The rumble of a snowplow shoots me with adrenaline at 7:07 a.m. on Jan. 7. I push off the blanket and switch on my power wheelchair, then roll to the den and position myself by the back glass doors…
The rumble of a snowplow shoots me with adrenaline at 7:07 a.m. on Jan. 7. I push off the blanket and switch on my power wheelchair, then roll to the den and position myself by the back glass doors…
A nightmare jolts me awake at 4:37 a.m. My thoughts grow darker than the room as I replay the dream: —— ALS has pummeled me, leaving me with a computer as my only way to communicate. I …
A nightmare jolts me awake at 4:37 a.m. My thoughts grow darker than the room as I replay the dream: —— ALS has pummeled me, leaving me with a computer as my only way to communicate. I …
At twilight, we drive up the steep dirt road leading to our Adirondack cabin, Birdsong. It rests peacefully at the foot of Marble Mountain. I lie back in my power wheelchair close to the fire pit. …
At twilight, we drive up the steep dirt road leading to our Adirondack cabin, Birdsong. It rests peacefully at the foot of Marble Mountain. I lie back in my power wheelchair close to the fire pit. …
Note: This first ran in the Adirondack Explorer magazine last fall. It was based on the author’s experience on July Fourth 2021. My day of independence unfolded at dawn. My eyes popped open a…
Note: This first ran in the Adirondack Explorer magazine last fall. It was based on the author’s experience on July Fourth 2021. My day of independence unfolded at dawn. My eyes popped open a…
I lie in my hospital bed and stare out the back window of our cabin. It’s 3:28 a.m. The outdoors are as black as Satan’s soul. I close my eyes. It’s 4:22 a.m. First light reveals …
Mike Hirsch was an editor at The Morning Call since 2001, the last few years as director of Content/Opinion and Community Engagement. He was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Lou Gehrig…
Mike Hirsch was an editor at The Morning Call since 2001, the last few years as director of Content/Opinion and Community Engagement. He was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Lou Gehrig…