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COVID Update 8/2/2021

By pwsadmin / August 2, 2021 / Comments Off on COVID Update 8/2/2021

—COVID Update 8/2/2021— I got up early to make my rounds… I sound like a medical professional.I will let things go to my head if I don’t watch myself. Anyway, I took the vitals of “Patient Zero,” one elderly female, at 0800 hours today.Oxygen was in the average range of 97.The temperature of the patient…

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COVID Update 8/1/2021

By pwsadmin / August 1, 2021 / Comments Off on COVID Update 8/1/2021

—COVID Health Update 8/1/2021— As many of you know, five people live in this house together. Four have tested positive for COVID—Two Elderly and two youths.I tested negative at the doctor’s office and continue to test negative using the COVID Home Test Kit.The doctor even sent one of my tests off, and it came back…

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7/31/2021 Health Update

By pwsadmin / July 31, 2021 / Comments Off on 7/31/2021 Health Update

—7/31/2021 Update—Since we knew that Mom had COVID-19, and I was negative, I took that opportunity to go to the Pharmacy and buy many things I felt we might need. Among the items bought were five COVID home tests. —That would be one test per person in the family.When I got home with them, I…

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7/30/21 – Health Update

By pwsadmin / July 31, 2021 / Comments Off on 7/30/21 – Health Update

—To Those Who Keep Up With My Health— COVID has hit this family.(Mom, Papa, and I have all been vaccinated too.) Mom, Papa, and two of my nieces have all tested positive for COVID-19. I, however, have been tested three times, and I have tested negative every time. (One test was sent off) Still, due…

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New Luggage For Trip

By pwsadmin / July 12, 2021 / Comments Off on New Luggage For Trip

Happy early Birthday to me. The luggage that momma and Papa bought for my Birthday arrived today. I eagerly took it out of the box and began packing my new suitcase. I had some items in my old suitcase that I needed to take out.When I opened my old suitcase, a pamphlet was staring me…

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Space Shuttle Challenger

By pwsadmin / July 5, 2021 / Comments Off on Space Shuttle Challenger

—The Space Shuttle Challenger— On January 28th, 1986, Mom, Nana, and I gathered around the TV to watch the launch of the space shuttle “Challenger.” I had broken my leg in two places while riding my BMX bike and had to stay home and get homeschooled for six weeks.My instructor had left for the day,…

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July 4th, 2021

By pwsadmin / July 5, 2021 / Comments Off on July 4th, 2021

Happy Independence Day, 2021.It was a lot better day than July 4th, 2020 … The day started with me getting up early and moving around. I have a lot of neuropathic pain, muscle pains, and bone pains each morning when I wake up. It’s all due to Spina Bifida.So, moving around sometimes relieves the pain,…

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Outing with Momma

By pwsadmin / June 24, 2021 / Comments Off on Outing with Momma

6/24/2021(Some stops were skipped for privacy reasons…) “Where we gonna eat, momma?” “I don’t know. Where you wanna eat?” “I remember when I was young, and we went out to a real restaurant, and they asked me how I wanted my hamburger cooked. I was little and said, ‘it ain’t a real burger if you…

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Sepsis

By pwsadmin / June 8, 2021 /

— Septic — I opened my eyes to white fluorescent lights — a cold room.I realized I was in a hospital bed. I remembered that I was to have surgery.What I usually see after I wake up from surgery is a lady looking at a chart. I am generally in a room with other patients…

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My Baptism

By pwsadmin / June 7, 2021 / Comments Off on My Baptism

Twenty-Six years had passed since I had gotten Saved. I had now graduated college and received my Microsoft, Novell, and CompTIA certifications. I had gotten put on disability by my doctor from my career as an I.T. Manager. My grandmother, “Nana,” had passed away with brain cancer. “Tony,” my brother, had passed away at 38…

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