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Merry Christmas – 2021

By pwsadmin / December 17, 2021 / Comments Off

—Merry Christmas— Merry Christmas.—I hate Using Exclamation Points. My Momma, who has lost a Son, Grandson, Daughter In Law, Mother, and Father, says that this is going to be the best Christmas since 2009. That’s right.— since 2009. She said our Thanksgiving was the best Thanksgiving in many years too. Growing up, Christmas Day was…

Thomas Christmas Party 2021

By pwsadmin / December 13, 2021 / Comments Off

—Family Christmas Party 1— I went to my first Christmas Party today. The “Thomas Christmas Party” is one that I look forward to each year. I took my late brothers’ two daughters with me. (They live with Momma and Papa as well as me. So they’re more like sisters to me instead of being my…

Moments Past

By pwsadmin / December 4, 2021 / Comments Off

—Moments Past— May 28th, 2005 We stood in a circle creating a Prayer Chain around Nana’s bed.Each of us held hands. Pawpaw had just finished saying the most beautiful Prayer I’d ever heard him say. I didn’t know he had those words inside of him. “Lord, I commit Nana’s Spirit into your hands,” and that…

Berts Story

By pwsadmin / November 20, 2021 / Comments Off

—Berts Story— His name is “Bert.”He’s Ex-Military—Navy—’76 to ’84.He told me that he had recently gotten out of the hospital. He had a blood clot in his lung, and they had to perform surgery to fix it.He stands at 6 feet tall and weighs 150 pounds—an older man in his ’60s.I met Bert at the…

A Busy Day 11/11/2021

By pwsadmin / November 12, 2021 / Comments Off

—A Busy Day— It’s been a pretty hectic day for me today. I had two doctor appointments.The first was just a check-up where I found out that everything was fine as far as my Stent procedure went.In Fact, I’m putting out more urine through my Urostomy than I used to put out before getting the…

Stent Procedure 11/3/2021

By pwsadmin / November 4, 2021 / Comments Off

—Stent Procedure 11/3/2021— At 10:00 AM, mom and I arrived at the hospital to check-in. I was to have my procedure at Noon.At 10:30 AM, mom and I were taken back to a private room with a bed, T.V., and equipment to take my Vitals. I was then told to get naked and put on…

The Teen Years

By pwsadmin / October 18, 2021 / Comments Off

—The Teen Years— My niece, whom I live with, turned thirteen.We celebrated her birthday today by having five of her best friends over and going out to eat at “Olive Garden.” After that, we went to “Urban Air,” which is one of those trampoline places for kids. Mom paid for Olive Garden, so I figured…

Sniped

By pwsadmin / October 16, 2021 / Comments Off

—Sniped— 2:00 AM I’m walking through a cemetery. This particular cemetery is located inside of “Disney World.”Yeah. I didn’t know Disney World had a cemetery either until I walked up on it while touring through the park. I see my best friend about 50 yards off. I notice a red laser light on his chest.The…

Sick 10/13/2021

By pwsadmin / October 14, 2021 / Comments Off

—Sick 10/13/2021— I became sick today. My stomach was torn up, and I was cold and shaky. When this happens, my output, both 1 and 2, is very acidic.The acid then tries to eat through my wafer, which is holding my bags, and, much like a river trying to forge a new path, the output…

Taste Of Italy

By pwsadmin / October 7, 2021 / Comments Off

—Taste Of Italy— I made my way over to “Taste Of Italy” today. They’ve been voted “Best Italian” in the County, and I’ll say that it was well deserved.“Taste Of Italy” will now be my First Choice for Italian Food whenever I’m up in Gatlinburg.I know that is surprising and shocking to some, but it’s…