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On Monday, Stephanie Bahr's daughter let us know that her mom had passed away after a 2 year struggle with cancer.  Her husband, Howard died almost 2 1/2 years ago, also from cancer.  My condolences to their children and grandchildren and all who knew these fine people. Many of those reading this worked with Howard, Stephanie, and their son Tom.   Stephanie was living in California with her daughter's family for most of time since we lost Howard.  She was diagnosed with a brain tumor just a few months after Howard’s passing. What a blessing for her to have her children and grandchildren with her for that time.   After her diagnosis, she joked that Howard was just pushing to get her up there to help straighten up his cloud.  I don’t remember Howard being particularly messy but I’m sure Stephanie was the one who decorated their lovely home.  Aside from lacking the skills for keeping his cloud in order, Howard was a friend that I often relied on to come s...

If you haven't done so already, I recommend that you read the About Our Blog page  first. It began Spring 2023 - Patti retired as a nurse (so she thought) and I developed a very subtle slur. Fall 2023 - I saw a neurologist but he didn't see enough to come up with a diagnose and asked that I return when things got worse.  Patti, by then, had already suspected ALS (damn her diagnostic skills). January 2025 - Things got worse by summer 2024 and when I was able to see a doctor in January, he told us that more tests were needed but he was confident it was ALS. July 2025 - I was referred to one of the top ALS clinics in the country.  It was with UT Medicine with the rest of my doctors and only two miles down the road from our house.  Dr. Carlayne Jackson let me know that I have a type of Lou Gehrig's disease called Bulbar Onset ALS which affects the muscles of the head, neck, and diaphragm first.  Like the more common ALS, which starts with the limbs, nobody know...