Living Life While Taking Precautions
March 8, 2020, by Kristin Neva After three weeks of my husband, Todd, being cloistered in our home with a cold, we ventured out Saturday for Michigan Tech’s last home…
Author: Todd Neva
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The Art of Choosing a Family-Friendly Movie
November 4, 2019, by Kristin Neva Friday movie night has become our favorite pastime, as it’s something we can still enjoy as a family despite my husband Todd’s paralysis. We…
Just Breathe: Dealing with Chronic Stress
October 28, 2019, by Kristin Neva ALS is now affecting my husband’s breathing. On occasion, Todd’s lungs fill with fluid and he needs me to give him an assisted cough,…
No Guarantees, but We Have Choices
October 21, 2019, by Kristin Neva “What? But there’s a guarantee on your website,” I told the customer service representative for the herbal company. I had requested a refund of…
Learning New Skills I Wish I Didn’t Need
September 9, 2019, by Kristin Neva [This article was written for ALS News Today prior to Todd’s surgery to insert a PEG tube on August 12, 2019. Keep reading after the…
Begging a Master to Send Help
August 26, 2019, by Todd Neva Anybody who has visited me knows Comet, and they know Comet wants to show his rug and be petted. Comet likes to hug Sara.…
Oddly Normal Déjà Vu
August 20, 2019, by Kristin Neva Life with ALS is absurd when I think about it. It’s so different than it was before the disease, and with each setback, life…
My Most Personal Novel
August 11, 2019, by Kristin Neva Across the Bridge is on sale for 99 cents on Kindle! I was thrilled to see it reach #2 in Contemporary Christian Romance books…
Embracing the Joyful Sadness of Life
July 31, 2019, by Kristin Neva This year for Father’s Day, I ordered a basket of gourmet caramel apples from Amy’s Candy Kitchen, a little shop in Cedarburg, Wisconsin. Amy’s…
Fighting Is Winning
July 16, 2019, by Kristin Neva I am by nature a fixer. After my husband, Todd, was diagnosed with ALS, I found out modern medicine didn’t provide a cure. There’s…