I’m just about ready to kickoff my “guy’s weekend” with Ryan. Sue’s traveling to Morgantown to visit with Kari today and tomorrow, taking advantage of the holiday weekend. One thing’s for sure, ESPN and NFL football will rule the house! Other than those, we’ll just wing it. Sadly, I will need to work in some […]
A Football and Underwear Weekend
Baclofen Update The baclofen reduction went off without a hitch, and so far Ryan is not showing any negative signs. As it turns out, he actually had one of his best nights in months. I’m in no way suggesting this is a result of the decrease. I really believe it is completely unrelated. All I […]
Baclofen: Here We Go Again
Ryan’s at it again today. He is getting another reduction to his baclofen dosage early this morning. This one comes just fifteen days since the last in late-December. I continue to push the limits with an aggressive schedule; by incrementally taking the daily volume down by 12.9%, from 155 mcg to 135 mcg. Of note, […]
Incoming!
My phone rings. I know it’s my wife based on the ringtone I selected for her. I pick up. Sue: “You okay?” Me: “Relatively speaking, I suppose.” Sue: “I’m concerned because you haven’t posted to the website in a few days.” I say something that I hope appeases her and get off the call. Actually, no, […]
Ryan has Another Restful Night
Ryan enjoyed another restful night, free of chronic coughing. All signs point to the poinsettias, which were removed from the house on Friday. There’s only one way to know for sure and that is to reintroduce the plants. There’s no way I’m going to do this, so I will always have some doubt in my […]




