Prepared For The Unprepared
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...