Dancing with ALS and Life

dancingwithalsandlife.blogspot.com AI ART,  “Doors Open” Finding purpose, sharing love, and discovering that sometimes God answers a prayer by sending people right to your front door. Just like Professor Morrie Schwartz in Mitch Albom’s book Tuesdays with Morrie , I, too, am a person living and dying with ALS. In this beautifully written book, Tuesday was Morrie’s favorite day of the week. It was the day Mitch Albom, a former college student who had become more like a son than a student, visited him. Together, they discussed what it really means to live a meaningful, compassionate, and intentional life. Their conversations explored the importance of living authentically rather than getting caught up in societal pressures, materialism, and the endless pursuit of success. They talked about choosing meaningful experiences over accumulating more stuff and, most importantly, making sacrificial love a priority. Some of the topics they discussed included: Love and Relationships: Love and...

AI ART, “Harvest Of Hope” “Embrace the change. Find the beauty. Keep blooming.”   October 2026

dancingwithalsandlife.blogspot.com AI ART, “The Storm”  There are some things in life I just don’t think about until I have to. Before ALS, a power outage was mostly an inconvenience. No lights. No TV. Maybe no Wi-Fi. We’d grab a flashlight, open the refrigerator as little as possible, and wait for the power to come back on. Simple, right? Well… not exactly when you’re living with ALS. Just recently, I experienced a power outage that lasted for several days. And let me tell you, when you’re living with ALS, losing electricity for that long is a whole different experience. People tell me I’m always thinking ahead. And that’s usually true… until the next thing pops its ugly head up and reminds me that maybe I’m not as prepared as I thought I was. And that got me thinking: What would happen if the power went out right now? Well, now I know. When the Power Goes Out, Everything Changes So much of what I use every day depends on electricity. My Permobil power wheelchair needs to be cha...