I am Todd Watkins

living with ALS

New Mexico

I continue to enjoy baseball in many ways and find it therapeutic as I live with ALS.

Baseball has always been a big part of my life. I played college ball at NMSU, coached for several years, and watched my son play college ball for 4 years. When I was diagnosed in March of 2019, I read “Luckiest Man – the Life and Death of Lou Gehrig” by Jonathan Eig, which inspired me to fight during my illness with baseball as the backdrop. I continue to enjoy baseball in many ways and find it therapeutic as I live with ALS.

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