My friend: Ironman athlete’s journey with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease

Image: Courtesy of Joy Von Werder and Oviedo-Winter Springs Life magazine. I wrote the following article about my friend Joy because I’m awed by her athleticism and courage, and because she wants to use her story to help raise awareness for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease.  CMT is the most commonly inherited neuromuscular disorder in the world. Joy […]

Triple amputee Ironman: journey and humility inspires

Regardless of our differences, shared stories leap across our muddy rivers of misunderstanding and meet in streams of friendship ~ Laura Rajesh Durbal’s website – Live-free.net A couple years ago I heard an extraordinary young man share his message in a non-extraordinary way, that is with humble tones tucked inside a truly remarkable story. Rajesh […]