The Color of AngelsFirst I need to own who I am. I am a white woman, I am 62. I was born with cerebral palsy. I have been remarkably high functioning until a […]
A Lifesaving ChoiceOn Thursday I got an appointment with the ALS Clinic at Columbia. I asked my new doctor, Dr. Harms, about my prognosis. What he said really […]
The complaint committeeI am so grateful for the love and support that I have gotten from you all during this season. I am out of the sling. The plan is to go […]
Robin: Each day you wake up is a new day, hopefully better that the last. Stay strong in heart; your body will do the rest. Take care of yourself and always keep in mind that you are loved by family, friends and […]
Never take anything for grantedNot taking anything for granted. I would love to have all of my friends and family to take a moment and recognize that they are what we call […]
An extraordinary commentary given its originality and normalcy of living, working and commuting to work on a given day.I work as well; my wife (God Bless her) is currently in remission. Since day 1 of the […]
A couple months before my library opened last summer I began having muscle spasms in my lower back doing chores in the kitchen at the end of the day. I began to improve when my library opened. I felt better when I […]
I guess the story begins with overall muscle weakness. As I have said before, the inactivity of the pandemic was not good for my back. I became hunched over. There have been a series of problems this y […]
My journey to my Library is mind boggling. Most of the first mile is on foot. 2 train systems. Then about a half mile to campus. Getting up from my office desk to go to the bathroom, and do public service. When […]
Greetings from the mid-summer. Given that travel is now possible, many of my friends and colleagues are traveling to the Caribbean or Europe, or wherever. This has reminded me that my spouse and I are not […]