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Steve Gleason - "Live Impossible"

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New Instagram - @stevegleasonofficial Dad. Husband. Inspiring all people to live purposefully, despite tragedy. I tweet with my eyes. Embracing ALS.

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@SteveGleason
Steve Gleason - "Live Impossible"
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Congratulations to the Vikings. I'm so in shock I can't move. -SG
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Marcus Williams had a spectacular rookie season, and could have a stellar career. He was trying to make the right decision and not interfere. As a competitor, I'm sure he's crushed. I invite Nola to be encouraging and supportive as well as we move on. -SG
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I can't move or talk, but my capacity to experience overwhelming Joy, a Joy I couldn't have conceived or understood before ALS, that capacity has never been greater. We have a choice. We can put in effort, and love & feel love, to & from our human family... Or not. Choose Love
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Stephen Hawking inspired me before ALS - to keep asking questions, seeking answers, and understanding the cosmic perspective. But since ALS, he saved my life with his example - people diagnosed with ALS can continue to live productive & purposeful lives for decades. -SG
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Our daughter, Gray Varisco Gleason, was born happy and healthy this afternoon. -SG #KeepExploring
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Happy New Year everyone. Like most of you... I haven't moved all day. -SG
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I cannot move. I cannot talk. I can get dressed up and vote! Stand up (figuratively, in my case) and use your voice.
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I've been around high level football for 25 years or so, and I've always held that you can never blame the referees, but three consecutive game changing calls by @NFL referees... It's pretty remarkable incompetence. Stay resilient Who Dats
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I'm headed to the ER for the first time in 3-4 years. I haven't been in the hospital for more than a few hours in 5 years. I've had relentless hiccups for 5-6 days, and they think it may be developing early signs of pneumonia. We shall see! So much Gratitude for my team.
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Hey, Falcons. #NeverPunt -SG
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All class right here from @AB84 - Thanks brother. Merry Christmas. Tell your kids hi. -SG
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Congratulations on receiving the Congressional Gold Medal. Not only is your fight against and in a search of a cure for ALS inspiring its also offered an incredible example of courage and commitment for my kids and others. @TeamGleason
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Gray Gray asked to have a shiny shiny shiny shiny birthday party for her 3rd birthday. We enthusiastically agreed!!! Have a spectacular and shiny Saturday friends!
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The Gleason crew is shutting it down for the night. We share one challenge moment & two Gratitude moments from each day before bed, and we all agreed that today was the greatest day of our collective lives. Thanks to @MLB & the @Cubs - see you in 2022 for #LouGehrigDay
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My statement on the Congressional Gold Medal. -SG
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Six years ago today, I was diagnosed with ALS. Here are my thoughts: -SG "... I am happy."
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Merry Christmas from the Gleason family. -SG
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Happy birthday Drew! Love you. -SG
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I like to think I'm quite an intimidating sight for our opponents. #WhoDat -SG
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The @Saints ... are #PrettyGood - Merry Christmas to all. -SG
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Welp. That was fun. Thank you players, coaches. @Saints - Thank you New Orleans! I've been tweeting all day. Boy, are my eyes tired. Here is Michel greeting me post game. #Rebirth2020 Out.
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Pre ALS, I loved to hug people, pick them up & tell them they are loved Times have changed, but Love hasn't. Joyous tears.
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This is pretty f**king surreal!
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I'm so full, I can't move a muscle. -SG
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The experts consider ALS a terminal disease... Luckily, I'm not an expert. -SG #KeepExploring
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Another super dope perk of this life... After I get rained on, I get 'blow jobs' from my wife. Thank you ALS!
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Over the past 9 years my family and I have experienced enormous loss, failure, and suffering. I think I've learned many pertinent and encouraging lessons that are applicable to our current global crisis. Starting tomorrow, I intend to post a lesson or two each day.
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I've said this several times before, and I'm definitely not ruling out saying it again, but in terms of public accomplishments, it's hard to imagine that it gets better than yesterday. Thanks to everyone who has helped me throughout my life.
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Man, that was fun! Another great team win. Special teams. Offense. Defense. #WhoDat @saints
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Will Smith 91. L
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For the rest of America it's just two weeks in February. For New Orleans it's two weeks to celebrate life. Happy Mardi Gras!
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Happy New Year from the Gleason fam, to all of you. Be well, kind to others, and live mentally free in 2022 We're all in this together...
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If you're into numbers... Five days into the third decade of the 21st century I enter my tenth season with ALS, and in ten days I'll be in Washington DC being awarded the Congressional Gold Medal.
