Morning Drive 8/23/21

—Morning Drive 8/23/21— I went for my morning drive today. As I’ve said before, it helps to get my day started.Something about sitting in my driver’s seat, and riding around, helps with my pain and kind of gets my mind in the right frame. It helps get my day started. Today I saw two deer…

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Morning Drives

Walking With Spina Bifida

—Morning Drive— My mornings are all the same. I get up, get dressed, and go for a drive.I drive all over this mountain that we live on. It helps me to get my day started. The older generation calls this mountain “Rattle Snake Mountain.”However, it turns out that people do not want to buy a…

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Old Newspapers

—Old Newspapers— —August 1977 The news of Elvis’ Death has hit the world. My mother recalls that only the Memphis reporters had the exclusive, and the Birmingham, Alabama Newspaper didn’t have as many pictures or details about Elvis’ death.Remember, no internet yet. I was one year old— My birthday is not until October. Mom hears…

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Purple Hearts

Walking With Spina Bifida

—Purple Hearts— This year, 2021, for Mother’s Day, I purchased several plants for the front yard. Among the plants I bought was three “Purple Heart” plants.I’ve also heard them called “Wandering Jews,” and to tell you the truth, I don’t know which name is correct. Maybe both are correct.Maybe you can tell me. I hung…

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Ridin’ A Horse

Walking With Spina Bifida

—Ridin’ A Horse— When I became an older teenager, I received an artificial sphincter muscle.That artificial sphincter muscle was a game-changer for me and my life. It works like this:It “Crimps” the Urethra shut, much like crimping a garden hose to stop the water from leaving the hose.With the Urethra “Crimped,” I don’t Pee on…

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Defibrillator

Walking With Spina Bifida

With our health being what it is at this house, we decided it was time to get a Defibrillator in case of an emergency. —Defibrillators are devices that restore a normal heartbeat by sending an electric pulse or shock to the heart. They are used to prevent or correct an arrhythmia, a heartbeat that is…

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Memories

Walking With Spina Bifida

As I sit here in my recliner, trying to come up with something to write about, I think back on everything that has happened to me since my last Journal/Story Entry, and … —I’ve got absolutely nothing … I did go over to my Uncle Bubba’s house to get things I had stored in his…

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A Day In The Life

Walking With Spina Bifida

—A Day In The Life – Ostomy Care— When I started “Walking with Spina Bifida,” I wanted to tell about the “Normal” everyday life of someone disabled. The Good, The Bad, The Ugly. A “Tell All” of my life and what I deal with daily. I’ll go ahead and tell you now to scroll past…

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A Good Day?

—A Good Day?— The day started as usual.Painfully, I got out of bed to begin the day. Riding around in my truck in the morning helps with my pain.I usually go through a drive-thru and get a Steak Biscuit, Tater-Tots, and a large Diet Coke.Today was no different. When I got to the fast-food joint,…

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COVID Update 8/6/2021

Walking With Spina Bifida

—COVID Update 8/6/2021— Finally. Everyone here tests negative for COVID.Even me. Papa can start his 73rd year off COVID-free. …and that makes for a great birthday gift. That is all for now. Love you, –Lynn

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