http://music4now.com/wordpress splog - Living with ALS Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:58:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Nothing much new here, but I fell (again) last week.  Diane was about to go out the front door and when she came back in the door started to open my itself and Tucker tried to escape.  I lunged at the door and fell against it.  My knee was messed ... http://music4now.com/wordpress/2008/11/13/updates-2/ UPDATE: I "fixed" it... ..................................................................... I added a new contact page so you can send me a message, check it out! http://music4now.com/wordpress/2008/11/07/new-comment-page/ Last weekend in Vegas was great. The Blue Man group was great, we were in the 3rd row!  We wore ponchos to protect us from flying stuff.  I got hit with a paper roll (1/2") that was fired out of a 'gun'. Saturday afternoon we went to Hoover Dam to check ... http://music4now.com/wordpress/2008/11/05/vegas-baby/ This has been a busy week, and it will get busier. The ALS walk on Sunday was great, I had friends from Epson, Interbath, Melanie's dance team and school friends, and church.  We had over 40 walkers in Green Team Doran tee shirts My wife and youngest daughter went to see ... http://music4now.com/wordpress/2008/10/29/this-week/ Oct 26 is the alsa.org walk in Pasadena.  http://web.alsa.org/goto/pat.doran My talented niece created this logo for the 47 tee shirts that are coming. This graphic will be large across the back: So far we have raised close to $5,000!  Its not too late to join!  The ALS walk in Irvine was a ... http://music4now.com/wordpress/2008/10/24/pasadena-als-walk-on-sunday/ Left Leg - 90% - 80%,  some fasciculations,  some cramping, no - some atrophy, drags when walking Right Leg - still 100%, rare - some fasciculations, no cramping, no atrophy Left Hand - about 40% - 35% frequent fasciculations, less cramping, little atrophy Right Hand - about 45% - 40% frequent fasciculations, more cramping, ... http://music4now.com/wordpress/2008/10/20/physical-status-oct-20-2008/ This is my first week of my Leave of Absence. I am bored already. Its hard to type and I can only do it for about 10 minutes at a time... http://music4now.com/wordpress/2008/10/02/loa/ http://music4now.com/wordpress/2008/09/22/learning-to-fall/ In October I am part of two walks for the ALS Assoc.  One in Irvine Sat Oct 18 and one in Pasadena Sunday Oct 26. Here are the links to the two ALS walks: This one (Oct 26, Sunday) is put together by my wife. http://web.alsa.org/goto/pat.doran This one (Oct 18, Saturday) is sponsored by ... http://music4now.com/wordpress/2008/09/22/als-walks/ And I am retired, or actually, on a (permanent) Leave of Absence for 120 days.  No more paychecks, no more income.  A few weeks ago my wife and i met with the VP of HR to discuss when my last day may be.  It is getting harder and harder to ... http://music4now.com/wordpress/2008/09/19/one-more-week/