Advocacy, Access, and Movement for the Silenced.
It was an absolutely wonderful day last Wednesday. An unusually warm winter sun, washes over my face, recharging my body with the energy that has been drained over cold winter days. I got in my chair, and I got wheeled outside, for the first time since last year, before the weather turned cold. It got…
I recently contacted Celia to notify her I was going to stop writing my BLOG. Hence the BLOG heist that she posted. I read that post she made, with tears in my eyes. Her journey, which has led to the opening of her new business, SPEAKeasy Therapies & Fitness, has no doubt, given her the…
Thank You For Loving Me Today is the 30th anniversary of my marriage to my beautiful bride Jonell. Two scared kids coming together, to form a household, and create a family. We had no idea what life had planned for us, but we were determined that together, there was nothing we couldn’t face. Today, with…
CHANGE IS SCARY! I am a firm believer in asking for forgiveness rather than permission when it comes to helping someone.I guess that’s my way of saying, Bob “Sorry not sorry!” CHANGE IS SCARY!Change of any kind really. Change in employment, changes in health, new diagnosis, loss of those you love, let’s be honest, we crave…
What was once a symbiotic relationship, has devolved into one of complete dependence. It is the only way that I will survive. Essentially, I have reverted to an infant-like state of existence, except that I have a mind that retains more than 60 plus years, of memories and learning. All other faculties, motor skills, speech,…
We have been surrounded by the excitement of newborn life, and the heartbreak of death, for at least as long as Lydia has been alive. We hatched our own baby chickens, raised baby goats, and kept piglets for the purpose of slaughtering them for meat. Lydia grew up around all of that. Jonell and I…