My mom was mostly healthy up until a few weeks before she died. She had hypertension. It was managed with Meds. She had a-fib, and it was mostly managed with meds. I think that’s all. But she was prone to fall. The older she got the less stable she was. She had the senior wobble….
If you’ve hiked out west, you’re familiar with Cairns. In Kentucky, you follow a Blaze. Typically Blazes are white marks on trees indicating that you’re on the right trail. There are different colored Blazes for different trails. Cairns are used to mark a trail when there are no trees, in places like the desert or…
Wisdom From Friends Friends come into our lives and hopefully they bring balance and equilibrium by challenging us, or sharpening us, or even healing us. Sometimes they help you take a stronger stand for something you already believe or help you discard a view that you no longer value. My wife and I were vacationing…
Many years ago (now I sound like I’m writing a folk tale.)… Many years ago, when my sons were little and Derrick was four or five years old, it was a beautiful Sunday morning and we were walking into church from the parking lot. Derrick had his hands full of I-Joe’s. That was his way…
I watched the Mike Tyson/Jake Paul fight last night. It’s probably the first professional fight I’ve watched in 20 years, maybe even longer. As a new therapist in 1997, I was working for the community health center, and I was mesmerized by Mike Tyson. I remember watching him bite off the ear of Evander Holyfield….
November 5, 2024. The sky did not fall. OK, OK, take a chill pill. I know what you’re going to say. The presidential election is a big deal. I agree! I voted. It seems like elections these days tend to create hostility, not just among strangers, but even between families and friends. And maybe even…
I don’t know when I first watched, “The Blues Brothers.” It came out in 1980, but I was in Bible College then, so I’m kinda thinking I didn’t watch it in the theater because the college I went to had strict rules about not going to the theater, although they did approve going to see,…
My 13th birthday was unremarkable. Nineteen Sixty-nine was full of important events. Joe Namath led the Jets to victory over the Colts in the Super Bowl that year, 16 to 7. Richard Nixon was inaugurated as president of the United States. Katherine Hepburn and Barbara Streisand…
My 50th high school reunion is in a couple weeks. Hard to believe. 50 years gone…<Snapping my fingers>… just like that. I hope I’ve grown a little, improved a little. I hope I’ve become a little kinder and a little more considerate. Maybe, even more responsible. The upcoming reunion triggered some high school memories. Some…
My Parents Loved Books My mother taught me to love books. She was reading all the time. The first book she gave me was a copy of Mila 18 by Leon Uris. I was a Junior in High School, and I would sit in the back of Government Class and read it during class. Sorry…
