February 17th, 2017 My son Cade asked me the other last night what was the saddest day of my life? He wants to be just like me and I really don’t want him to enter the military unless he is an Officer. I believe he’d be much safer and his chances for a great job …
January 16th 2017 I watched as a young friend was buried this weekend, he was 36 with a rare type of cancer called EHE. I believe he had been diagnosed about 10 months ago, although his fight was heroic, it was short like his life. Before his diagnosis he had been the poster boy …
November 9th, 2016 I was told today I have Parkinson’s. I know I have written plenty about having this disease and my struggles in the past, but today it is different. My wife and I were having our morning coffee glued to the news and reading different political rants on Facebook and the phone …
October 30th 2016 This Deer literally means more to me than I think I can begin to explain. I am thankful to him for giving his life to feed and nourish my family naturally. To me this wasn’t about a barbaric need to kill something to prove I am a man, surprisingly it’s very …
10/16/2016 I have this problem; I think no matter what it is, if I can just figure find out what’s actually wrong I can fix it. Those who know me best are aware that I’ve always been a worrier. However, I have always tried to do do the right thing; sometimes to a fault. …
September 24th, 2016 It’s been 24 years almost to the day since I left the U.S. Navy, I can recite the Missed Approach Procedure for the (GCA) Ground Controlled Approach) to Naval Air Station Alameda Runway 31 still in my sleep. I can remember initially being embarrassed that I was unable to go …
September 20, 2016 Hi Phil, I’ve met some interesting people in my journey with this disease. I didn’t always see exactly what I had expected always along the way. I’ve been looking so hard for that one miracle treatment for Parkinson’s that I’ve ignored a lot of the other little signs along the way. …
August 16th 2016 My neighbor Ed watches on as I try to teach my son Tripp to ride a bike, he’s a man’s man always drinking a Bud light in his driveway while tinkering and watching over the neighborhood. He frequently complains about our dogs barking or now 3 cats are always pooping in his …
July 31, 2016 My wife took my children yesterday to see their grandparents in California. Leaving me alone home alone Bachelor style is somewhat a rarity. Usually, whenever I’m alone I’m it’s in a hotel somewhere for work. I found myself wondering what I should to do without my kids. I’m sure there’s million …
July 16, 2016 I wouldn’t say I’ve been inspired by others using exercise to combat Parkinson’s, I would just say I’ve been further motivated. I throw myself head first into whatever I do and I’ve recently focused all my energy into boxing and cross fit type exercise. When it gets cold again I’ll put …