and was asked to provide a verification letter from a medical professional verifying I had ALS....
Nov 48 min read
“My Van Broke Down 😱 Now What “ Chapter 105
The year was December 1998 and Laura and I were driving from Killeen, TX to San Jose, CA with our four kids, a cat, and six suitcases. We...
Oct 285 min read
“Cut And A Shave “ Chapter 104
Before I joined the Army, I only got a haircut a couple of times a year... maybe. To be honest, I couldn’t tell you specifically where I...
Oct 214 min read
“Fading Away “ Chapter 103
“I’m sorry can you repeat that.” “Please speak louder.” “Please raise the volume.” These were all comments I used often during the day...
Oct 143 min read
“Walking For ALS” Chapter 102
It was the cool start of a beautiful fall day as the ALS Organization staff and volunteers prepared for the 1,000 + participants soon to...
Oct 74 min read
“ALS As Rare As A DeLorean?” Chapter 101
Have you ever noticed that when you are looking for something specific, it always seems to be as hard as finding a DeLorean? However,...
Sep 305 min read
“Somebody Please Change The Song“ Chapter 💯
Let me start with this... Welcome to Post # 💯! I have been thinking about writing a celebratory post for the last month. I'd even...
Sep 234 min read
“Self Care To Help Care” Chapter 99
Do you remember the song “Head and Shoulders, Knees and Toes?” 🎶 Songs like that one helped us learn how to brush our teeth, comb our...
Sep 165 min read
“2, A Reflection" Chapter 98
"Do it for your children,” Laura said when I asked her who would want to read my blog. It was August 2022 and I was sitting in the...
Sep 95 min read
“PALS With Pets” Chapter 97
I love having pets, and over the years, I have had lots of them. There have been many family pets, but the first pets that were my...
Sep 61 min read
Walk To Defeat ALS With Mission DuBois
CAN YOU BELIEVE YOU ALMOST MISSED IT? I GOT YOUR SIX! JUST READ AND SIGN UP BELOW. I WANT YOU 🫵 on my team for the ALS Walk on...
Sep 26 min read
“A 1,000 Ways To Die” Chapter 96
Psalm 121:5-8 “The Lord watches over you — the Lord is your shade at your right hand; the sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon by...
Aug 263 min read
“My ALS Foot Drop Solution” Chapter 95
Having Bulbar ALS most of my issues were in the upper neuron areas initially so I didn’t deal with limb issues at first. However, as my...
Aug 193 min read
“Living As An ALS Advocate” Chapter 94
When I retired, one of the first things I did was change my LinkedIn work title. First, though, I had to had to narrow down my options:...
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