charcot

charcot
Location
Paradise, Florida,
Birthday
July 07
Bio
Coping with ALS for 9 long years. "I look to my inner self where I see a vessel in clear blue waters navigating slowly through the fog waiting for the Sun to rise and make clear my Spiritual Authentic Self."

MY RECENT POSTS

SEPTEMBER 16, 2009 3:04PM

Seeds of Salvation

It's the last Saturday in August, as well as Sen. Edward Kennedy's funeral. Televised nationally on major cable networks and those watching were automatically entrenched in his history. There was a steady stream of camera angles that introduced us to Ted's large family, old-time friends and Congressi… Read full post »
AUGUST 24, 2009 3:26PM

Blue Skies & Magic Slates

If you are coping with ALS, and you follow events closely, you obviously have heard of the new group that call themselves, Stem Cell Pioneers.  These are brave folks who are willing to travel abroad to receive stem cell transplantations.  A growing number of them are traveling annually to p… Read full post »
AUGUST 20, 2009 3:51PM

Me and My Death Panel

The year was 2004. A fortune cookie told me that in this even numbered year it was to be filled with goodness, harmony and prosperity. That was the year my mother-in-law moved in, John Kerry lost the election and I was diagnosed with ALS, often referred to as Lou Gehrig's disease.… Read full post »
AUGUST 19, 2009 8:29AM

Story Book Steeple People

We've all heard the tale of Saint Peter, that doorman standing guard at the pearly gates in that place called Heaven.  Pearly Gates, for that matter, what are they anyway?  As a child, I will never forget that graphic illustration of St. Peter, overweight, white robe - bald head with long… Read full post »
Editor’s Pick
AUGUST 14, 2009 8:39AM

When Thorns Become Blessings

I must admit that in the five years since my ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease) diagnosis, I have been a bitter man trying to understand why this happened to me.  After years of struggling through the daily challenges of a marriage, raising children, and constantly grabbing at my economic wants, IRead full post »