Read My Personal Account of Life With Spina Bifida
To everyone who keeps up with my health: You may or may not know, but in 2019 I was diagnosed with Type II Diabetes. Since then, I’ve been put on medication as well as insulin, and I’ve been pretty good at keeping my blood sugar under control. My average blood/sugar range is 105-110, which the…
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6/24/2021(Some stops were skipped for privacy reasons…) “Where we gonna eat, momma?” “I don’t know. Where you wanna eat?” “I remember when I was young, and we went out to a real restaurant, and they asked me how I wanted my hamburger cooked. I was little and said, ‘it ain’t a real burger if you…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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.…
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—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…
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