Read My Personal Account of Life With Spina Bifida
—To Family and Friends Who Keep Up with My Health— I’ve completed all of my medical appointments and medical tests.Now, I sit and wait for the results to be sent to my patient portal.I should hear something today. My doctor did tell me not to be surprised if I did end up having to go…
Read MoreIt’s morning: 6:01 AM. “Alexa, turn on ‘Barney,’” I say aloud, and my lamp beside my recliner turns on. “Alexa, turn on ‘Andy,’” and my desk lamp comes on. “Tommy the Dawg” opens one eye and uses it to see what I’m doing. He closes it back.“Just keep sleeping, buddy.” I sit at my laptop…
Read MoreLots of things happening yesterday and today. Lots of Adventures. The problem is the person it concerns wants me to refrain from writing about it. (Publicly) —and I understand and respect that. I always respect people when they ask me not to write about something. I did stop by “Arby’s” today for their New Ribeye…
Read More—Update On My Health— Today has been a good day. I felt great compared to the past few days. I still had sweats and got cold at times. I sweated during the night last night as well. I’m hoping tonight I will sleep great since today went so well. I’ll see the doctor this week,…
Read MoreI know I haven’t posted any of my Journals lately. I just haven’t had the energy. I’m still sick.Last night was a doozie. I even gave myself another COVID home test. It came back negative. I was sweating throughout the night. My temp stayed around 98.7.I froze. I even slept in Pajamas and Socks. My…
Read MoreI woke up this morning and took my temperature. 95.5 —I think that’s a low-grade fever. Not sure.Either way, I am feeling better than I was yesterday. I thought I needed to move around this morning, so I cooked some Chili.We had everything here except mushrooms.It’s in the Crock Pot right now cooking. I’m going…
Read MoreYesterday, I arrived at the Spina Bifida Clinic inside UAB’s Spain Rehab Building in Birmingham, Alabama, at 9:25 AM. My first appointment was scheduled for 10 AM.I signed in, paid my copay, and took my seat. I began reading my book, “the Catcher in the Rye,” spelled like that, and settled in for a long…
Read MoreThe current time is 5:15 AM. I awoke at about 4:30 AM.It’s raining outside with a dense fog advisory. I got out of bed and wandered over to my table. I moved the mouse to wake up my laptop. It’s a big day for me.My annual Spina Bifida Clinic appointment.I bring up my schedule. I…
Read MoreDeer, Deer everywhere! I went for an early morning drive.I had “Dragnet” playing on the Old Timey Radio Station on XM. The heat was on. My truck was nice and warm. I had my lights on because daylight was not for another hour. I took my time driving around the mountain. I eased around the…
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