Adapting helped us keep the outdoors a part of life with ALS

Adapting helped us keep the outdoors a part of life with ALS

My late husband, Jeff, and I shared a love of the outdoors, even though our preferred activities were often different. I loved to hike and kayak, while Jeff, who’d been injured when a car hit his bicycle in 2010 and still suffered from orthopedic pain, preferred to relax. Whether at home or traveling, many evenings found him outside with a cigar, a beer, and music playing quietly on a portable speaker. During our relationship, we managed to blen…