A Look at the ABCs of ALS During ALS Awareness Month
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Articles by Rick Jobus
Breaking Even with ALS
A zero-sum game is a situation in which the accumulation of gain is accompanied by a sum of loss of…
Murphy’s Law and ALS: Plan for Things to Go Wrong and Pray that They Don’t
“If anything can go wrong, it will.” — Murphy’s Law That adage could be the ALS anthem.
Perhaps the ‘Dark Ages’ Can Enlighten Us to Think ‘Why Not?’
*** Instant Karma’s gonna get you, Gonna knock you right on the…
How a Friend’s Strength Taught Me to Cope With ALS
“It’s hard to make predictions … especially about the future.” –Yogi Berra Gamblers and non-gaming speculators fervently seek…
The Mind’s Ability Knows No Bounds
“I think, therefore I am.” I have long been fascinated by that argument of philosopher Rene Descartes. Similarly,…
Rediscovering My Fountain of Youth
“Youth is wasted on the young.” That quote, often attributed to playwright George Bernard Shaw among…
My Pity Party Is Cancelled Indefinitely
“She put me through some changes, Lord, sort of like a Waring blender. Poor, poor, pitiful me. Poor,…
When ALS Cuts In on the Dance
“If we’re treading on thin ice, then we might as well dance.” That is a line from a…
Desperate Times Lead to Other Measures
“Brute Force and Ignorance” That is the title of a song, written by the late Irish bluesman Rory…