rehab track days
A month ago today, I was taken from the Almonte General Hospital emergency department two floors below and wheeled down this hallway on a gurney. My first room was at…
itching to get going…
It’s been an eventful week dear friends and followers. As I said in my last post, my left hand isn’t working nearly as well as the left leg is,…
it was a good day for a walk…
Well, I’m still in Almont General Hospital in the Rosamond wing. I’ve been here for almost a week having been transferred from the MedSurg wing last Friday February 14,…
butt ugly!
Two weeks ago today on Feb 1, 2025, I was sent to the Civic Hospital in Ottawa for a CAT scan. The neurologist said the scan didn’t show any…
all’s well that ends well in almonte
When it got noticeably cool sometime after 9 p.m., I glanced over at the thermostat. The red indicator needle was a couple of degrees below 20 C where it…
damn. the covid finally caught me.
Saturday, December 2, 2023: The symptoms started on Tuesday afternoon with a sore throat. I’m prone to sore throats so I didn’t think much of it. Wednesday morning, I…
14 things i’m grateful for today 22/11/07
On days that are challenging, or when I’m feeling less than stellar, I find it helpful to reflect on things I am grateful for. Today was one of those days….
25 things motorcycle riders have in common with people who live with dementia
I bought a motorcycle in late August 2021. Learning to ride it has been a bit of a rollercoaster, just like learning how to care for my mom who lived…
oops
I’m having a great ride. My best yet. Which says both a little and a lot I guess. A little in the sense that I’ve been riding for only eight…
the days my daddy died
My father was a handsome, intelligent, charming and troubled man. I didn’t know he was a covert narcissist until I began writing Betrayed: Inside a Pathological Love Relationship in early…