A Tribute to My ALS Village People
“I get by with a little help from my friends.” Or, in my case, A LOT. Two weeks…
Articles by Rick Jobus
My Answers to Basic ALS Questions
I have ALS. That awareness has prompted a series of rapid-fire questions. While many of us would describe…
In Terms of Care Support, It Takes an ‘ALS Village’
“It takes a village to raise a child.” That African proverb is a testimony…
First, We Must Answer the Key Question: What Is ALS?
It’s complicated. That trite, two-word sentence has become, in the age of social media, the go-to characterization of…
I’m Back to Wish Readers a Happy New Year
“Reports of my demise have been greatly exaggerated.” —Mark Twain, in a letter to The New York Sun…
Why I’m Taking Exception to Stephen Hawking
Renowned physicist and author Stephen Hawking, perhaps the most famous ALS sufferer after Lou Gehrig, had…
My (Ice) Bucket List
“… And up through the ground come a bubblin’ crude.” Like Jed Clampett of “Beverly Hillbillies” fame,…
Laughter Is the Best Medicine
The 2012 comedy “Ted” contained a joke made at the expense of the movie’s villain. The joke,…
Traveling with ‘Al S’
In the Ken Burns documentary, “Baseball,” during the episode titled “Eighth Inning: A Whole New Ballgame,” comedian Billy…
ALS Ground Zero: Walking ‘Drunk While Sober’ at the Ballgame
My first symptomatic expression of ALS may have been as I left a football game. I fell flat on my…