It was just about one year ago, spring break week 2022, that I went public with my ALS diagnosis, here on these pages to you, my friends, as well as to our community on Clark County Live! Since then, I have also been documenting the journey on my personal blog. I let the words fly, … Read more
You can look away, I get it. Scroll on past, I won’t hold it against you. I understand… I mean, that is some pretty ugly stuff. But if you are still here, and if you’re curious, I’ll tell you a little about what’s going on. As you can see, I recently got a really nice … Read more
There comes a time, maybe as you near the ripe old age of 22, when celebrating your birthday loses some of its luster. If you think back, way, way back, birthdays were over the top. As a little kid, it was all about the presents, and maybe the cake. Oh, and the presents. For sure, … Read more
Funny enough, in retrospect the Terrible Twenties are somewhat like the Terrible Twos – there is that feeling of being invincible, but now with money and without supervision. Good times. And while I had a ton of fun in both my twos and my twenties, you may be disappointed to find out I’m referencing neither … Read more
After almost two years of proving to the company bosses what all my school teachers found out the hard way – namely that I was really good at talking with people – I was eagerly awaiting the opportunity to prove I could take these skills to the next level. Despite record-breaking sales results, there was … Read more
This may come across as a whiny rant, and it is – to a degree. Sorry, not sorry. It’s my journey, so I can do that. But hopefully, you know me well enough to know that’s not where it’ll end up though, right? 🙂 So hear me out… For what it’s worth, I’m not a … Read more
As most folks get older, they tend to get somewhat wiser (somehow I seem to have missed the gene which facilitates that). For many people, this is often exemplified by those “letters to my teenage self” that folks tend to write at some point after hitting a certain, relatively advanced age – once they think … Read more
Determined to dig my way out of the ditches, I had been keeping my eyes open for other career opportunities. I mean, I was now 19, I had a solid nine months of real-world experience, I figured I was definitely ready for the jump to a big-time gig. (Impatient? Unrealistic? Not me…) 🙂 In a … Read more
“I’m tired, Boss” – Big John Coffee, in The Green Mile. Trust me, John, I think I know how you feel. I’m tired, too. I’m tired of hearing about people suffering and dying. I had recently created a list of ALS-related follows on Twitter – patients, caregivers, industry resources – which provided some insight as … Read more
A mutual acquaintance introduced us. She said her name was Melanie. Good to know, I filed it away. Sure, I thought she was cute, but she was one of a billion fish in the sea. Come to find out, she thought I was somewhat obnoxious and a little too full of myself. Fair enough. And … Read more