Quotes by Steve Gleason

Steve Gleason

A terminal diagnosis can really mess with your head. Honestly, it makes you want to run away to the moon. Many ALS patients want to fade away quietly. This was not for me.

Moon

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Want

ALS does not affect cognitive process. Stephen Hawking, one of smartest people on the planet, has ALS. It rarely affects the eyes. It doesn’t affect senses like hearing, taste and touch.

Doe

Eye

People

Because ALS is underfunded, patients have had no option but to fade away and die. That is not OK.

Als

Fades

Patient

Does anyone know if Lamborghini makes wheelchair vehicles? If not, I want to change that.

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Lamborghini

Want

I have been diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). It’s a terminal disease with an average lifespan of two to five years post-diagnosis, and scientists don’t know what causes it. ALS prevents your brain from talking to your muscles. As a result, muscles die. As a result, every 90 minutes people die. I am a person.

Average

Talking

Two

I have moments where I miss my old self. But I think anyone can get caught up in what we used to have. But at the same time, we can choose to focus on the beauty of now.

Missing

Self

Thinking

I look at the human life like an experiment. Every new moment, every new experience, tragic or otherwise, is an opportunity to gain a more accurate perspective and helps lead me to clarity.

New Experiences

Opportunity

Perspective

I’m afraid to walk in public, because people look at me. But I’m not going to stop. I’m afraid because if I want to commune with my friend Shad (Meier), I have to ask him to cut my chicken for me. But I did it. And I’m afraid to go back and see my teammates and coaches because I know that I’ll feel envy. But I’m going to do it anyway. Because fear is just a feeling, and if you can acknowledge that fear, digest that fear and overcome it, the rewards are incredible.

Cutting

Envy

People

If we have a purpose in life beyond being a cog in the human machine, mine is to help inspire people and that’s pretty cool. I would like to motivate the world.

Inspire

People

Purpose

It’s not going to be easy, but it’s going to be awesome. Awesome Ain’t Easy.

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Quotes by Steve Gleason

Steve Gleason

A terminal diagnosis can really mess with your head. Honestly, it makes you want to run away to the moon. Many ALS patients want to fade away quietly. This was not for me.

ALS does not affect cognitive process. Stephen Hawking, one of smartest people on the planet, has ALS. It rarely affects the eyes. It doesn’t affect senses like hearing, taste and touch.

Because ALS is underfunded, patients have had no option but to fade away and die. That is not OK.

Does anyone know if Lamborghini makes wheelchair vehicles? If not, I want to change that.

I have moments where I miss my old self. But I think anyone can get caught up in what we used to have. But at the same time, we can choose to focus on the beauty of now.

I look at the human life like an experiment. Every new moment, every new experience, tragic or otherwise, is an opportunity to gain a more accurate perspective and helps lead me to clarity.

If we have a purpose in life beyond being a cog in the human machine, mine is to help inspire people and that’s pretty cool. I would like to motivate the world.

It’s not going to be easy, but it’s going to be awesome. Awesome Ain’t Easy.

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