About Me

My name is Robert.

In 2023, I was diagnosed with ALS.
Since then, my life has changed in ways I never expected.

Within a short time, I lost my ability to speak and swallow. Not long after, pneumonia left me unable to breathe on my own. I now live with the help of a ventilator. Life moves more slowly than it once did. Many things I used to take for granted are no longer possible.

But even here, life continues to speak.

Midnight Thoughts grew out of this season.

They are reflections written in the quiet hours of the night — moments when the world is still, distractions fall away, and the deeper questions rise to the surface. These thoughts are shaped by life with ALS, but they are not only about illness. They are about endurance. About faith tested and faith held. About learning to surrender what cannot be controlled, and to trust God in the waiting.

I don’t write as someone with answers.
I write as someone learning how to remain present — breath by breath — in a life that looks very different than it once did.

If you are walking through illness…
If you are caring for someone you love…
If you find yourself in a season of uncertainty or quiet struggle…

You are not alone.

My hope is that these reflections offer companionship more than instruction — a reminder that even in weakness, even in waiting, God is still at work.

Thank you for being here.
Take your time.
And return whenever the night feels long.

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