Advancing Potential ALS Treatments Is Like Accelerating a Glacier
Glaciers are known for their slow movement and the transformative change that they leave in their wake.
Articles by Rick Jobus
Wheels Within Wheels: Life and Consciousness Require Movement
Consider the wheel. Nothing comparable exists in nature. Its conception was not the byproduct of observation and imitation, but…
A Few of My Favorite Words to Live By
I always have had a fascination with words. It stems from my mom and dad, both of whom instilled in…
Viewing Life and ALS Through a Lou Gehrig Lens
“For the past two weeks, you have been reading about a bad break. Yet today, I consider myself the luckiest…
Navigating the Alternate Dimension of Home Health Services
“You’re traveling through another dimension, a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind. … That’s…
‘Ode to Joy’: How a 911 Call Recalibrated Me
I recently reemerged from a plummet into the dark depths of my psyche. An eight-day hospital stay triggered my dive…
The Boomerang Effect of Raising Awareness
A 1992 episode of the hit television series “Seinfeld” is a “life-imitating-art” story titled “The Pitch.” The character…
Join Me in Advancing ALS Awareness Beyond May
The sun is setting on another ALS Awareness Month. If we’ve been successful at drawing attention to the disease,…
How You Can Get Medicare to Cover Home Healthcare
“What one man can do, another can do.” So said actor Anthony Hopkins, playing the role of Charles Morse…
Revisiting Medicare’s Coverage of Home Healthcare
About a year ago, I wrote about how ALS patients may receive home healthcare on an uninterrupted basis, with…