July 2nd ,2005… I walked 13.1 miles in 3 hours, completing my first half marathon at the San Francisco Marathon.

Oct 4th,2006… I walked 26.2 miles at the Portland Marathon, successfully completing my first full marathon

April 20th,2009 … I became the first person with documented severe lung disease, ever to finish the Boston marathon (I couldn’t run it obviously, so I walked it)

Aug 24th,2009,… I racked up my 4,000th mile since the summer of 2005. That equates to an average of about 83 miles that Ive walked every single month, for 4 years in a row. Not bad when you consider that the average healthy person probably walks or runs less than a 1/10 of that. And btw, those 4,000 miles are above and beyond the regular walking that one would do during a typical day at home or at work.

Aug 17th, 2009 … I completed my 1000th round trip walk across the Al Zampa Memorial and back in Crockett,Calif. In total , Ive walked more than 2,000 miles on that bridge alone. If you remember, my friend Melvin celebrated his 1000th crossing of that bridge just a few months back.

Sept 10th,2009…After suffering a near fatal asthma attack, my partner was told I had less than a 50/50 chance of surviving another 2 years……That conversation took place 5 years ago today!

Sept 12th, 2009. I officially became a senior citizen. ( pretty scary huh). I have survived this disease from birth all the way to middle age.

Nov 20th,2009 I got the pleasure of meeting probably the best severe asthma doctor in the world, Dr Sally Wenzel, and was entered into the SARP database. Since then, Dr Wenzel has become a partner in my asthma care and a dear friend.

November 26th,2009 My partner Douglas and I celebrated our 20th anniversary together.

January 1st, 2010 I achieved a dubious record of racking up my 16th intubation.

April 19th, 2010 I did the Boston marathon for a 2nd time and shaved 14 minutes off my previous finish time.