by Ira | Mar 18, 2014 | Challenge, Journal
I showed my Dad the wonders of Spotify tonight. He was like a teenager listening to his “old” rock music. I put the quotations because that music isn’t really old to him, nor is it old in any objective sense either, considering music has been around...
by Ira | Mar 17, 2014 | Challenge, Journal
Yup. You heard it here first, folks. Brushing my teeth makes me pee. I don’t know how it started, what fleeting impulse took root in my brain, but I’ve sat down at the end of the night to pee with my Sonicare toothbrush buzzing away in my hand for long...
by Ira | Mar 16, 2014 | Challenge, Journal
Today was a good, busy day, and I am freaking exhausted as I type this. Mom continues to improve. She’s eating a lot more food, we went for a walk in the park down by the South Bay where we watched RC airplane enthusiasts take their prized planes for a spin, and...
by Ira | Mar 15, 2014 | Challenge, Journal
We snapped a rubber band tonight during the last drug/session. Perfect timing, right? At the very end of the day when I’m ready to go snuggle with my pillow. I had visions of heading into the hospital to meet with our poor doctor, getting back to the trailer for...
by Ira | Mar 14, 2014 | Challenge, Journal
I can’t help but feel a bit like I’ve traveled into the future here, these past couple days taking care of my mom. She continues to do well, which is great. But she’s pretty helpless overall. Needs her food prepared, needs to be woken up to get up...
