Read My Personal Account of Life With Spina Bifida
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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To all my family and friends who keep up with my health: You may remember me posting that my heart rate has gotten elevated lately. I think it might be stress-related. Life is stressful.I’ve always had a fast heart rate that stays around 110bpm. At the doctor’s office, however, it was at 127bpm.The doctor kept…
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—6/3/2021— An excellent day today! Yesterday, I drove to the local “Piggly Wiggly” grocery store and bought everything to make BBQ’d lil’ smokies. I got the recipe from my Aunt years ago. I cut up one sweet Vidalia Onion, one Bell Pepper and combine those, in the crockpot, with two packages of lil’ smokie weenies.…
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—A Frog Named Red— Watching someone you love go from healthy to death in a mere six months is hard. Losing a loved one is hard. My Grandmother, “Nana,” had been diagnosed with cancer and given six months to live. Each day, “Papa” and I would drive from Huntsville, Ala., down to Nana and “Pawpaw’s”…
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…
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—Funny Story Many years ago, I received an artificial sphincter muscle.The surgery was successful, and the artificial sphincter muscle was a big game-changer for me. Shortly after the surgery, I was sent home with a Foley catheter inserted in my urethra. The Foley catheter was connected to a Nighttime Urine bag. The urine bag had…
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…
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