First Post!

Hello! Thank you for visiting. My name is Zach Stookey. I am a 28 year old firefighter living in central Arkansas. Eight years ago I began having tics that began minor and quickly escalated to violent. It took six months of doctors appointments, seeing everyone from neurologists to hippie doctors (I call her that because her first ‘cure’ was hypnosis and her second option was marijuana. I couldn’t see her feet under her long skirt, but I imagine she had sandals on her feet, unshaven legs and probably wasn’t wearing any underwear…) before I was finally diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome. I quickly learned a whole new type of life I had not been accustomed to, but I use laughter and comedy to get by every day. Hardly a day goes by that somebody doesn’t ask about or comment on my TS and I really enjoy educating other about it, and sometimes I get a good laugh and their expense.