I had my two week follow up to the lumbar injection up at Umass this past Thursday. This was a strange feeling,
as Mel had major surgery on Friday before and couldn’t really do much. So Joey volunteered to be my escort on this trip, with plans of beer, jokes and Volturno’s pizza. Continue reading “Who Farts on an Airplane, redux”
A follow up from this previous post. Thank you all for all the prayers and love you’ve given us!
Continue reading “Homecoming Blessings”
Dear Invacare, Staxi, Sunrise, Permobil, Quickie, Pride, Quantum, Hovaround, PDG, Drive, Karman, and others who make manual and powered wheelchairs:
Your products suck. Continue reading “Another wheelchair rant (part 3 of 3)”
“Those of us with ALS are not ready to lose so much so quickly.” – Martin D’Amore, MD
Fair warning, this is hard for me to write so if you aren’t ready for it, postpone reading.
With much fanfare, travelling, and a rant or 6, the first step of the Nurown trial is complete. 
Lumbar puncture, infusion of stem cell, and 24hr monitoring period. Then the return home! Continue reading “1st Infusion Complete (pt 1 of 3)”
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