Updates From David

Apr 3, 20235 min read

“The Caregiver” Chapter 28

What does it take to be a caregiver? Your life! ALSAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), caregivers serve as nurse, nutritionist,...

Mar 27, 20235 min read

“Tortoise and the Hare” Chapter 27

On your mark, get set, GO! My mind races out of the starting block like the Hare, thinking and running, but my body lays still - moving...

Mar 20, 20236 min read

The six P’s Chapter 26

Prior Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance (6 P’s). I am sure you've heard this before, but why do we fail to actually do this? When I...

Mar 13, 20235 min read

“Living a Purposeful Life” Chapter 25

Are you living with a purpose or just living? For some people, purpose is connected to vocation and meaningful, satisfying work. For...

Mar 6, 20233 min read

“Dreams” Chapter 24

For a very long time I had a recurring dream where I was in the basement of a house. In the basement were long dark corridors with doors...

Feb 27, 20233 min read

“9” Chapter 23

When I was a young man, the ladies call me a "9." I was happy with that. After all, a 9/10 is pretty hot. Now that’s of course assuming...

Feb 20, 20234 min read

“My Death Letter” Chapter 22

Recently I was watching "Special Forces" (a training TV show with celebrities) and "Seal Team." In both shows they wrote their death...

Feb 13, 20236 min read

“Answering God’s Call” Chapter 21

How does your faith help you deal with the challenge of ALS? I have limited memories of going to church with my family when I was a...

Feb 8, 20231 min read

2023 CEO Soak.

https://donate.dc.als.org/fundraiser/4429814 Last year with the help of many friends and family I was able to raised over $17,000 in two...

Feb 6, 20235 min read

“Getting To Know Me” Chapter 20

We die twice once when we leave our bodies and the second time when the last person who knew you dies. I thought it would be interesting...

Jan 30, 20235 min read

“Little Smalls” Chapter 19

When I first heard the news my dad had ALS I was stationed in Hawaii. This was my first duty station and I was not due to change duty...

Jan 27, 20231 min read

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Jan 23, 20235 min read

“Time” Chapter 18

"Laura I can’t breathe, call 911" and just like that tens days were lost. On 2 January 2023, I was rushed to the hospital once again....

Jan 9, 20236 min read

"A Child of ALS" Chapter 17

The day I heard the news that my daddy had ALS, my heart dropped,I couldn't breathe and I started to cry. I knew, though, that I had to...

Jan 2, 20233 min read

Chapter 16 “Year in Review”

Happy New Years. May God’s blessing be with you and you have joy and peace in 2023. I thought I would give you a 2022 year In review....