First Contact
June 17, 2018
Alzheimer’s Study
Every woman in my immediate family who manages to live to age 75 has developed Alzheimers disease. So far both my aunts and their mother died from ALZ. My mother is still alive, in a manner of speaking. She is 92. Her body has failed her by remaining healthy while her brain, for all intents continue reading
Second Meeting
June 16, 2018
Alzheimer’s Study
I have had my second meeting with the UT people running the clinical trial in this part of the world. It’s a huge study and we here are just a small part of it.Back with Christine. First they have to show me the results of my DNA test. I already knew that I had one continue reading
Suckie Vacunna
October 16, 2011
Writing Blog
I don’t need a pet. I have a robot vacuum cleaner. Since all pets have names, mine is called Suckie Vacunna. The “Suckie” part is fairly obvious, since my pet is a working one, she, in her own way, sucks up detritus from the floor. “Vacunna” comes from my friend, Larry, who, as a child, continue reading
Special Olympics Equine
January 31, 2011
Writing Blog
Adam has been a part of Special Olympics since high school. He has done track and field, bowling, bocci, softball and basketball but the one that as really caught his fancy is equestrian.
Adam loves horses. He tells everybody from sales clerks to bank tellers that he is in Special Olympics Equine. He tells me every continue reading
The Language of Shakespeare
January 13, 2011
Writing Blog
Since I wrote about Adam the last time, I should introduce David this time. After all, he did introduce me to blogging in the first place. He was a big college man at the time, but he was creative even as a small child.
When David was in second grade, he saw some show about Robert continue reading
Prom Night
January 5, 2011
Writing Blog
This is my first entry in my blog so I wanted to talk about something big from my life. This happened severak years ago, nevertheless it was still a milestone that I hope will move you, the reader, as much as it moved me.
My son wanted to go to the prom. Under normal circumstances that continue reading