Als Stories

Hannah Larkin has a good life, she has a great family, a good carrier she loves, and a loving boyfriend who would take a bullet for her. So, to pessimistic Hannah, it's not a surprise when things take a turn for the worst. She is diagnosed with a rare case of ALS, sporadic ALS to be exact. Her whole world beings to crumble around her, her family pulls away, not wanting to pay her hefty medical bills, her dreams of being a dancer crushed underfoot. But her boyfriend, Alec, stays, no matter what. But was his staying a bad decision, only ending in hurt for the ones around her, or a decision that could help her live.

A woman facing her own death is comforted by the words, characters and images of an unwritten novel that's she's been thinking about for decades.

Everything was looking up for Louis. About to start his second tour, the future was bright. The universe had other plans.

''She was like the waves crashing against the shore, beautiful yet dangerous, and if you get pulled underneath them, they'll bring you to a world unknown.'' Kibou is a 16 year old, staying in the hospital due to an illness, she used to be a happy, normal teenager, with the perfect life, until she was diagnosed with breast cancer. She turned from an outgoing teenager to a shell of a girl, until Imogen was wheeled inside her ward. Imogen was shy and out of the way before she was diagnosed with metastatic cancer, so she changed her life to get the full experience before it's too late.

Auf der Marokko Rundreise entdecken Sie ab Tag eins das pulsierende Marrakesch, erleben kulturelle Schätze und architektonische Meisterwerke wie die Koutoubia-Moschee oder den Bahia-Palast. Ihre Reise führt durch das atemberaubende Atlasgebirge zur Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou, weiter durch Ouarzazate, das Tal der Dades und die Erg Chebbi-Dünen. Genießen Sie eine 4×4-Wüstenexkursion, Kamelritte und eine Nacht unter den Sternen. Über Ifrane und Fes, mit seinen historischen Denkmälern, reisen Sie nach Chefchaouen und enden in Casablanca. Marokko Rundreise verspricht unvergessliche Erlebnisse, von der Wüstenstille bis zu lebhaften Souks und historischen Städten

La Historia del Zurdo, un libro biográfico de un tío muy querido, el cual les comparto con su autorización, para contar un poco su historia.

I originally described this as a story about my personal experience of seeing my dad go through and die from ALS, but I have since realized that it goes way beyond just that. I need a place to post my thoughts and reflections, so I guess this will be that place for now :)

Two girls , a cat, a hospital, a disease.

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The Unfinished Journey Enyinna Obodoma always knew his father, Joseph, as a man of strength and discipline, a Nigerian immigrant who built a successful life in America. But when Joseph is diagnosed with ALS, his dying wish unveils a chapter of his life that was never truly closed-a home he left behind in Nigeria and never visited. Joseph's final request is simple but overwhelming for Enyinna: he must be buried in his ancestral village, a place Enyinna has only heard of in stories. Torn between honoring his father's dying wish and the unfamiliarity of a homeland he's never known, Enyinna embarks on a journey that will change him forever. This is a story of love, sacrifice, and the unbreakable ties of family. As Enyinna navigates the challenges of fulfilling his father's last wish, he uncovers hidden truths about his heritage and discovers what it means to truly belong. Will Enyinna be able to complete the journey his father never could?

I have ALS. The Cage is a short story that is intended to describe some of the emotional and physical torment associated with this terminal disease.