Had a great time attending Hillary’s graduation last weekend; especially getting to meet much of Cindy’s extended family at the grad party Friday night. If I were given the chance to select a family of in-laws, I honestly believe I couldn’t have done any better. I’m a very lucky man to have such a loving, [...]
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…through the ALS jungle. Why is my tail-bone hurting? Less cushion back there? Need more air in my roho cushion? Where’s the morning headache coming from? Is the bipap no longer sufficient for proper respiration? (GULP!) How long will I be able to effectively use my chair’s foot control without putting anymore holes or marks on [...] Just came in from walking Pepper with Rose. Ran into my good friends Paul, Dina and Sarah; they were just leaving their house to come over here to get their fish. Pepper was already tired from walking, and Sarah wanted to run him, so now he’s a mere panting puddle on the couch…contented. Life lately seems [...] The tongue stud, that in-your-face accessory to rebellion, could spell freedom of another kind for people with major paralysis, thanks to researchers developing a magnetic control system operated entirely inside the mouth. Called the tongue drive, it uses a magnetic field to read tongue movement as commands to a computer or a wheelchair. “Imagine all the [...]  Because I have only limited functional use of one hand, I use Dasher, as shown here, to type without a keyboard, only a mouse. Great for loss of use of one hand, even if there's no fine motor control in your better hand. Also adaptable for eyegaze and head-mouse use. Give it a try! I supplement Dasher with an on-screen keyboard called Skeleton Key, created by a PALS, Dov Wisebrod.
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