Dancing With ALS And Life!

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Before I start my blogging, it is important to me that my readers understand the origins of my blog title. When I was diagnosed with ALS, I just wanted to control everything that was happening to me. During an ALS clinic appointment, I received sound advice from Dr. Alair Altiero, LPC, PhD. She told me, “Stacy, ALS is not something you can control.  You need to learn how to dance with it.” Her advice has always stayed close to my heart because it is how we should be navigating through life with or without a terminal illness.  We have the tendency to want to control everything in our environment until one day, we realize we are not in control anymore. That is where faith and reality intersect. The other reason why this blog title fits so well for me is because my daughters and friends know that I enjoy dancing. I’m not good at it, but as long as I have some leg strength left, I will continue to move my body or feet to the sound of music.  In this blog, I plan to post every day life blogs and inspirational quotes for us. I have been privately writing about my experiences for several years.  When blogs are posted they may not be in real time but were moments that I have experienced on my ALS journey.  So, my new blogger friends, let's learn how to dance together! 


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