Monday evening was the maiden voyage of the Chick Magnet. Earlier in the day I spent about an hour installing new tie-down straps (gifted to us through Ryan’s Wish List) to secure Ryan’s wheelchair. The existing bolts were rusted and I had to put every ounce of my strength to get them off. As is […]
Baclofen Reduction Today
In the ongoing balance between alertness and comfort, I requested (and was granted) another reduction in the level of baclofen Ryan receives daily. This will happen today. The daily dosage will be reduced 9.5%, from 315 to 285 micrograms (mcg). The next seventy-two hours — particularly the next twenty-four — will be stressful as we […]
No. Not Again: UTI Develops
Just weeks after coming off antibiotics to treat a particularly resistant urinary tract infection (UTI), Ryan has developed yet another UTI. Since last week I knew his body was trying to fight one off and he held it at bay for a while. But, last night his leukocytes (white blood cells) jumped from “trace” to […]
License Plate on Chick Magnet
The “Chick Magnet” has taken a major step over the weekend. We received the vanity plates in the mail on Friday. I put them on yesterday… well, sort of. The rear plate went on without issue. The front plate was hopeless. The screws were rusted in place. It makes sense, since the state it was […]
Ticked Off
Ken For a guy who really never leaves the house, you might imagine my surprise to find a deer tick attached to my inner thigh. Just a few more inches higher could have spelled real disaster. They are just nasty, ugly creatures. I suspect one of the dogs brought it into the house, but who […]