Read My Personal Account of Life With Spina Bifida
We 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…
Read MoreAlmost everyone staying here works during the day.These are blue-collar workers.One large group of guys who are staying here go around the Country laying pipe. Each morning, beginning around 5 AM, the guys start coming out and packing their things, such as lunches, into their work trucks and leaving.It continues until about 6:30 AM. Then,…
Read MoreI had a restless night last night. It wasn’t the bed, I promise. The bed is great. Very comfy, in fact. I have a tethered spinal cord, which goes hand in hand with Spina Bifida, and it can be pretty painful at times.Last night was no exception. It felt like someone had my Spinal Cord…
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I had an excellent telehealth appointment with my doctor today.Isn’t telehealth medicine great?It is for me. After all, I have many doctors, and each one wants to see me around every three months. With telehealth medicine, I can have multiple appointments in one day.I can even have the appointments while on vacation.And, if nothing has…
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I left the cabin early in the A.M. today and decided to stop off in Chattanooga to stay at a “Best Western.” I do so love the old drive-up motel rooms.—The kind where you pull right on up to the door of your room. I have a big bed, fridge, microwave, TV, and all the…
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I drove to an all-night diner tonight. It’s Friday night…—the place is packed. Being alone, I grabbed a seat up front. My waitress, “Ms. Becky,” was supposed to get off work at 9 PM.It’s now 9:15 PM EST. She’s talking to a co-worker as I sit down. “I guess I ain’t getting out anytime soon…
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You may or may not know, but I’ve had over thirty surgeries and procedures. I’d say the same surgical team performed the last ten. Many times, surgical students would “sit in” on my surgery.They are only there as an observer. There is one surgical student I remember well.We will call him “Travis.” “Travis” sat in…
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It’s 7 PM, Thursday, at one of the many hospitals in America. My doctor advised me to go to the E.R. because of kidney pain and high fever. The hospital is full of sick people. Not just the E.R., but the whole hospital is full up. There is not an available bed in the hospital.…
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