Grounded in Transitional Care
After spending eleven days in the hospital, I was released and moved to a transitional care facility. The motorcycle accident resulted in injuries to my upper right arm, left wrist/hand, and right ankle, rendering me unable to independently feed, take care of myself, or walk independently. Admitted to Transitional Care I was admitted to a […]
2 Surgeries and a Boot Finally Released
In my previous post, I shared about my motorcycle accident. It caused me to be in the hospital for eleven days, having 2 surgeries, and a boot on my right foot before being released to a short-term care facility. The least of my injuries happened to my right ankle. It was fractured, but thankfully it […]
Life after Motorcycling with Some New Wheels!
Okay, it’s not what you think. After selling my motorcycle we decided to invest in a lawn tractor, a Cub Cadet. Meet the new ride! This is sure going to make mowing our 3/4 acre a whole lot easier. Here’s a little clip of my son mowing. Life After Motorcycling – No helmet needed! I […]
My Motorcycling Days are Done – Game Over
My motorcycling days are done. As I’ve been reminded several times lately, four out of four neurologist said no more riding. This week I sold my bike a Suzuki 650 V-Strom. Many tears were shed. Thankfully my blog has many of my riding memories! My Motorcycling Days are Done Not sure what is on the […]
Good-bye Faithful Friend & Dog
A couple of weeks ago we had to unexpectedly say good-bye to our faithful friend and dog, Abby. We knew someday it would happen, just not that day! From Puppy to Faithful Friend Our family first met her when my son brought her home at four weeks. A neighbor down the block was giving away […]
What’s Wrong With This Picture?
What’s wrong with this picture? I’ll tell you. There’s a few centimeters of my vertebral artery missing! I ended up with some images from the initial MRA when I went into the ER with a migraine that show the dissected vertebral artery. Our brains usually have a some-what mirrored image of itself … except for […]
Hanging up my Helmet
Hanging Up My Helmet Hey there friends! Hope all is well with you. My life has been like a roller coaster ride. Last week due to severe head pain I ended up back in the ER and had another MRA. Thankfully, no new issues were found. The doctors put me on some heavy duty IV […]
Health Update
Health, what a priceless gift. Thank you friends for all the kind messages left on my last post. I came home from the hospital about a week ago so I was able to spend some time with my daughter and her family before they returned home. This Christmas I was hoping to bake cookies and […]
How did you spend Christmas 2013?
Christmas 2013, what did you do on your break? Christmas 2013, me? In critical care. Yes. I waited how long to spend time with my daughter and grandkids and I end up in the hospital. Crazy. I had a migraine that started last Wednesday and by Sunday had me in urgent care. They sent me […]
Light Display Seen from Space. Move over Clark Griswold!
Never thought I’d see flame shooters as part of a Christmas light display! It starts about three minutes in. Light Displays are my Favorite Any one out there decorate the exterior of their home? Depending on how fast winter hits we’ll string a few lights outside – not enough to compete with this holiday light […]