Stories
—Morning Drive— My mornings are all the same. I get up, get dressed, and go for a drive.I drive all over this mountain that we live on. It helps me to get my day started. The older generation calls this mountain “Rattle Snake Mountain.”However, it turns out that people do not want to buy a…
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—Purple Hearts— This year, 2021, for Mother’s Day, I purchased several plants for the front yard. Among the plants I bought was three “Purple Heart” plants.I’ve also heard them called “Wandering Jews,” and to tell you the truth, I don’t know which name is correct. Maybe both are correct.Maybe you can tell me. I hung…
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—Ridin’ A Horse— When I became an older teenager, I received an artificial sphincter muscle.That artificial sphincter muscle was a game-changer for me and my life. It works like this:It “Crimps” the Urethra shut, much like crimping a garden hose to stop the water from leaving the hose.With the Urethra “Crimped,” I don’t Pee on…
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—A Day In The Life – Ostomy Care— When I started “Walking with Spina Bifida,” I wanted to tell about the “Normal” everyday life of someone disabled. The Good, The Bad, The Ugly. A “Tell All” of my life and what I deal with daily. I’ll go ahead and tell you now to scroll past…
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The Legend of Birdie Franklin
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—School Skipper— I hated school. When I was in the 7th grade, I skipped school a lot.Believe it or not, getting in trouble for skipping school sounded much better than actually going to school. It was easy for me to skip school too.We walked a quarter of a mile to the bus stop. (“Uphill both…
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—Nite Under The Pavilion— I’m a bit late with my story about night two of the “Mayberry Meet-Up.”For that, I apologize.In my defense, it was a special night, and I had to think about it for a bit. Our night-two of the “Meet-Up” got met with rain. Lots of rain. Torrential rain Many of us…
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