Discover Russ Newton ALS Ride of a Lifetime

Operation hermit went into effect at 1:45pm CST today. Made it home after stopping off at Jim Pagels to drop of his stuff and see how he...

I made 565 miles today and ended up in Des Moines Iowa. About 280 miles left to home, A nice easy five or six hour drive home. I was...

Kimball, Nebraska. Made 600 miles today and only 880 to go. Should be an easy two day drive into my home in Wisconsin. After two days of...

I didn't know when I purchased my car that the level 3 automation would pay off so well for someone with ALS. I drove 620 miles today and...

This is the BAPS Team. Rob, Andre, Russ and Rocky. Andre was my successor when ALS forced my early retirement. Rob worked with me at the...

Jim in the My best friend in life, almost bit the big one today. He woke up with lower GI issues but that wasn't enough for him. He broke...

ALS is insidious. It steals from you every day. Every single day. I lose some ability. It is like growing up in reverse. I am losing some...

When I stopped at Joes the other day I also tried to see Joyce Vasilev a neighbor of ours. They don't gather in the park anymore with...

and my taste in music, But the navigator (Jim Pagel) is in charge of the radio.

Lee Carey, Jim Pagel and Russ Newton on the beach. We stopped at Lee's place last night and we had a blast. First we sat on the deck on...

Theo thinks he looks crazed, I know I do so I guess neither of us are a good judge of our own pictures. Any way, it was great to...

I will have a fairly negative post about ALS soon but today it is all about the good news. Without ALS and the ability to speak I moved...

Lived here for the longest span in my life. 15 years. Pretty good years as I climbed the ladder at the Los Angeles Times. The house looks...

Stopped by Chris's house for a quick visit. His wife Kristen is suffering from a glioblastoma discovered in March. She is under going...

Made to San Diego today and connect with a good friend and my broker Thomas Krumenacker. He took us out to a new place to me, I am pretty...

Made it to Phoenix two days ago. We stayed with Jim's Brother and Sister in Law, John and Sherrie. Had a wonderful time with them, what...

So after spending the night in New Orleans we then drove to my house in San Antonio. We had a beer at the Filing Station and that was...