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Fifteen Random Facts About Me

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  Random Facts About Me I am part of the 10% of people living with ALS who proceed with a tracheostomy. I can NOT smell due to no airflow through my nose with a trach unless during suction. I type and communicate with ONLY my eyes, in addition to driving my wheelchair. I am ambidextrous; I eat, write, and shoot basketball left-handed. I throw, kick, shoot a gun and bow, and swing right-handed. I can write, play basketball, and golf right and left-handed. Only 10% of the world is left-handed, and only >1% are ambidextrous.  I have blonde hair, blue eyes, and a red beard, 1% of the world's population has those traits. Thanks to the MC1R gene. I can still feel everything head to toe, despite being paralyzed. I sleep in the same spot ALL night long without moving. Despite being quadriplegic, some bodily functions work as the following: my brain, eyes, and the ability to use the bathroom. I have NOT used a phone in 3 years. I have NOT eaten or drunk by mouth in 2 years. I ONLY change