WELCOME TO THE ARENA!!! In January 2008 I turned 47; on Valentine's Day I was diagnosed with ALS. (I would have preferred chocolates, but what can you do?) At the time of my diagnosis I was living in Silver Spring, Maryland. In Feb. 2009 I moved to Brockton, Mass. (My hometown.) Never one to "sit still" (ALS humor :D) in Nov. '09 I moved into my new house in Manhattan, Kansas. There's more about me below.