“The world will little note, nor long remember …” These words of Abraham Lincoln were his…
Rick Jobus
Rick is a 62-year-old man who was diagnosed with ALS in January 2007. Currently a resident of Southwest Florida, he has lived in four other metropolitan areas, but greater Chicagoland will always be “home.” Rick is a degreed engineer, spending his career in the medical device industry. He’s had the good fortune of extensive travel throughout the United States, Europe, Asia, and the Caribbean. He writes, in part, to be an ALS advocate. Additionally, it is his hope that his output will help dispel the myth that technical folk and digestible prose aren’t mutually exclusive.
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Articles by Rick Jobus
“Oh, I used to be disgusted and now I try to be amused.” Those lyrics from…
“Baby steps.” That was the advice imparted to Bob Wiley by his psychiatrist, Dr. Leo Marvin,…
Oh My God — I Have ALS
The lyrics to “God Shuffled His Feet,” a song by the Canadian band Crash Test…
‘What’s Love Got to Do With It?’
“Without your love, I’d be nowhere at all. I’d be lost if not for you.”…
ALS, Before and After
Author T. H. White‘s collection of novels titled “The Once and…
Houston, We Have a Problem
The hubbub percolating around the SpaceX launch last weekend reminded me of the…
“Woke up, fell out of bed, dragged a comb across my head.” These are…
The Monster That ALS Is
Donald Rumsfeld, the former U.S. Secretary of Defense, once stated…
ALS Awareness: What It’s Worth
“I think it’s time we stop, children, what’s that sound? Everybody look what’s going down.”…