Mitch Sturgeon is a memoirist, blogger, and disability advocate. He was none of these things before being diagnosed with an aggressive form of MS in 2001. In the ensuing years he lost his ability to pursue outdoor passions like golf, snowmobiling, and hiking. In 2009, a year after he purchased his first wheelchair, he took medical retirement from his chemical engineering career and began writing. Mitch authors an award-winning blog, enjoyingtheride.com, where he employs a mixture of humor, inspiration, and straight-talk to share his experiences as a disabled person. His essays can be found in periodicals such as Down East Magazine and in a variety of disability journals and websites. Mitch lives in South Portland, Maine, with his beautiful wife, Kim, where he can usually be found talking to his computer while gazing out over the ocean.