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I have been diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). It's a terminal disease with an average lifespan of two to five years post-diagnosis, and scientists don't know what causes it. ALS prevents your brain from talking to your muscles. As a result, muscles die. As a result, every 90 minutes people die. I am a person.

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Through adversity we find our heroes.

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Many ALS patients end up fading away quietly and dying. For me, this was not OK. I did not want to fade away quietly.

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It's not going to be easy, but it's going to be awesome. Awesome Ain't Easy.

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We have all made mistakes in this life. How we learn from our mistakes is the measure of who we are.

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Life is difficult. Not just for me or other ALS patients. Life is difficult for everyone. Finding ways to make life meaningful and purposeful and rew…

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We all have a timeline. Most of us don't live like we have a timeline.

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Because ALS is underfunded, patients have had no option but to fade away and die. That is not OK.

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I look at the human life like an experiment. Every new moment, every new experience, tragic or otherwise, is an opportunity to gain a more accurate p…

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I have moments where I miss my old self. But I think anyone can get caught up in what we used to have. But at the same time, we can choose to focus o…

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