ALL THE WORLD’S A STAGE EXCERPTED from CRASH! All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players: They have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts. AS YOU LIKE IT, ACT 2 SCENE 7 Nurse Jackie was right. Like a family gathered around…
“You will keep on recovering your brain functioning for years to comeâ€, said Dr. Coutts. “Great newsâ€, I thought, “but how will I know when I’ve finally recovered, so I can mark and celebrate the end of my recovery?†Sometimes I can be so OCD {link?}. Picky, picky, picky like Sheldon on the Big Bang…
Most of my friends, and even much of my family, don’t quite get the fact that I am in pain constantly. That means, like, every minute of every day of every week of every month. Some ask, “How can you stand it?” I typically respond, “What choice do I have?” If I choose to live,…
As I approach my 63rd birthday I have much to be grateful for. I want to express my gratitude to: The first responders who cut me out of my car, The EMS team who recognized that my carotid arteries were shut down and treated them accordingly, The ICU team who didn’t give up for 14 …
As I learn more about the early hours and days following my accident, I am struck by the notion of God’s Grace. You see my neck was broken, the Hangman’s fracture. I have to wear a special collar but I can function. I can pee,poop, speak. And, it was a near miss. All because I…
On August 14 Iwas in a car wreck. It’s been 4 weeks but I am a amazed at my recovery. I am functioning and communicating. And,except for a speech hestitation I seem none the worse for wear. After all I broke an ankle and fractured a vertabra.
I recently met with my new Pain Management Specialist. It was 1 of those “good news, bad news’ sessions. The good news? After reviewing 30 years of my medical history, he discovered that there was “nothing wrong with me physically”. YES, you heard that correctly! YES, I have been diagnosed with Fibromyalgia Syndrome and Chronic…
MorningPages March 14, 2010 – March Madness The warning to Julius Caesar, “Beware the Ides of March”, often comes to my mind, especially as March 15th nears. March seems to be a time pregnant with significance. I’m not sure if it is or not. Maybe it’s just that the events that happened in March are…
The following is a brief excerpt from my forthcoming memoir, “Beyond the Pain”. I have had this urge to write but I have been avoiding it for some reason. So, I am sitting my ass down in the chair and having a go at it. My little old brain keeps getting distracted, wandering off to…
It is 8 days, 0 hours, and 7 minutes since I woke to the sound of Erin’s voice. “Mr. Lachmuth. Mr. Lachmuth!” “Can you hear me?” I didn’t want to open my eyes. This dream was freaking weird but at least I was asleep. The voice continue, “Mr. Lachmuth. I need you to talk to…