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A Bachelors Christmas Part 2

By pwsadmin / December 31, 2023 / Comments Off

—A Bachelors Christmas Part 2— I woke up as the EMTs were taking me out of the Ambulance and taking me into the Hospital. In the Hospital, the Doctors and Nurses attended to me immediately. An X-ray was taken, as well as Urine and Blood. Talking required oxygen, and my oxygen was so poor at…

A Bachelors Christmas

By pwsadmin / December 27, 2023 / Comments Off

—A Bachelors Christmas— I admit that I had been drinking on this occasion.I was a bachelor, living alone, my house was empty, and it was Christmas Eve.On the table next to my couch was a three-foot-tall Christmas tree with lights that change color. That was my only Christmas Decorations.And…, I was a bit sad. I…

A Day In The Life

By pwsadmin / December 12, 2023 / Comments Off

—A Day in The Life— I started the day by getting up, showering, and dressing.I brushed my teeth.When it comes to mouthwash, I use two different types after brushing.One is for your Breath.The other is for your Gums. It, too, helps your Breath. After making my bed, I got the shopping list from our Alexa…

Part Two – Colonoscopy

By pwsadmin / December 4, 2023 / Comments Off

I’ve never had this happen to me before. —Not for a procedure, that is. In the ’80s and ’90s, in a movie or T.V. show, when something “Off the wall” with a character happened, you would hear the sound of a record on a Record Player scratching, and the scene would “Freeze Frame.” The record…

Colonoscopy

By pwsadmin / December 3, 2023 / Comments Off

Today is the day.I don’t say that happily, either.It’s today. And it’s not going to be fun.I’ve been dreading it.I’ve had to get myself mentally prepared for weeks.And tomorrow isn’t going to be a picnic either. Once, I pooped in a nurse’s hair. They didn’t put me to sleep.I guess because I have no feeling…

Old Memory

By pwsadmin / November 17, 2023 / Comments Off

Like most people, I have a past. I’ve sown my Wild Oats.Most of us have.Mine, though, is not as bad as many others.With Spina Bifida, I didn’t do a lot of things that others might have done.I do not condemn anyone who drinks. It doesn’t bother me.That said, from time to time, you will hear…

11/16/2023 – Morning

By pwsadmin / November 16, 2023 / Comments Off

I woke up around 5:15 am with my Dawg “Tommy” staring at me.I can tell when he’s staring at me. It even wakes me up. I got dressed, got “Otis” up, and took “Tommy and Otis the Dawgs” outside.They always get a treat when they go outside, and both sit and stare at me, waiting…

The Swanky Joint

By pwsadmin / October 27, 2023 / Comments Off

A Private Venue. It could be a Banquet Hall—a Swanky Joint.The Building is circa 1800’s.I’m here with my Brother for a Company Party. Inside, a Bank Vault Door is the entrance to the Bar, suggesting to me that this was, at one time, a Bank. There are many rooms to walk through—the Walls were painted…

The French Quarters

By pwsadmin / October 23, 2023 / Comments Off

—The French Quarters— —Monday, October 23rd, 2023— —About Me—I was born with Spina Bifida.Unlike most people born with Spina Bifida, I can walk.I do not have much feeling in my Legs or Feet.Both my Legs and Feet are Aptrohpied.My Feet are a bit deformed, and I wear a Special Made Soul for the insides of…

Latest Update 10/18/2023

By pwsadmin / October 18, 2023 / Comments Off

I haven’t really posted in the past few days. The truth is, on Saturday morning, I woke up sick. Sick-as-a-dog.I might have picked something up at the Hospital when I had my Procedure, but that was Wednesday, and it was Outpatient.I didn’t feel it came from the Hospital.Friday night, we all went out to eat…