A Difference in Time
When grandma died, I was reluctant to go to the farm to help with the funeral arraignments and the breakup with the farm. Both my parents, sisters, aunts, uncles and cousins went to pitch in and...
View ArticleKosAbility: Break the Silence
I was faced with the diagnosis of aphasia following a stroke in 1992. Well, that is not right. I had aphasia, but all I knew is I could not communicate or talk for about six weeks after the stroke....
View ArticleKosAbility: And, That is a Good Thing
I play not march for victors only....I play great marches for conquered and slain persons. Have you heard that it was good to gain the day? I also say it is good to fall....battles are lost in...
View ArticleKosAbility: Joy of Running
I want to tell a story of my excitement and joy of riding a stationary bicycle. No, really…quit laughing, there is joy riding the bike. One slow morning at the gym where I am employed, I was...
View ArticleKosAbility: Memories of Dads and Daughters
It was a Perfect Day Do what you can, with what you have, where you are. --Theodore Roosevelt I remember. It was Saturday, October 11th, 2008: the day of our oldest daughter's wedding. It was a...
View ArticleSweet Home Missionary Baptist Church: Cross Cultural Field Trip
I had to take a class in my graduate studies called "Cultural Diversity" at the University of North Texas during the summer of 2001. To complete the course, the class was required to participate in a...
View ArticleGood Morning!
It is my favorite greeting. It just rolls off the tongue, like no other address. The hard consonant sound in the middle of "Good afternoon" just does not do the same justice as, "Good morning." It is...
View ArticleI was feeling a little tired, a little run down...
I was feeling a little tired, a little run down.... It has been a hard Monday after the holidays at the gym. People are purchasing gym memberships and overall attendance is up in January.I worked a...
View ArticleKosAbility Feb.8,2015 - Never Again: Coming to Grips With Life After Stroke -...
Technical website issues required this diary to be first published under the name of KosAbility's senior admin; as a result, comments are at this link. I had a stroke during brain surgery for an...
View ArticleThis is NOT a Fish Story: Ashley's First Large-Mouth Bass
Fishing at Granny's "I got a fish!" "Oh, he got away!," Ashley exclaimed angrily for the umpteenth time. She was just excited to be with her daddy fishing! Or, so I though, but little did I know.We...
View Article...I'm going to break it...
"If I tighten it any more, it will break!", I shouted over the escaping steam down to Roy for the second time.Or, was it the third. I dunno, it's been so long ago."You do what I say, now, and tighten...
View ArticleKosAbility: Sharing Mom - Dealing with Dementia
This Facebook post to family and friends puts in perspective just how my goals have morphed from taking daily photos of Mom to help me with my memory to posting daily these photographs on Facebook. To...
View ArticleJuly KosAbility Meeting
I invite you to join us at KosAbility for this month's Open Topic about Pain.I have had the experience of breaking my hip last year. I have written a short diary of that first day. Due to the intense...
View ArticleKosAbility Meeting is Next Week
I invite you to join us at KosAbility next week in an Open Topic about Pain. KosAbility meets on Sunday, July 31 at 4pm PT, 7pm ET.I have had the experience of breaking my hip last year. I have written...
View ArticleKosAbility: The Pain
I never felt intense pain before.Never.In. My. Life.Never.I screamed....On October 1, 2015 I fell and fractured the hip earlier that morning; the shock of the injury and the blessed numbness had long...
View ArticleKosAbility: Re-engagement with Life
The Daily Log BookJust 25 years ago, at the age of 31, I underwent an operation for the removal of a cranial birth defect called an Arterial Venous Malformation (AVM). I had a stroke during the...
View ArticleKosAbility Next Sunday: Don't Miss Parkinson's and Pesticides!
Wilderness Voice is the Diarist for September's meeting, the topic being Parkinson's and Pesticides. Wilderness Voice offers some interesting points to ponder, including, "Early symptoms are often...
View ArticleKos Ability: Next Meeting is Sunday, November 27, featuring oslyn7!
How many of you are on anti-seizure medication? Due to brain surgery and my stroke in 1992, I have been on Tegretol (carbamazepine) and Keppra (Levetiracetam). There are many side-effects to this type...
View ArticleKosAbility: Introducing CathyM to the KosAbility Administration Team!
CathyM has graciously agreed to become one of the KosAbility administration team members. Many of you know CathyM already. According to CathyM's profile, she is a, "Writer, retired MH therapist,...
View ArticleKosAbility: Why are You Here?
Why are You Here?I suspect there is a different answer for each of the members and guests that are here tonight. The end-of-the-year holidays have been, for me, a time of reflection. What am I doing...
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