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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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A Frog Named Red

By pwsadmin / May 27, 2021 / Comments Off on A Frog Named Red

—A Frog Named Red— Watching someone you love go from healthy to death in a mere six months is hard. Losing a loved one is hard. My Grandmother, “Nana,” had been diagnosed with cancer and given six months to live. Each day, “Papa” and I would drive from Huntsville, Ala., down to Nana and “Pawpaw’s”…

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