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It seems like days like today are reminders that we're all in this human life, with it's joys, sorrows, tragedies, and triumphs, we're all in this experience together. A reminder to love relentlessly.
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Yikes! I was just reminded that I was diagnosed with ALS 11 years ago, right at this time of the day. Eight years past my 'expiration date' - my aims & aspirations for this wonderful life.
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For 15 years, @drewbrees has been a steadfast friend who has inspired and motivated me to turn tragedies, like hurricane Katrina or ALS, into triumphs. Here's to many more great memories in our future. Thank you for your support and friendship Drew. I love you brother.
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Morning folks. Have a great day.
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Unbelievable. #WhoDat @wil_lutz5 spectacular my man! very proud of you. @Saints are resilient! New Orleans is resilient!
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I'm giving up walking, talking, eating by mouth, moving, and breathing for lent. Whatchyu got?? -SG
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I was diagnosed w ALS Jan 5 2011. The average life span is 3yrs. So, if I can hang on for 17 more hours I can b above average”! whoo whoo!
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There is no greater time in history to raise a family. More than ever, on a global scale, our kids can be anything they want to be. Bounded only by their talents, their interests, their discipline, and their work ethic. Be involved. Be active. Stay involved. Stay active. -SG
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We lost a great artist, craftsman, competitor, and daddy today... Life is fragile - for everyone. Live triumphantly, in the midst of tragedy. RIP Kobe
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My personal team of docs agreed I needed to be officially admitted b/c my sodium levels were critically low. Seizure & brain swelling risk! Maybe pneumonia, but they don't know. No sleep last night! Speaking of records. I haven't been fully reclined in 9 yrs! I'm Happy happy
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As exciting as this game is, if you're like me, you haven't moved a muscle.
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7 years ago I was diagnosed with ALS, but I'm starting to lose track of the years... My statement from one year ago reflects how I feel today - "happy". I have high expectations - both for our foundation & personally in 2018. Our future is greater than our past. -SG
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The punt block never happens, the fans don't spill beer all over & the statue is not built. If I didn't have Al Everest. Al was my ST coach 2000-2006. He taught me everything about getting to a punter, special teams & so much about life. A true Master mentor. RIP Al, I love you.
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I'm so nervous I can't move. -SG
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The same day I was diagnosed with ALS, I wrote email to friends & family. I told them how scared I was. I closed the email with - “I promise to fight and believe and expect the extraordinary and smile and laugh and cry and love our lives for every breath that remains in my body.”
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Just a friendly reminder... I get more done in one day, than most ordinary humans get done in fifteen minutes. -SG #AwesomeAintEasy
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Hey Bucs. #NeverPunt -SG
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Every 90 minutes someone dies from ALS. Today, one of those people was @nfl legend and icon, and my friend @DwightC87 Peace be with you brother. -SG
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Dam, one thing I was a little nervous about with this @espn replay of the @saints Falcons game was... I'd miss my old self... I don't dwell on, or wish I was still "just kind of a regular dude". But that was a good time in life. I'm enjoying the present moment, but crying a bit
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As we all get ready for the replay of the 2006 @Saints Domecoming game on Monday night... I dug into the @wdsu video vault. This clip is from the day after the historic game. I asked @TeamGleason about why he was the perfect player to make that play that meant so much to so many.
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I'm speechless. 😃 -SG
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Congrats to @TeamGleason … Steve Gleason’s Congressional Gold Medal legislation signed by Donald Trump Link:
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My morning buddy. Good mo-ning. Commit to the moment, and make it a great day.
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Busted! -SG
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Best news of the day... Steve and Michel Gleason are expecting again; baby girl due in October
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The Sun, and it's perfect, life giving embrace of Earth, is creeping migrating closer to the Southern edge of my slider door, not to return until late May 2022. Will today be the last Sunrise Selfie of the Summer? Of my life? I enjoyed it, as if it were so. Perfection.
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I don't deserve tried this Life!! I don't deserve it ... All the people who have supported me. The adventures. The smiles & laughter. The challenges. The beauty. The pain. The wisdom. The tears. The joy. The suffering. The liberation from suffering. The moments like this...
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Ten years ago today, my mom, my wife Michel and I walked into the office of a global expert, and we were told that I had a terminal disease called ALS. Much has changed. I haven't walked in 9 years. I still say 'pretty fucking epic'. Here are my thoughts.
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From suffering and tragedy, we find purpose and triumph... Have yourself a triumphant fucking day.
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Despite the challenges & trials in your life, may you understand the purpose of pain & fear, and experience incomprehensible Joy.
