Some days when I sit down to write I wonder what’s left to say. Hasn’t everything already been said? Am I just giving a new version of the old theme? How many ways are there to tell people that life, unfair and unrelenting, hurts to the core? It’s a life where the upcoming day is […]
Complications from Brain Injury = UTI
What a way to start the son-of-a-bitchin’ week! I open my e-mail to find lab results from urine we sent out for culture last week. Ryan has a urinary tract infection. Again! This is a strain not covered by the low-dosage of antibiotic we started him on after his last UTI. Also, it’s a bacteria […]
Video: Ryan Maintains Head Control
The past several nights Ryan has done a remarkable job of maintaining control of his head while we had him sitting up in his bed. We were so impressed that we felt it worthy of capturing on video. The video you’re about to see is from Friday night and is five minutes long (but just […]
Weekly Update: March 17, 2012
This past week was busy, busy, busy. On top of it all, it seems our cars agreed to make our life miserable at the same time. It’s true, they are getting old and high on mileage, but weren’t causing significant issues until recently. The past few months are an exercise in swapping one for another […]
Yesterday: Phew! Glad It’s Over.
I can’t begin to tell you how nice it is that yesterday is behind us. It was a whirlwind of activity from start to finish. I’m still not sure how time allowed it but I was even able to get Ryan outside for thirty minutes, until we were driven in by a small burst of […]