Spina Bifida

Part Two – Colonoscopy

By pwsadmin / December 4, 2023 / Comments Off on Part Two – Colonoscopy

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…

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Colonoscopy

By pwsadmin / December 3, 2023 / Comments Off on Colonoscopy

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…

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Old Memory

By pwsadmin / November 17, 2023 / Comments Off on Old Memory

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…

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11/16/2023 – Morning

By pwsadmin / November 16, 2023 / Comments Off on 11/16/2023 – Morning

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…

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The Swanky Joint

By pwsadmin / October 27, 2023 / Comments Off on The Swanky Joint

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…

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The French Quarters

By pwsadmin / October 23, 2023 / Comments Off on The French Quarters

—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…

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Latest Update 10/18/2023

By pwsadmin / October 18, 2023 / Comments Off on Latest Update 10/18/2023

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…

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Birth

By pwsadmin / October 14, 2023 / Comments Off on Birth

She opened her eyes—a cold room, Bright lights shining in her eyes and over her body. She remembers going to the hospital to give birth. The doctors had put her under to deliver the baby. She can hear people talking: “Did you see his back?” “What was that? It looked like a bubble —a balloon.”…

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Journal Update 10/9/2023

By pwsadmin / October 9, 2023 / Comments Off on Journal Update 10/9/2023

Saturday, I turned 48.And for my Birthday, I took the Dawgs “Tommy and Otis” for a ride through the country.The Weather has been Beautiful for drives through the country—blue skies with a daily high of somewhere in the lower ’70s.I then ate whatever I wanted the whole day and watched some of my favorite TV…

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The New Colorectal Doctor

By pwsadmin / October 6, 2023 / Comments Off on The New Colorectal Doctor

—Health Update For Everyone Who Keeps Up with Me— Today, I was reassured that God is always in control. He even knows what you will need in the future. He’s amazing. I was amazed. After Forty Years in the field, my previous Colorectal Doctor Retired from Surgical Practice. I thought he had just changed to…

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