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Sometimes life just comes at you like water from a fire hose. Even with your lips wrapped around the end of just a garden hose, you can’t swallow fast enough. Ah, that brings back memories of summer days, barefoot and swimsuit-clad, running through the sprinkler. That makes me smile. You might recall that back inContinue reading “Is Life Hard to Swallow?”

This is not written in a spirit of complaint (I already did that earlier today…), but I need to record this so we can laugh more genuinely someday, as we look back on this debacle. If you think you’re having a rough day…this might make you feel better:) Or, if your day was rougher, asContinue reading “Had a rough day?”

Today we were surrounded by family as my youngest chose to be baptized and take upon her the name of Jesus Christ. She is 8 now, and has been anxiously and excitedly waiting for this day for years! We chose to have her baptismal service at one of our church buildings close to the rehabContinue reading “Heaven on Earth…if Only For a Moment”

Today was intense. Today was also a relief. This morning, Randy was really trying to say something important. I could tell by the look on his face. As hard as he tried, the only word that would come out was, “Steve”. He said that word with intense ferocity, like an explicative. Over and over again,Continue reading “Frustrated! Terrible! Sucks!”

Spoiler alert: We are not taking a trip to Disney World… but something magical happened today at Disney. And I’m so grateful. OK, so most of you know Randy had his heart attack on August 22. Just one week later, he was scheduled to go to Colorado to hunt elk, mule deer, and bear withContinue reading “A Little Disney Magic…”

Hypoxic brain injury is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get. With a traumatic brain injury (like a car accident, or fall), it’s fairly easy to predict what type of deficits will present themselves, depending on what area of the brain was affected by the trauma. In Randy’s case, theContinue reading “Let’s get Techy”