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Author: Todd Neva

10 Posts
Jan 5, 2023January 5, 2023

How We’re Living With Purpose

Inspirational

January 5, 2023, by Kristin Neva This past weekend, my husband, Todd, coached our son, Isaac, in making and installing a shelf in our daughter’s bedroom. It was a corner…

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Sep 6, 2022January 5, 2023

Life Got A Little Easier

Life with ALS

September 6, 2022, by Kristin Neva My husband, Todd, has ALS and is paralyzed, so not only do I cook all the meals, but I also feed him. His meals…

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Jul 20, 2022

Flying with Broken Wings

Inspirational 0

July 20, 2022, by Kristin Neva One evening, I took my daily walk in the Nara Nature Park in Houghton, Michigan. As I made my way around a network of…

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Jun 12, 2022June 12, 2022

12 Years and Nothing to Say

Inspirational, Life with ALS

June 12, 2022, by Todd Neva Kristin asked me several times to write something for the 12-year anniversary of my ALS diagnosis. The anniversary came and went on June 10.…

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Nov 16, 2021

Unexpected Outcomes From Sharing Our Story

Inspirational

November 16, 2021 by Kristin Neva “Your YouTube channel must be taking off,” my 15-year-old daughter said. “Your edema video was recommended to me again. I was just scrolling through…

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Aug 30, 2021August 30, 2021

18 Years and a Love That Has Endured

Inspirational

August 30, 2021 by Kristin Neva My husband, Todd, and I marked 18 years of marriage on Tuesday. The memory of our seventh anniversary is seared into my mind. He…

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Aug 17, 2021August 17, 2021

Part of Past Life Returns When Todd Teaches Isaac to Grill

Inspirational

August 17, 2021 by Kristin Neva When my husband, Todd, was diagnosed with ALS, I grieved the loss of our dreams and our future together, but I had no idea…

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Nov 25, 2020August 17, 2021

Falling Back on Ritual in Times of Loss

Inspirational

November 25, 2020, by Kristin Neva A week after Todd was diagnosed with ALS, we took our children to the beach. Almost-one-year Isaac pointed to seagulls flying over Lake Michigan.…

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Aug 29, 2020August 17, 2021

Taking Care of Unfinished Business

Inspirational

August 29, 2020, by Kristin Neva “That’s the one project I wish I could have finished,” my husband, Todd, said while looking out a window at Comet’s doghouse. He had…

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Mar 31, 2020August 17, 2021

7 Ways Life with ALS Is Similar to Life During a Pandemic

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March 31, 2020, by Kristin Neva When someone asked my husband how he is doing in light of COVID-19, Todd replied, “Our life isn’t that much different. Now everyone else…

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