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Dance

By pwsadmin / September 22, 2024 / Comments Off

In October 2001, my mom gave me a special gift for my birthday.The 9/11 Attacks had just happened, and the Nation, even the World, was “Out Of Sorts.” People were Scared.Many Young Adults said 09/11/2001 was the day they lost their innocence.I had already lost my innocence but could relate to them. Before giving me…

6/11/2024

By pwsadmin / June 11, 2024 / Comments Off

My Vacation/Bacheloring is about over.In case you haven’t read previous posts, my Family went on a Vacation, and I stayed behind to “Bachelor” it for a bit.They reported that they were tired and ready to return home, and I’ll admit I missed them a bit. “The Dawgs” and I have had a great time.I was…

Upcoming Event

By pwsadmin / April 4, 2024 / Comments Off

Today, it dawned on me that I’ve been feeling down lately.Maybe the word “Blah” describes it best.When I feel like this, I don’t feel much like journaling.I don’t feel much like doing anything. I believe these feelings are a normal part of life.And it’s easy to get down on yourself. Very easy. I believe it…

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…

The New Colorectal Doctor

By pwsadmin / October 6, 2023 / Comments Off

—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…

A Father’s Love

By pwsadmin / February 14, 2023 / Comments Off

You used to see more Love in people’s eyes than you do today.I think more meanness came into this world after 9/11. I could be wrong.Either way, there’s meanness out there, and you don’t see as much Love in people’s eyes when you look into their eyes anymore. I’m at the Spain Rehabilitation Clinic in…

GI Bug

By pwsadmin / December 29, 2022 / Comments Off

I wanted to get all the facts before posting anything.I know I have Family and Friends who keep up with my health through my posts, and I knew I would need to post an update. I got sick again.And since I had COVID not too long ago, I first thought that I had caught it…

Love

By pwsadmin / April 14, 2022 / Comments Off

4/13/2022 —Love— I had a Breakdown today. It started over the littlest thing. That’s how they all start.Then, eventually, you get to the truth of the matter. You figure out why you had the breakdown.I began to wail out loud. It was intense. I remembered that one particular surgery, my 30th-something surgery, when my late…

The Bacon Burger

By pwsadmin / February 20, 2022 / Comments Off

—The Bacon Burger— I visited one of the local Fast Food Joints today. When I arrived, the drive-thru line was out to the road.So, I decided to go in and eat. Inside is crazy—Twelve people standing by the registers.Some are waiting on their orders; some are returning their food because the crew members got the…

Intussusception Of The Bowel

By pwsadmin / June 14, 2021 / Comments Off

—Intussusception Of The Bowel— I do not know if you have ever had a near-death experience or not, but in 1985, at ten years old, I was faced with the chance of dying for the first time in my memory. It all started with my stomach hurting; Followed up by not being able to keep…