Discover Russ Newton ALS Ride of a Lifetime

Went the emergency room tonight. Fell down getting into the uber but not because of ALS but because it is icy out. ALS stopped me from...

I realize the posts have been a little dreary lately. So time for fun! One good thing about coming back to where I was born and...

I laid down to go to sleep tonight at 11:45pm. I did everything like I have been doing it for the past 19 days. No deviation. And I was...

Hi Russ, I’ve been reviewing the eligibility criteria for all the interventional ALS trials currently enrolling in Wisconsin and Texas...

I am coming to the end of what I can deal with with ALS. First up, can't speak. And can't eat. And have to suck fluid from my lungs every...

At my house last night. I was cooking most of the night and several of my friends tried to get me involved in the animated discussions...

Here is a great example of what I have discovered about ALS. Once you get past a certain point in the illness, you get basically told you...

I don't think so. Though I had a very good meeting with the Pulmonologist. He is going to reach out to the company that provided the...

I will start by stating the human mind is incredible. Right now I am impressed with how I have transitioned from thinking I would kill...

I was the pressroom manager at the Daily Press from 1987 to 1994. Early in my time there I learned an important lesson from Joe, the...

Sue Peters was working in Finance as a planner I believe when I was the pressroom manager at the Daily Press. She was a good friend to me...

Well that was different. I didn't get strength tested and I didn't get my gait observed but I did get an answer to a question that was...

Dear Russell Newton, You contacted the Department of Justice on January 11, 2022. After careful review of what you submitted, we have...

So I was an analyst in the pressroom of the Chicago Tribune in 1986 (imagine the business was so strong we had a full time analyst...

So I enter my third day of battle with ALS fluid in the throat. And I happy to report I woke up at 4:10am today due to hydrologic...

I will describe to you what the process of dying from ALS feels like from my perspective. It is a strange way to die for sure. I feel...

I noticed a charge on my Amex account for over $400 to Air BNB. I get notified when ever there is a charge made without the card present....

I went to sleep at about 11pm. I woke up at 3am and started to cough and I felt like I did the night before, I was about to stop...

Woke up at 5am this am and didn't feel right. Not sure how to describe it other than not feeling right. I was slightly congested so that...

This will be a long story I am afraid but I feel motivated to tell it tonight so bear with me. I am going to tell you all about a friend...