Most of you who don’t know me in person don’t realize that I sit in my wheelchair from the time I get out of bed in the morning until I go to bed at night. That’s usually 14 to 16 hours per day. Unless I am sick I don’t get out of the chair during [...]
When I started junior college I was fortunate enough to attend a school that had a great program for disabled students. One of the programs they offered was adapted physical education. I had taken adapted PE in high school, but it was not very fun and rather limited.
Norm and I were supposed to go to the Rodeo last Friday but something else happened instead. I had my annual physical earlier in the week and on Friday morning my doctor called with an urgent request. My hemoglobin was very low again and I needed to go to the hospital
It’s been one of those days, actually one of those weeks, when I am so glad for the weekend. I don’t think I’ve been this glad to see the weekend since my college days when my nose was buried in textbooks. Today I have been on the verge of tears several times over stuff that [...]
There are some things in life that are just necessary and yet they are also pleasurable. Take for instance pedicures. Healthy feet need good hygiene. I’m not able to trim my own toenails or exfoliate my feet because of my limited mobility. Therefore I make it a habit to get a pedicure now and then. [...]
A few months ago Norm and I started attending a new church. We found one in our neighborhood that we like. In an effort to get to know people we attended the men’s and women’s Bible studies this evening. A friend of ours, R, has been attending church with us for the past few months. [...]
For Christmas Norm gave me some nice gifts. One I picked out myself, a new Palm TX, and two others he surprised me with, a Hello Kitty doll and a dainty little bracelet from Tiffany’s. He scored good on those gifts.
I’ve been using a Palm m515 for several years as a sort of organizer, e-book [...]
OK, I bet you’ve been waiting for this one! Norm, my often wonderful husband, arranged a birthday celebration for me with some of our friends at Norm’s favorite restaurant, the Pink Taco. We got there early to make sure the table seating arrangement was just right, but we could have gotten there late because
