After a year of ALS-imposed book reading celibacy, it feels great to immerse myself in the pages of a novel thanks to my new Kindle e-book reader. My first book, The Lovely Bones, was ultimately a disappointment after a promising start. The big twist towards the end was a little too M Night-lite for my [...]
Archive for February, 2010
An Old Flame ReKindled
Posted in Ask the Audience, Pop Culture on February 25, 2010 | 10 Comments »
Name That Tune
Posted in Emma, Music on February 23, 2010 | 3 Comments »
With Lito, my new caregiver, and the Jude, my mom, as witnesses, Emma was able to Name That Tune — ‘Sexy Eyes’ by Dr Hook — in TWO notes. Imagine what life would be like if Dr Hook actually wrote prescriptions. Oh yeah, all right.
Feeding My Face
Posted in Treatments on February 22, 2010 | 8 Comments »
I’ve had the PEG tube protruding from my belly for about a week now. It hurt like hell going in — the local had worn off early on — and I felt every incision as it was made. I can feel the water, but not the Ensure, as it enters my stomach. I taste nothing [...]
The Fine Print
Posted in Allegedly Funny on February 12, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Am at a loss to explain my recently developed compulsion towards reading the verbiage of the fine print that appears on the bottom most tv commercials these days. Could be my deep-seeded mistrust of all things ‘the man’ has come bubbling back to the forefront of my consciousness or perhaps I’m sitting too close to [...]
Weekend in Monterey
Posted in Fehmeen, Memories on February 9, 2010 | 3 Comments »
A Slight Reprieve
Posted in Fehmeen on February 8, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Bought myself at least one more year’s worth of participation in fantasy leagues and various other football-centric wagering activities when Fehmeen won a cool $125 in a Super Bowl pool. Happy wife equals happy life.
Psych!
Posted in Treatments on February 6, 2010 | 1 Comment »
No feeding tube for me… just yet. Due to the mid-procedure discovery that I possess a ‘J-shaped’ stomach, the installation of my PEG-tube has been delayed until some slightly more sophisticated endoscopic equipment can be booked for my doctors’ use. Rescheduled procedure date: February 16th at high noon. And speaking of high, I still very [...]
Another Mouth to Feed
Posted in Treatments on February 3, 2010 | 4 Comments »
The next time you read me I will be rockin’ a brand new feeding tube. Conscious sedation begins tomorrow at 8 AM, details and photos to follow.
My Friend Glenn
Posted in In Memoriam on February 2, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I met Glenn for the first time in November 2007 at a parent teacher conference for his son. Like me, Glenn was having some neurological issues of his own. Within a few months, we were both diagnosed with ALS. The next time I saw Glenn was every Thursday night in April and May 2008 when [...]
