Finally! We now have a firm date for Ryan’s surgery; to have the replacement prosthetic skull plate inserted. Tuesday, October 8. In preparation for this I took Ryan to our family physician, Dr. Mike Rodriguez, yesterday. While there the following pre-op labs and tests were performed: EKG. This came back normal. Blood Work. The results […]
Archives for September 2014
Happy Birthday, Big Brother!
Happy birthday to my incredibly strong and amazing big brother. You were attacked when you were 20 and today is your 25th birthday. Your will to live inspires me and so many others every single day. It’s unfair you can’t celebrate and party for your birthday (because we all know you would probably be beer-bonging […]
That’s Not How This Tragedy Works…
Yesterday was, effectively, a lost day in my life. Except for getting up to eat and use the bathroom I slept right through it. Over a twenty-six hour period, I slept somewhere around twenty-four! I would have slept even longer, if not for my alarm going off this morning. I didn’t intend for this to […]
Guest Post: Getting My Irish Up
by Karen Tiplady (an Irish Lass) “Don’t get your Irish up” – a phrase that my Mom would use, which, of course meant my Irish temper. She was mostly German and lucky enough to be just a bit Irish, but my Dad was wholeheartedly Irish. I love being Irish and am a proud Irishman. My […]
Video: We Belt Out a Hilarious Karaoke!
There’s no doubt about it, I just haven’t had the best of attitudes lately. Actually, I’m struggling. Another summer lost… another NFL season kicks off without Ryan cheering wildly — in his Washington jersey — at the large screen television, alongside me on the (entirely too) large sectional sofa. So… I guess I’m posting this […]