Posts by: Rick Jobus

Rick Jobus

August 21, 2019August 19, 2019

ALS: The Musical

Columns, Notes From the ALS Front - a Column by Rick Jobus

The spark of inspiration for column topics sometimes comes to me from surprising sources. Last Saturday, with my submission deadline looming, I had nothing … nada … bupkis. Fearing ... Read more

August 14, 2019August 13, 2019

Advancing Potential ALS Treatments Is Like Accelerating a Glacier

Columns, Notes From the ALS Front - a Column by Rick Jobus

Glaciers are known for their slow movement and the transformative change that they leave in their wake. Most move only a few centimeters a day. Yet they produce lakes, ... Read more

August 7, 2019August 12, 2019

Wheels Within Wheels: Life and Consciousness Require Movement

Columns, Notes From the ALS Front - a Column by Rick Jobus

Consider the wheel. Nothing comparable exists in nature. Its conception was not the byproduct of observation and imitation, but a 100 percent original human brainstorm. Evidence suggests that the ... Read more

July 24, 2019July 22, 2019

A Few of My Favorite Words to Live By

Columns, Notes From the ALS Front - a Column by Rick Jobus

I always have had a fascination with words. It stems from my mom and dad, both of whom instilled in me a voracious appetite for reading and writing. Letters ... Read more

July 10, 2019July 8, 2019

Viewing Life and ALS Through a Lou Gehrig Lens

Columns, Notes From the ALS Front - a Column by Rick Jobus

“For the past two weeks, you have been reading about a bad break. Yet today, I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth.” —Lou Gehrig, ... Read more

July 3, 2019July 1, 2019

Navigating the Alternate Dimension of Home Health Services

Columns, Notes From the ALS Front - a Column by Rick Jobus

“You’re traveling through another dimension, a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind. … That’s the signpost up ahead — your next stop, the Twilight Zone!” ... Read more

June 26, 2019June 24, 2019

‘Ode to Joy’: How a 911 Call Recalibrated Me

Columns, Notes From the ALS Front - a Column by Rick Jobus

I recently reemerged from a plummet into the dark depths of my psyche. An eight-day hospital stay triggered my dive into an emotional abyss. About 2 1/2 weeks ago, ... Read more

June 5, 2019June 3, 2019

The Boomerang Effect of Raising Awareness

Columns, Notes From the ALS Front - a Column by Rick Jobus

A 1992 episode of the hit television series “Seinfeld” is a “life-imitating-art” story titled “The Pitch.” The character of George Costanza (with brief help from Jerry Seinfeld) attempts to ... Read more

May 29, 2019May 24, 2019

Join Me in Advancing ALS Awareness Beyond May

Columns, Notes From the ALS Front - a Column by Rick Jobus

The sun is setting on another ALS Awareness Month. If we’ve been successful at drawing attention to the disease, we’ve reminded those who are untouched by its tortuous path ... Read more

May 22, 2019May 20, 2019

How You Can Get Medicare to Cover Home Healthcare

Columns, Notes From the ALS Front - a Column by Rick Jobus

“What one man can do, another can do.” So said actor Anthony Hopkins, playing the role of Charles Morse in the movie “The Edge.” He used that mantra as ... Read more

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