Never could Randy have predicted his life journey and the lessons he would learn. Despite his loss of vision and motor function, peripheral neuropathy and eventual confinement to a wheel chair, he was convinced his illness had a name and could be conquered. Lyme disease, Multiple Sclerosis, African sleeping sickness, bad jet lag: all different diagnosis from over 30 doctors and specialists. No matter the debilitating and potentially life threatening illness stacked against him, Randy prepared to fight it and win. This is his story of enervating physical loss, mental despair, and fear. This is a story of learning, loving and living that will encourage and inspire as you face your own life challenges – whatever they are named.
Nothing is more exciting than a road trip: planning where to go, what to see, what to do, and how to get there. Inevitably the journey presents hazards and roadblocks on the way to the ideal destination. How do you deal with those?<br><br>Directions invites you to ride along on the continuing journey that Randy started in unDiagnosed. Better buckle up, though; the road presents many challenges and detours. You'll get a back seat view of the twists and turns on his inspiring journey in coping with MS: the physical and mental ups and downs, career changes, even a new addition to the Beal family!<br><br>But don't expect to stay a passenger for too long. Randy's story will challenge you to reevaluate your own path and reinvent your own journey. It's a trip worth taking.
"Jacob. Would you be a dear and run out and bring your pregnant wife some chocolate cake? Pretty please?"<br><br>Jake's wife Rachel is "in a family way" with their first child and Jake isn't quite sure what to make of the increasing demands it places on him. <br><br>"Chocolate cake in the middle of the night? Really?"<br><br>Despite the excitement of welcoming a newborn and the first grandchild in the family, Jake is still figuring out his own lot in life. Would he be a good provider, a good disciplinarian, a good role model, a good dad? <br><br>Living life in his head is both a blessing and a curse. Only by tapping into the legacy and lunacy of his family will he come to terms with his new role.