Discover Russ Newton ALS Ride of a Lifetime

Jim in the My best friend in life, almost bit the big one today. He woke up with lower GI issues but that wasn't enough for him. He broke...

ALS is insidious. It steals from you every day. Every single day. I lose some ability. It is like growing up in reverse. I am losing some...

When I stopped at Joes the other day I also tried to see Joyce Vasilev a neighbor of ours. They don't gather in the park anymore with...

and my taste in music, But the navigator (Jim Pagel) is in charge of the radio.

Lee Carey, Jim Pagel and Russ Newton on the beach. We stopped at Lee's place last night and we had a blast. First we sat on the deck on...

Theo thinks he looks crazed, I know I do so I guess neither of us are a good judge of our own pictures. Any way, it was great to...

I will have a fairly negative post about ALS soon but today it is all about the good news. Without ALS and the ability to speak I moved...

Lived here for the longest span in my life. 15 years. Pretty good years as I climbed the ladder at the Los Angeles Times. The house looks...

Stopped by Chris's house for a quick visit. His wife Kristen is suffering from a glioblastoma discovered in March. She is under going...

Made to San Diego today and connect with a good friend and my broker Thomas Krumenacker. He took us out to a new place to me, I am pretty...

Made it to Phoenix two days ago. We stayed with Jim's Brother and Sister in Law, John and Sherrie. Had a wonderful time with them, what...

So after spending the night in New Orleans we then drove to my house in San Antonio. We had a beer at the Filing Station and that was...

Made it to music city last night and saw my Son Matt and his Girlfriend Julie. We had a nice visit and then walked down to a local bar...

This story is from Jim Pagel as told to me. If Matt Miller objects to the story, he is free to put his version of it up, just email it to...

BY ANITA SIRCAR AUG. 17, 2021 9:28 AM PT My patient sat at the edge of his bed gasping for air while he tried to tell me his story,...

As we crossed into Virginia from Maryland I was going 62 miles an hour in a 60 MPH speed limit. A State Policemen came up behind me,...

We spent three nights with Matt Miller and had a great time. The picture of Frankie is post eating, the best mood he is in all day. We...

I started infusing today at Matt Miller's house. I have done this many times before, should have neen a piece of cake. But it wasn't....