April 2, 2026 | Blog | Faith |
A clinical, historical, and scriptural timeline of the Passion, Death, Resurrection & Ascension of Jesus Christ.
March 13, 2026 | Interview | Recovery | 5 min read
I called my buddy Kevin and let him ask whatever he wanted. Surgery results, pain, the scar, the tremors, what I didn't expect. Here's the full Q&A.
March 4, 2026 | Blog | Recovery | 6 min read
Five days out of brain surgery. Tremors. A walker. My mom cutting up my food. And I'm going to run a marathon. Here's what it actually looks like from the other side.
February 26, 2026 | Blog | Surgery | Live Updates
Live updates from Vanderbilt. Joe went in for his suboccipital craniectomy, C1 laminectomy, and duraplasty. His family was with him. The full day, documented in real time.
February 24, 2026 | Blog | Faith | 10 min read
I sent my living will off into the abyss a few days ago. And I realized — that document isn't about how I want to end things. It's about how I want to live.
February 21, 2026 | Blog | Faith | 9 min read
Before I go into surgery, I had to wrestle with the hardest document I've ever filled out — a living will. This is what I decided, and why.
February 19, 2026 | Blog | Diagnosis | 5 min read
On Tuesday, I walked into a neurosurgeon's office with a cowboy's gait, thinking it was high noon and feeling ready for a duel. I didn't know exactly why I felt like that. I just knew something was different.
February 18, 2026 | Blog | Chiari | 10 min read
I had no idea what Chiari malformation was until a neurosurgeon told me I had a severe case of it — and then my entire life finally made sense.
February 18, 2026 | Blog | My Story | 8 min read
Army combat medic. CVICU nurse. Chiari patient. A lifetime of symptoms nobody could name — until a neurosurgeon at Vanderbilt changed everything.
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