wtflerosis: monologues from the neuromuscular carousel

Act 3, Episode 6: Medieval Times, Part Two: THE DEVICE. I am now part machine. What they did, how they did it, how it works. Absolutely bonkers. Listen at double speed :-) wtflerosis: monologues from the neuromuscular carousel. Cringe! Laugh! Share! You never know who might need this show. It's a podcast, too! Search wtflerosis wherever you listen. My first symptom was Feb 2022. Glad I tried it, r...

Act 3, Episode 5: Medieval Times Part One: THE TRIAL A marathon play by play of a medieval and futuristic and harrowing medical procedure. Yes, it's absurdly long. But you try to boil down 24 hours of non-stop go and see how short you can make it! Nothing is unimportant, the stakes are astronomical from minute one, you actually have to do something exactly right or it could permanently kill you or...

Act 3, Episode 4: g=9.8 m/s2. The author shares three recent unplanned demonstrations of gravity 😅 wtflerosis: monologues from the neuromuscular carousel. Cringe! Laugh! Share! You never know who might need this show. It's a podcast, too! Search wtflerosis wherever you listen. My first symptom was Feb 2022. Glad I tried it, really wish I could return it.

Act 3, Episode 3: Meds, Glorious Meds! "Exit the ride to your left, thanks for visiting the PLS Amusement Park today. Y'all get home safe. Wish we could leave with you." The demented rides of meds that worked and meds that didn't. wtflerosis: monologues from the neuromuscular carousel. Cringe! Laugh! Share! You never know who might need this show. My first symptom was Feb 2022. Glad I tried it, re...

Act 3, Episode 2: Milestones. Ones I loved. Ones I didn't. What are yours passed? What are yours yet to come? wtflerosis: monologues from the neuromuscular carousel. Cringe! Laugh! Share! You never know who might need this show. It's a podcast, too! Search wtflerosis wherever you listen. My first symptom was Feb 2022. Glad I tried it, really wish I could return it. #pls #primarylateralsclerosis #w...

Act 3, Episode 1: Dysa-what, now? What the experience of my newly sloth-slow speech is like. Dysarthria sounds like the name of a possibly malevolent magician in a fantasy novel.   Also, dys-nofunia. wtflerosis: monologues from the neuromuscular carousel. Cringe! Laugh! Share! You never know who might need this show. My first symptom was Feb 2022. Glad I tried it, really wish I could return it. #p...

Act 2, Episode 8: Breakup Song (Winter, please. Part 3). The practical and brutal and heart-wrenching and gentle sides of adaptation... Hey, it's been a long time since my last new monologue. Special times that came with a new (failed) drug trial, but more on that soon. Good to be back! Gregor Quindell on the cellos, everyone! wtflerosis: monologues from the neuromuscular carousel. Cringe! Laugh!...

Act 2, Episode 7: Disability (outake). Watch me smile as I recap lowlights of the nine month Odyssey to "get on" Disability in the US. Once on it, genuinely helpful, life-changing assistance. Getting on it? Different story. wtflerosis: monologues from the neuromuscular carousel. Cringe! Laugh! Share! You never know who might need this show. It's a podcast, too! Search wtflerosis wherever you liste...

Act 2, Episode 6: Sip 'n Dip. Get ready for six Great Falls that I sure didn't see coming. These are all real. Clever as I like to think I am, I couldn't possibly make this stuff up. If I share them with you and we can all laugh/cringe a little together, it's a huge win over me crying by myself about it! wtflerosis: monologues from the neuromuscular carousel. Cringe! Laugh! Share! You never know w...

wtflerosis Act 2, Episode 5: "Mind if I make a call?" (Winter, Please! Part 2) Adventures in high stakes disappointment and mid Physical Therapy. wtflerosis: monologues from the neuromuscular carousel. My first symptom was Feb 2022. Glad I tried it, really wish I could return it. Cringe! Laugh! Share! You never know who might need this show. Video versions of all monologues are posted @wtflerosis...

Act 2, Episode 4: Niagra... One last unplanned monologue inspired by, sadly, another fall. Two instant classics. An oldy, but a goody, and a new one you really should not try at home. wtflerosis: monologues from the neuromuscular carousel. Cringe! Laugh! Share! You never know who might need this show. Video versions of all monologues are posted @wtflerosis on Instagram and YouTube.  My first sympt...

