Five Years Without A Lost Time Accident

Five years. It’s been five years ago today that I limped into the Parkview O.N.E. facility in Fort Wayne, IN and went under the knife. March 31st, 2016 was the day I had a date with an orthopedic surgeon(one whom I can no longer remember his name) and he filet’d my lower back open and […]

Me and Schubert, Back In The Saddle

Hard to believe that just three weeks ago I was nursing a 5 inch incision on my back and a repaired disc in my spine. How time flies when you’re healing with the help of your family and opioids. In fact, that first week is sort of a blur looking back. The meds kept the […]

Ribbed and Veined

So yesterday was the big day. The dance with the doc. My one on one with a scalpel. My herniated disc was going to be dealt with surgically. I have to say, I was not looking forward to it. In fact I was kind of dreading it. I was wanting it taken care of. I […]

“My lips feel like Cocoa Puffs”

Oh the things we do for a pretty smile. It was the end of 6th grade and I was told I needed braces. My teeth weren’t perfect, but they weren’t horrible. Still, my mom took me to the orthodontist and I was fitted with braces on my top and bottom teeth. The entire process lasted […]