Bad News For a Milblogger

John Lilea of This Ain't Hell But You Can See It From Here has been diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease.

I have amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) more commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease. It is a neurodegenerative disease of unknown cause that breaks down tissues in the nervous system and affects the nerves responsible for movement. Well, I say I “have” the disease, but there’s no real test to prove that’s what it is – the doctors have to eliminate everything else in order to arrive at that diagnosis.

The good news is that I’m still around – many people die from it in less than two years after the symptoms start appearing. So far, it’s only affected my feet and lower legs. Today, the doctors at the West Virginia ALS clinic tested my ability to breath (how most people die when the respiratory system doesn’t talk to the brain) is higher than they expected. The doctor said she’s going to put the test results on her fridge.

Luckily, my real job doesn’t require more than sitting at a computer, like this one, so as long as my hands work, I’m good. My hands show no signs of not working. I do have a problem doing math in my head and my vocabulary is slowly contracting, but there are computers for that I hear.

Hope you'll send prayers out to John.

Apologies For Light Posting

Been down with a case of diarrhea, so have been in my bed most of the day. Contemplating calling off work, which I almost never do.

Y'all stay safe out there.

Headline of the Day

"George H.W. Bush Bantering With Nurses, Missing Dim Sum In Intensive Care."

I have to admit I at first misread it as dim son and thought to myself, "Damn, why can't George W. go see his father when Poppy is sick?"

Just a joke. I've sent prayers out for President Bush 41 to enjoy a complete recovery, and I hope you all will, also.

Yer Green Grocery Bags Are Making Us Sick

Researchers at the University of Arizona sampled 84 reusable bags from shoppers in Los Angeles, the most recent major municipality to ban plastic bags, and two additional bag-outlawed cities. The findings were stunning: just over half were contaminated with some form of harmful bacteria while at least twelve percent contained traces of fecal matter. When the contaminated bags were housed in car trunks for two hours, scientists found the number of bacteria was boosted ten-fold.

So the next time that you're sitting on the toilet with a bucket in your hands, simultaneously squirting and puking, you can blame it on a hippie.

Vomit 100 Times Per Day?

I'd shoot myself, but since this woman is in UK, she doesn't have that option.