Dance With MS

Dance With Me

Today I’m ‘Coming Out’ with Multiple Sclerosis.

This is bewildering and terrifying and edgy as fuck. I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve cried and grinned in the last 24 hours. I’m grinning now.

Onwards

I’m writing this one from the UCSF infusion ward.

A Human Fear

When I’m in the water, it’s not just my lizard brain that speaks to me. I talk a lot with my five-year-old-self. The self that can only…

Satori

The morning of the swim, I had to make the call if I was going to make the
attempt.

Escape From Alcatraz

Today I’m announcing my intent to swim from Alcatraz on 7/30 without a wetsuit. (UPDATE! The swim was moved to 7/29 to…

An Animal Fear

The first time I swam in the bay I overdid it.

I picked a weekend day that was sunny out. I met a swimmer at the club who’s a pro and she offered to swim with me. I said I hadn’t been in the bay to swim yet, but was mostly worried about the cold not the distance. She…

Swim Stats

I’m tracking my swim times, etc. (Updated 8/2/17). Below are some charts. For the full up-to-date data set (including charts) you can see those here: