Well, Reader-land, after consultation with a professional hostage negotiator, aka someone who knows things, we finally told three of our kids the news about what the outcome of ALS is for me.
Continue reading “A lot of sadness, a lot of humor”
I’ve found my favorite song.
And it’s not what you think. Continue reading “I’ve found my favorite song.”
What do I say to my daughters?
In many ways, this is much harder for me to write, in that I am not a woman and can never fully understand. It’s easy to have tough love from father to son. But as a father, I want to protect my daughters like a lion protects the pride. Continue reading “What do I say to my daughters?”
Forgive and forget, or Let it Grow
Heard that before? Yeah, I bet you have, and it is quite trite at this point. Let’s be honest with ourselves, we don’t do this. Oh, you do? Do you let people be who they are now, or do you always remember how they were as a teenager or young adult? Continue reading “Forgive and forget, or Let it Grow”
A bit of a downer
But I have to share it. Apparently I am down to about twenty percent lung functionality. So that isn’t good for a long term prognosis.
But the real downer is that I don’t even get the deep smoker’s voice! There are NO perks!
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