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I'm screaming on the inside. Have fun @Saints - Get some!
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For 7+ years, this quote has fueled me.
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Happy Thanksgiving from the crew. The @Saints are #PrettyGood -SG
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Thanks for the birthday Love. There is Life, then there is our interpretation of Life. My intention is to be grateful for the challenges Life brings us, so I love this crazy wonderful Life, and I love you. May you be well. I'm grateful to grow old
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We're having our daughter today or tomorrow. I'll be home Saturday with the family. I don't think I've watched Game Day in maybe ten years. The Gleason crew will definitely be tuning in Saturday. -SG
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I'm not able to move or talk, and the pain from that is real. I am able to rally the family for a Family Fo to Fo to start the week. The Joy is real! Monday's message: This week may seem like a long week, so let's work to be grateful & encouraging to ourselves & others this week.
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Another very impressive win dudes. @Saints I saw Jameis as he was getting carted off. It looked like a really painful injury. I know a little bit about moving through painful circumstances to grow more triumphant. I'm sending love and strength brother. @Jaboowins
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No matter who leads the country, we'll keep doing 'forehead to forehead' each morning and each night. The adversity of ALS is an opportunity, quite a a powerful opportunity, to explore innovative ways to share the Love & Light that is within all of us...
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I'm so nervous, I can't move a muscle. Go @Cubs -SG
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This crisis has brought us an opportunity... Our family will continue back yard dinner, post isolation. Thanks COVID. Love cannot be quarantined.
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If you've seen our film @gleasonmovie - you know we've been quite transparent about our journey with ALS. The tragedy & the triumph. I've spent the last few days at Ochsner Medical. A precautionary measure, and not where I planned to spend my birthday, but I'll be home soon. -SG
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Rivers turned 10 yesterday. Still here a decade later. Gratitude. I went to the school bookfair & he asked if he could leave, b/c it's his Bday. Hmm... I said ok, if he could do 3 acts of kindness. We chose to give Cane's to 3 homeless people. Compassion & kindness is cool!
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Great team win! Special Teams. Defense. Offense. Who Dat! #Resilience
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There will be challenges. There will be adversity. There will be painful circumstances... But we can choose to practice rituals to share the strength, power, and Love that runs through all of us to start our day. ...Share the Light.
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I'm thankful for the support I have, which allows me to have a meaningful, purposeful life, and spend quality time with the people I love. Thank you. -SG #AwesomeAintEasy
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The @Saints ... are #PrettyGood -SG
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Oopsy daisy. Chicago Bears... #NeverPunt
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Mornings change. Days change. Challenges change. Emotions change... Love remains.
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Just a walk in the park... #AwesomeAintEasy
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Happy Halloween from the Hood!
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Just another reason why everyone in #Nola loves @TeamGleason - he’s got our back! #37 is in #Atl at the #SuperBowl and he’s wearing an @NFL referee’s jersey!!! #NolaNoCall #Saints should be there! #NoWhiteFlags #BoycottBowl - Also in this pic, former @Saints RB @ReggieBush
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Just a walk in the park. -SG #KeepExploring
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Baby Gray Gray turned one today! Oh joy begin!
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#NeverPunt Ever. -SG
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Taysom Hill with the huge fake punt for the first down and the Superdome erupts.
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For me, step two in turning survival into flourishing, practice Gratitude. Gratitude - for Gray Gray's existence.
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Happy Easter friends! Here's to human spiritual resurrection from fear and suffering right now. Mental peace & freedom are available. Present moment salvation. We are all the Light of the world. This pic may not be the airbrushed Easter family pic. Just our wonderful life.
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Our mischievous elf strikes again!
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As you know, every 90 minutes someone dies from ALS. Today, one of those was Chris Snow. This one really hurts. We have a lot of shared loves. Baseball. Pearl Jam. Sons. Daughters. Wives. We talked often. He was with me in this wonderful Life. Now you're within me brother. LOVE
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Move on with real life.
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Thanks @NOLAnews , I appreciate being included in your 300 for 300. -SG
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He was fearless on the field for the #Saints . Since being diagnosed with ALS, @TeamGleason has motivated countless others with the never-give-up mantra #NoWhiteFlags . Meet New Orleans' MVP – Steve Gleason.
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Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night. -SG
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I gave up social media for Lent unless it's essential news, and this is especially essential for Saints fans. My sources are telling me the @Saints are bringing back the legendary @MalcolmJenkins
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Pregame.
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INACTIVE AGAIN! #WHODAT
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First solo daddy daughter sleep over with Gray Gray last night. Glorious!
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