I have searched for ways of making my kids FEEL more together. Part was being able to get someone who could drive and do it when we needed it most. The cost more than our family cutting a few corners. I guess there are those that would judge me for getting what basically comes down [...]
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nobody puts my kids in a corner
Yesterday Peter and I met with a pediatrician who told us that our kids seemed to have a lot of pent up emotions. I’m going to let that one simmer for a second. The kids who have dealt with their mom having a stroke. Then their baby sister going through cancer treatment. After which, mom [...]
the secret to our marriage
Every day I would wait until he came and saw me. Hospital. Nursing home. Rehab hospital. I would wait to hear his voice. I could hang on all day while I waited for his hug. He would bring my only reason to smile sometimes. Maybe it was the kids. Maybe it was a joke. He [...]
ability – capacity or power to act
Abilities. Measuring what the limits are. I have thought about what I’m really able to do. Can I do all the things I used to do? Yes. It just takes me longer and, to be honest, sometimes the result is crap. Is knowing my own limitations something I’ve had to come to grip with? Yes. [...]
if you like movies you’ll enjoy my next method of coping
Lord of the Rings. When Harry Met Sally. Spaceballs. G.I.Joe. Star Wars. Season 2 of True Blood. That sounds like another fun night in front of a DVR. And most might think I watch too damn much TV. I was going through life with the ability to forget time. I would sit down with ten [...]
it all starts with a nice letter
This past weekend I was charged up by what I felt was a MISSION. So, I wrote a letter and made some phone calls. In the near future I’m going to ask you all to take a minute and a stamp and get involved. I wrote this to APPLE today: (This letter SUCKED to write!!)(I [...]
my better half…or my better 4/7…anyway, i was promised no math on this test
In the mornings I have learned to get myself out of bed. From there I wheel myself over to find clothes for the day. One arm in, the second arm in, and then I stick my head through….shirt on. One leg in, the second leg struggled but in….and what. The pants are undone and I [...]
naked hopping, not as exciting as it sounds
I haven’t been inside my shower since November 2009. Today I sat outside the door and looked in. Shampoo was still in the same place. So was the razor for shaving your chin (or legs, depending who you are). Ready for use was the bath soap, the adult kind, not the kid’s. No one would [...]
my house, the best way to not find a way outside…like, ever
There is this place in my house that will give me a great view. I can see incoming traffic and the cute lawn guys. Every day I get the best look at the new plants by my driveway and the kids riding their bikes back and forth. Then the weather will get hot. Kids will [...]
the summer of hope. and boobs. which is hope for some. especially if you’re thirteen.
We watch while there are changes here and there. An arm movement here….a leg moving there…a boob can be be grabbed all the time, apparently. But it can be hard for me to always see the differences. I see my face and body everyday. So when a friend comes that has been here every few [...]
sometimes there can be something that is something that something does something about….sometimes
Every now and then I can find inspiration from my own body. It can do something that I truly wasn’t expecting. My limbs can be my greatest source of frustration. I want to see progress where there can be little sometimes. I have to be satisfied with little. Just for the record, “little” sometimes sucks. [...]
when i am superman i can fly. and bake. and knit.
I’ve been reading what others wrote about me. People wrote some really nice stuff. They thought I was incredibly nice and inspiring. They thought I was full of hopeful dreams and bright beliefs. They thought I was sweet and loving. They were wrong. I rub body parts and demand nudity. I believe there is no [...]
About Anissa
Erma Bombeck said something that pretty much defines my approach to life.... "When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and I could say, "I used everything you gave me." If you switch the word TALENT for LOVE or LAUGHTER or HAPPINESS....it still stands.
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