This is a collection of my thoughts, questions, ideas and what I have seen. These are my opinions and experiences. In 2017 I experienced a head injury that has given me concussion like symptoms, one is memory loss, that is one of the drivers for this blog, to record what I may not remember later. Your feedback and open discussion is always welcome. Haters will always be mocked. Thank you to Lisa for your editing. Illustrations by Sydnee.
Brandy a I have a routine for our morning walks, we enter the park across the street and follow along a path that skirts the tree line until we are in the middle of the little forest. From this point we have a few choices as there are a number of trails we can take.... Continue Reading →
I can’t believe this has happened to me again, why does this always happen to me? I can't believe this has happened to me right on top of Christmas tooooo! I just got home to find all the windows wide open!! They've taken everything. it's all gone! Im waiting for the police! The dirty rotten... Continue Reading →
Recovery, how do we define Recovery? The dictionary defines Recovery as “a return to a normal state of health, mind, or strength.”. From this definition if one was to become injured, let’s say, broke an arm. Having, the arm reset, cast, allowed six to eight weeks to heal with some therapy, the expectation would be... Continue Reading →
Why can’t I be normal? Five words that can have a huge impact on a person’s life. Normal, what is normal? Is normal the same for me as it is for you? Does it have to be? Who sets the standard for what normal is? Why is their understanding of normal the right one? Why... Continue Reading →
Brain injuries impact 65,000,000 people annually worldwide. In North America that’s a Brain Injury every 9 seconds. Most Brain Injuries are caused by motor vehicle accidents. Brain Injuries are also a result of Strokes, Self Harm, Sport Injury, Violence, Combat Injuries, Falls, Disease, Electrical Shock. Brain Injury the “Silent Epidemic “ is the largest contributor... Continue Reading →
Yesterday we had a surprise visitor, a young lady from Animal Services. Now since the pandemic started we haven’t received many visitors. For some reason we didn’t think we were going to break out the sweet tea and cookies. She was very polite and asks to talk to the dog owner, how does someone own... Continue Reading →
This morning we took a walk down town. It didn’t take long to know this was going to be different from our usual walks in the park. Brandy still found lots to explore but we were missing the sounds of the trees and the songs of the birds. Instead we had cars rushing by, passing... Continue Reading →
Recently I was reminded that my disabilities have limitations and kindness still exists. There is a hiking trail in our area that is 45km/28 miles long that I have been obsessing over. I wanted to complete this trail with my dog Brandy, my 13 year old Black Labrador. We walk almost every morning as part... Continue Reading →
