Discover Russ Newton ALS Ride of a Lifetime

A quick update for the loyal readers. I have not nor will be posting much for the next holiday week. But I want you all to know I am doin...

I posted below my writing part of an article from US National Library of Medicine. I underlined the parts that were relevant to me. I fou...

Well, I must say, I have had more fun days than today. I have my stomach tube placed now and man does it hurt! I just popped 800mgs of Ib...

So I met with the Gastroenterologist and this is the plan. Next Tuesday, the 10th, I have to take a drive through Covid test. Then on Thu...

Hi, Russ Newton here. I was diagnosed with Bulbar onset ALS on November 1st, 2019. I retired that day and am sitting here on November 3rd...

The DMV experience in Texas is usually so different than California. When I was in my last month in California, I had to get a driving li...

U-T president got leg up from predecessor By Logan Jenkins Jul 14, 2015 at 2:03 PM Russ Newton. After an evening community meeting in E...

I was diagnosed on 11/01/19 so I am one year into my ALS journey. At this point I have no physical symptoms, muscle loss, loss of coordin...

So because I detoured to see Gene Bell, I had set myself up for a longer drive than I planned. So I stopped that night at hotel 40 miles ...

I think I have had enough of the cold weather this week in Wisconsin so I am driving South for the Winter at my home in San Antonio. Toda...

A persistent falsehood has been circulating on social media: the number of COVID deaths is much lower than the official statistic of more...

I know it has been a few days since I last posted. Life you know, it gets in the way. Was having way too much fun in Cabo to post then ho...

So just a quick post, more later. Made it to Cabo fine on Sunday, we’re skunked on Monday but did okay today scoring A 50 point fish. We ...

So jumping forward quite a bit from my last lesson, I want to tell you all about how trust is earned and how it pays off. I was in my las...

I don't have a lot of direct family left, but Cousins I am blessed with! Today I had lunch with Sally Bishop (Cruckson). Sally is the thi...

The great news! I am stronger than I was in the last two full examinations. On every measure! They do not have an explanation for it at a...

My apparent favorite past time, insurance confusion interfering with treatment and the only solution is for me to call a bunch of people ...

Stopped off in Chicago on the way to San Antonio to deliver two bottles of wine to Sarp Uzkan. Sarp is my brother from another mother. He...