Updates From David

I started this blog to share what ALS really looked like, and to prepare PALS/CALS with their journey.  WARNING no pictures this week,...

Do you appreciate the little things? Or do you focus on the trophies on the wall? Beginning a little over a month ago, a bird started...

I love that I'm still able to still help others. Just because I am living with ALS and can’t wipe my own ass doesn’t mean I am not...

Have you ever had a dream within a dream within a dream? I have been having a lot of dreams lately where I see myself moving my arms and...

At the bottom of my page I have a section where you can ask me anything. Because this may have been missed I am sending out this little...

When I first started having difficulty breathing, I trusted the doctors to tell me what to do. It was around June 2022 that my ALS was...

If you watched football this season or follow me on Facebook, you know the Dallas Quarterback pre-snap cadence includes the phrase “Yeah,...

I was thinking of what to write this week when I realized I have written about using my feeding tube a little, but not enough to answer...

It feels great when you buy a new car, but when you drive it off the lot it has already started to depreciate. Then we drive the car home...

‘Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house, only the ventilator was stirring as PALS breathed through his mouth. The...

It really bothers me when I miss a week blogging.  It’s not because I don’t want to write, but sometimes I can’t think of a topic....

Have you ever heard of the term snake oil? IAW Wikipedia, “Snake oil is a term used to describe deceptive marketing, health care fraud or...

Being a PALS who lives at home, you can expect some bumps in the road with steep learning curves. I'm sure even say a PALS in a medical...

If you know a caregiver then you also know they don’t have a lot of time to themselves. So asking them to do something outside of their...

Imagine being fully aware of your surroundings with the ability to feel everything and not able to communicate what you are feeling....