Links to Stuff
If you'd like to make a contribution to me and support my work, with or without your subscription, please feel free to use this donation link.
Also, Rebecca has set up a CaringBridge site. At some point in the future, it may be the only means of staying updated, in lieu of this site.
For more info about ALS...
The ALS Association | Our mission is to make ALS livable and cure it. https://www.als.org/. The local chapter provides some free at-home equipment and grants.
Donate to accelerate research for a cure - https://www.als.org/accelerate
My current ALS care providers
Equipment / Services
Team Gleason generously provides my lightweight electric wheelchair, gratis, for as long as I need it, until I graduate to the "big" power wheelchair, or... well, you know...
houstonfreshrobot.com
I am exploring the use of ElevenLabs to create a virtual voice for potential future use... in case I don't want to sound like Stephen Hawking.
Besides the ALS Association, the Texas Workforce Commission also provides adaptive equipment for me as long as I want to keep working.
https://www.twc.texas.gov/programs/vocational-rehabilitation/adults
What little social media I engage in at the moment...
Me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffreyouellette/
Me barely on Bluesky: @jwouellette.bsky.social
Music to Sooth the Savage Soul
Listen to my elegy soundtrack here. For best listening, Sort by Year-Ascending. Note that I do continually add new tracks over time, as I remember past meaningful songs or discover new gems...
... and listen to my DJ friends at the local Public Radio music station (IYKYK 😃):
Where I get my bitchin' eyeglass frames
I follow WeRateDogs on Bluesky because... dogs!
Books
Check out my new page, "What to Read".
TV & Movies
Another new page in development, "What to Watch".
Consider supporting Wikipedia (I do). It's not perfect, but it a reasonable starting point for finding out more about most things... better than anyone else's fucking nightmarish AI monstrosities right now! Besides, if Elon Musk (and many of the right wingnuts) hates it so much, it must be doing something right.