Discover Russ Newton ALS Ride of a Lifetime

is what I am repeating to myself now. 17 days without a vocal fold closer, yes, some close calls but none yet. Just keep everything the...

First the back story. So as you know if you have been reading my blog I have fallen four times, the last time took me to the emergency...

I had an appointment today to receive a second round of Botox to control my excess saliva. I experience another Miracle today. A doctor...

and counting. No close calls so far today. Hoping I can get this streak to over 20.

Thank you all of you for your support. I had a touching moment with my caregiver and I hope none of you got the idea I was shamed by the...

I am trying for the second time to get a First Alert system. I gave up the first time because they kept calling me. I had hopes the...

I was talking with my caregiver tonight and she called me courageous. And that trigger me somehow because I starting crying. Really hard....

...without breathing issues. I have had several close calls including a call back to a way I used to lose wind. I finished refueling (I...

without an incident of not breathing. Several close calls but never entered the cycle of not breathing/breathing. I am going to call it...

I drove up to Kingston Wisconsin and visted my Mothers Grave. I prayed that I would see her soon and had a conversation in my my head...

I have hired a caretake to look after me. She started last night and will staff the 7pm to 9pm shift 5 days a week. The a different...

So the experiment almost worked too well. I woke up at 4am and felt like I was about to lose my ability to breath but I didn't. Happened...

So I am trying to solve the not breathing issue if possible. So I have been developing a theory that excess saliva is causing the vocal...

I have been called this by a few friends and I reject it. I am a plenty scared of dying and I get scared of losing mobility, I get scared...

This is my bed in its new location in the kitchen. Note the fan which I use to breathe at night and the expensive machine I am supposed...

I was going to post tomorrow I was at nine days without a breathing incident, that I was feeling almost healed from my hematoma injury...

By Dan Kunz stopping by and visiting me yesterday. I was a shift supervisor and Dan was a crew supervisor. We were all new to the job....

And was it ever a big one. I thought I was a fairly smart person. Not smart but I don't do stupid things which I have said all my life is...

We are going to miss these newspapers terribly," Munger said at the Daily Journal's annual shareholders meeting on Wednesday. “Each...

I took 800mgs of Advil at 5:30pm on Monday. Sat down and read a book for an hour and a half. Got up and felt like I was shot in the lower...