I’ve written previously about winning the reverse lotto. You know, those 50,000-to-1 odds of being diagnosed with what some people call “the cruelest disease “ – ALS. While I somehow punched that ticket, unfortunately I’ve still had no luck on the real Lotto. (And filling in every number didn’t seem to help either. Go figure). … Read more
It’s there. In the simplest of things. In the most minor of details. In that moment, or in that activity. It’s there. Unfortunately, all too often, we miss it. Or worse, we dismiss it. What is it? It, well it is everything around us that we have to be thankful for. Look, it would be … Read more
When people say they started out in the trenches, for most folks, it’s a metaphor. For people like me, who actually *did* start out in the trenches, we simply look around and ask, what’s a meta for? Yes, while it might be a cute little phrase for some folks who feel like they started at … Read more
As the waning days of Fall start to fade, these shorter days foretell the darkness of the Winter that lies ahead. In many ways, at least for me as I battle this cruel and ruthless disease ALS, they all too starkly represent a painful analogy to the realities and challenges that await me. So much … Read more