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Mr. Darling

By pwsadmin / June 23, 2021 / Comments Off

My Pawpaw’s side of my family came from West Virginia.Much of my family still live there. ( Hey, Aunt Nedra. I love you)If you go even farther back, we probably came from Great Britain.After all, I’m 75% Great Britan, according to my DNA results. We once had a family reunion in West Virginia.Pawpaw wanted me…

College Speech Class

By pwsadmin / June 20, 2021 / Comments Off

I was born shy. My brother Tony was shy as well.He sent me over to the neighbors’ house to borrow their encyclopedias because he was too shy to go and ask for himself. I can talk a good game here, but in real life, I’m pretty shaky.It can take me years before I am comfortable…

Dentist Visit

By pwsadmin / June 19, 2021 / Comments Off

I spent some time today at the dentists’ office getting a temporary installed. (I like saying it like that) I absolutely dread going to the dentist for things like this.I’d much rather have to endure another surgery. The dentist deadened my face so that he could perform the procedure. I don’t mind shots at all—except…

Spina Bifida Clinic Appointment

By pwsadmin / June 16, 2021 / Comments Off

I made it to my appointment at the Spina Bifida Clinic today. This particular Clinic is specializing in “Adults” with Spina Bifida. You may or may not know, but there is not much information on Adults living with Spina Bifida.UAB Hospital is one of the few places that has a Clinic for Adults. While there,…

Spina Bifida Clinic

By pwsadmin / June 16, 2021 /

To 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.…

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…

Sepsis

By pwsadmin / June 8, 2021 /

— Septic — I opened my eyes to white fluorescent lights — a cold room.I realized I was in a hospital bed. I remembered that I was to have surgery.What I usually see after I wake up from surgery is a lady looking at a chart. I am generally in a room with other patients…

My Baptism

By pwsadmin / June 7, 2021 / Comments Off

Twenty-Six years had passed since I had gotten Saved. I had now graduated college and received my Microsoft, Novell, and CompTIA certifications. I had gotten put on disability by my doctor from my career as an I.T. Manager. My grandmother, “Nana,” had passed away with brain cancer. “Tony,” my brother, had passed away at 38…

Tommy The Dawg

By pwsadmin / June 6, 2021 / Comments Off

We have a black Dawg (You have to spell it that way…) named “Tommy.” Tommy is a Black Lab mix. We’re not sure what type of dog he is mixed with. Well, Tommy saw his reflection in the window this morning. For ten minutes, I watched him argue, by barking, with the “Other” dog that…

Chapters

By pwsadmin / June 5, 2021 / Comments Off

I think that life comes in chapters. I have many chapters behind me already. When I get asked about something from my past, I have to think about what chapter they ask. “Was that before, during, or after I lived in Virginia? Was that before 9/11? Was Nana still alive then? Was that before Tony…

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