I’m not sure what it is about these episodes of more active illness, the times when I can’t deny my inherent existence as a “sick person” such as this last... Read More

Hospital stays really throw me for a loop. This latest one kept me away from home for way too long. I guess when one breaks both legs that’s to be... Read More

I’m writing tonight from a nursing home where I’ve been recovering after a terrible accident where I somehow launched myself out of my sleeping chair and onto the ground in... Read More

As is often the case, a big idea came during my weekly therapy session with Dr. KB. This week’s big idea was pure personhood. What’s that you might ask? I... Read More

I’ve written before about therapy and how important it is to me. Today therapy provided me with context for one of the most daunting situations I’ve found myself in for... Read More

I’ve built myself a little quiet life since retiring and going on disability in 2022. It exists on a shoestring with my days spent doing crosswords while listening to music... Read More

When I look back on my life of nearly 60 years, I am struck by how much of that life has been focused on the care of others around me.... Read More

When a writer stops writing the reasons are usually pretty expected. Your mind suddenly goes blank and all of the topics that you had in the back of your head... Read More

I’ve written here before about my use of caregivers to do the most basic tasks required in my life. The minute I wake up in the morning till the time... Read More

Once again, words from a therapist got my wheels turning toward my keyboard. In conversation with Dr. KB my psychotherapist I was forced to face the reality of the battle... Read More