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Once I got past the initial shock and the gravity of being diagnosed with ALS, and after having the incredibly difficult conversations of telling family and friends, I threw myself into research. I needed to feel proactive. I needed to feel like I was doing something. To this day, I
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Looking back, it’s strange how something so small can quietly change the direction of your life. In 2020, I was selling software for a living. A big part of my job was running remote product demonstrations — 7 to 8 hours a day, five days a week — constantly clicking,
Five years ago today, I was diagnosed with ALS. I don’t know if that’s something you’re supposed to celebrate. ALS isn’t exactly a milestone-friendly disease. From the moment you hear the words, the clock starts ticking, and the so-called experts tell you to expect two to five years. That’s the
When I look back at early 2021, it feels like a lifetime ago. On January 2, 2021, I started a new job. It was right in the heart of COVID. Every interview had been done over Zoom. I hadn’t met a single person from the company in person, even though
Once I got past the initial shock and the gravity of being diagnosed with ALS, and after having the incredibly difficult conversations of telling family and friends, I threw myself into research. I needed to feel proactive. I needed to feel like I was doing something. To this day, I
When I was diagnosed with ALS, it was hard to fully explain what that moment felt like. As you can imagine, it was a combination of sadness, weirdness, oddness, and almost incomprehensible to tell friends and family. How do you even begin that conversation? How do you put into words
Looking back, it’s strange how something so small can quietly change the direction of your life. In 2020, I was selling software for a living. A big part of my job was running remote product demonstrations — 7 to 8 hours a day, five days a week — constantly clicking,
Five years ago today, I was diagnosed with ALS. I don’t know if that’s something you’re supposed to celebrate. ALS isn’t exactly a milestone-friendly disease. From the moment you hear the words, the clock starts ticking, and the so-called experts tell you to expect two to five years. That’s the
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