Act 2, Episode 3: PSA. Another unplanned monologue to help you help me, or...a trip inside the mind of a disabled person trying to get through a fucking door :-) wtflerosis: monologues from the neuromuscular carousel. Cringe! Laugh! Share! You never know who might need this show. Video versions of all monologues are posted @wtflerosis on Instagram and YouTube.  My first symptom was Feb 2022. Glad...

Act 2, Episode 2–Alchemy. An unplanned monologue about an unplanned and cartoonish spill followed by a spill and more spilling. Can we please transform this weight into something useful? wtflerosis: monologues from the neuromuscular carousel. Cringe! Laugh! Share! You never know who might need this show. Video versions of all monologues are posted @wtflerosis on Instagram and YouTube.  My first sy...

A piece I wrote for Rare Disease Awareness Day. What's the ask? What's at stake? 

Bonus Episode! Different from the usual monologue, this is a recitation of something I've written about a topic near and dear to my heart: the startle reflex. Sweet Lord, it can be so intense sometimes. But this one was also kinda funny. Enjoy. 

Act 2, Episode 1–Winter, please! Absurd falls, a shrinking world, more music references and...what's that on the horizon? It almost looks like... wtflerosis: monologues from the neuromuscular carousel. Cringe! Laugh! Share! You never know who might need this show. Video versions of all monologues are posted @wtflerosis on Instagram and YouTube.  My first symptom was Feb 2022. Glad I tried it, real...

Episode 17–Coda: Re-entry. Final monologue of this act, about moving start lines and ghosts. These three final monologues done in one day (Ep 15, 16 & 17) are going up to conclude this...act? (season?) I know you think I've been holding back on the vulnerability...so, to build to intermission, these last few were deliberately done when I wasn't feeling remotely "on" or "well" or certainly "ready"....

Episode 16–Impatient Rehab (Beautiful Force, part 4). New @wtflerosis monologue about inpatient rehab and the nightmare turkey trot. These three final monologues done today (Ep 15, 16 & 17) are going up to conclude this...act? (season?) I know you think I've been holding back on the vulnerability...so, to build to intermission, these last few were deliberately done when I wasn't feeling remotely "...

New @wtflerosis monologue about the hospital stay and the Ketamine dream. Three final monologues done on one day are going up to conclude this...act? (season?) I know you think I've been holding back on the vulnerability...so, to build to intermission, these last few were deliberately done when I wasn't feeling remotely "on" or "well" or certainly "ready". Because...who is feeling like that right...

Hallway Marathon (Beautiful Force, part 2)  *this is FOURTEEN in a series of monologues from the neuromuscular carousel* An absolutely batshit crazy 8.5 hours in an ER hallway, except there were easily 25 people in a salad spinner of their own suffering, watching the same batshit crazy show I was. Yet again, I was not in control, I calmly observed as the mostly-audio channels flipped between the s...

Beautiful Force  *this is THIRTEEN in a series of monologues from the neuromuscular carousel* How did I not completely lose my shit? I'd been afraid of this happening for months, but the actual happening was slow and calm and was stage-managed by a force outside of me; it held me. Visit wtflerosis on Instagram or youtube to watch the amazingness of a man applying sticky notes to himself to impact...

Present Tense *this is TWELVE in a series of monologues from the neuromuscular carousel* Naming the obstacles of inner life related to my disability that challenge being present with others and the world. There are visuals I introduce and use throughout. Sticky notes with the words LOSS, FLAMES! and 1-2-3 on them. Visit wtflerosis on Instagram or youtube to watch the amazingness of a man applying...

The Curious Doctor *this is ELEVEN in a series of monologues from the neuromuscular carousel* The confluence between an unusual job and an extraordinary doctor, and how both are making my life better.  See Running Start and Four Symptoms I Could Do Without for further context. My first symptom was Feb 22. Glad I tried it, really wish I could return it. #pls #uppermotorneuron #wtflerosis #dreambrot...

Disabled Guy Thriller! *this is TENTH in a series of monologues from the neuromuscular carousel. These are three true and absolutely absurd stories that happened in my life, courtesy of PLS. I invite you to check out Episode 1, Running Start, for things referenced here. My first symptom was Feb 22. Glad I tried it, really wish I could return it. #pls #uppermotorneuron #wtflerosis #dreambrotherkevi...

I'm Kevin. I'm a career theatre artist now enjoying a genuinely crazy neuromuscular adventure. Episode 9: Drive Thru FAQ: Return of the Slowguy. Third in a trilogy of episodes answering your questions. Topics here include Telling Daughter? and Dreams? Below: photos of the post-it notes and the main entertainment you can't see: me taking long slow water-sipping breaks. wtflerosis: This show has bee...