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Halloween 2022 Four bags with 125 pieces of candy in each bag have gotten opened up and poured into a big bowl.I may pop some Popcorn. Since COVID, each Halloween has been different.One year we had about fifty Trick-Or-Treaters, and the following year we had over a hundred. A big ol’ Tractor usually pulls a…
Read More—Old Newspapers— —August 1977 The news of Elvis’ Death has hit the world. My mother recalls that only the Memphis reporters had the exclusive, and the Birmingham, Alabama Newspaper didn’t have as many pictures or details about Elvis’ death.Remember, no internet yet. I was one year old— My birthday is not until October. Mom hears…
Read More—T-Minus 24:00 — In 24 hours, we should be on our way to Mt. Airy, NC. I have double and triple-checked my medical supplies to ensure I have everything I will need. Still, I’m a bit anxious. It’s because I’m worried I will forget something. For example, and I use this example a lot, I…
Read MoreTo all who keep up with my Health: Tomorrow, I have an all-day appointment at the Spina Bifida Clinic. It’s not an appointment that I ever look forward to.That’s because a lot of the patients are much worse off than me.Some are in wheelchairs, and some are in beds.—I sometimes feel horrible walking in there.…
Read MoreI did go to my Primary Care Physician today for my six-month check-up. My heart rate has always been fast. Even as a teenager.My Primary Care Doctor has been keeping a close check on my heart for several years.I even remember wearing a heart monitor. Anytime I’m in the hospital, my heart rate is about…
Read MoreMany people with disabilities eventually end up getting either a colostomy or a urostomy.—I ended up getting both. While I was in the hospital, recovering from my urostomy surgery, the wound care nurse came in and asked me if I had named my newly installed urostomy yet. “I didn’t know I was supposed to.” “You…
Read MoreWe had guests coming to stay at the cabin, and I needed to leave. On my way home, I realized something; I wasn’t ready to go home yet. So, I stopped off in Chattanooga and got myself a room at the Best Western. Instead of getting out and seeing the sites, I have been in…
Read MoreThe motel I’m staying at is on one of the main roads here. All night I’ve heard emergency vehicles pass by.Ambulance, Fire Trucks, and Police Cars have been going by all night.It’s Friday night in the city. Each time an emergency vehicle passes by, I say a prayer for the person(s) they are heading to…
Read MoreIt’s 11:20 AM here in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and I just walked back into my room from eating breakfast at the “City Cafe.” “City Cafe” is a chain restaurant. We even had one in Huntsville, Alabama.When I worked in Huntsville, I would walk over to the City Cafe to eat breakfast and lunch. The City Cafe…
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