Through Adversity We Find Our Heroes.

Because Als Is Underfunded, Patients Have Had No Option But To Fade Away And Die. That Is Not Ok.

I'm Afraid To Walk In Public, Because People Look At Me. But I'm Not Going To Stop. I'm Afraid Because If I Want To Commune With My Friend Shad (meier), I Have To Ask Him To Cut My Chicken For Me. But I Did It. And I'm Afraid To Go Back And See My Teammates And Coaches Because I Know That I'll Feel Envy. But I'm Going To Do It Anyway. Because Fear Is Just A Feeling, And If You Can Acknowledge That Fear, Digest That Fear And Overcome It, The Rewards Are Incredible.

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 On The Beauty Of Now.

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.

We All Have A Timeline. Most Of Us Don't Live Like We Have A Timeline.