Spina Bifida

Prep Before Procedure

By pwsadmin / September 22, 2022 / Comments Off on Prep Before Procedure

I’ve done my “Prep” work that I do before every Procedure. For one, I straighten my room, so it’s clean when I come home.I also have other reasons for cleaning my room before every Procedure, and I’ll keep that to myself. But you could probably put it together. Then, I Sanitize my whole body. Yep.…

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Pre-Registration

By pwsadmin / September 21, 2022 / Comments Off on Pre-Registration

Pre-Registration called me today to get me ready for my Procedure this Thursday. While talking about my Colostomy and Urostomy, I informed the sweet lady that they are named “Lenny” and “Squiggy,” respectively.She laughed and said, “I’ve Pre-Registered you before. I remember those names!”We both giggled. She then reminded me that even though it’s an…

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9/19/2022

By pwsadmin / September 20, 2022 / Comments Off on 9/19/2022

I walked into the Doc’s Office today around 2:30 pm. My appointment being at 3:30, I knew I’d be sitting a while. So, I looked the Waiting Room chairs over. Two leather chairs appearing to be comfortable, and one hardback chair appearing not to be so comfortable. Out of the two comfortable-looking chairs, I decide…

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Thought For The Day

By pwsadmin / September 13, 2022 / Comments Off on Thought For The Day

—Thought for the day— I’ve been going through Journals and Stories I’ve written over the years because I’m slowly writing a book and have to decide what to put in and what to leave out. One thing I’ve noticed is that I, like you, am trying my best to navigate my way thru life. To…

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Never Hop A Train

By pwsadmin / September 5, 2022 / Comments Off on Never Hop A Train

—Never Ever Hop A Train— Growing up, we lived right next to the train tracks.“Seaboard System Railroad” and “CSX” ran by our house twelve times every twenty-four hours. I may be off a little on that. Now, you might think that a ten-year-old boy born with Spina Bifida wouldn’t be able to “Hop” trains. You’d…

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Medical Update

By pwsadmin / August 30, 2022 / Comments Off on Medical Update

—To All Who Keep Up With My Health— I got an Ultra Sound on my Kidneys today to see how they are doing. My Kidneys have Hydronephrosis. It’s usually something that can get fixed, but in my situation, I have to live with it.As long as it doesn’t get worse, I’m okay. So, I get…

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Feeling – The Furnace Grate Story

By pwsadmin / August 12, 2022 / Comments Off on Feeling – The Furnace Grate Story

1978I was Three Years Old.Now, I don’t remember any of this. As I said, I was three.I’ve heard this story all of my life, though. I was developing normally for a kid with Spina Bifida.I had even begun walking at the time normal kids started walking.Yep, everything looked good except for one thing: I couldn’t…

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Restroom Stalls

By pwsadmin / August 1, 2022 / Comments Off on Restroom Stalls

The picture below is one of my many Nightmares. It’s not the first time I’d run into this situation, either. Back in the day, when I was a drinker, many restrooms in the bars had no doors on the stalls.Remember, at one time, I wore a diaper.Changing your diaper in a Stall is bad enough.…

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7/28/2022

By pwsadmin / July 28, 2022 / Comments Off on 7/28/2022

I got up early this morning and let “Tommy” out.The time was around 6 AM..I ran to the Gas Station and picked up a few things for my outing today. I’m going off with two friends. A Husband and Wife. I picked up a couple Sugared drinks in case my Blood Sugar goes low. I…

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I’m Outta Here

By pwsadmin / July 27, 2022 / Comments Off on I’m Outta Here

I’ve always had a hard time making friends.I have my reasons. Growing up, I kept my Spina Bifida a secret.I kept the fact that I wore a diaper a secret. I tried to keep it all a secret.And now, I’ll try to tell you why. First, before I get started, nobody reading this knows the…

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