I’ve got a favorite biblical citation: Proverbs 22:29 says “Seest thou a man diligent in his business? He shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men”. My father, by all accounts, was indeed a diligent man. His steadfastness in work, in friendship, in generosity and in parenthood touched all who met him. [...]
August 7, 1999. She slipped from this life as gracefully as she lived it, passing quietly after gently holding cancer at arms’ length for three years and eight months. One could hardly describe it as a “battle” with cancer. Mom simply defied gravity. This was her way. She inspired us to try to leave everyone [...]
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Saturday, February 26, 2000 – 60 degrees of separation… Well, I didn’t mean to lay off the diary for 10 days, but that reflects the increased mobility I’m experiencing. Still on crutches, though, non-weight-bearing. Last time I mentioned that I didn’t know how long it’d be before I could shower, due to my inability to [...]
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Wednesday, February 16, 2000 – Frustration, measured in degrees… Well, as recovery approaches in some ways, it recedes rapidly in others. I’ve made some strides toward independence this week. I’ve been shopping on my own, managed to get a couple showers, have been at work every day this week (though shorter days than I’d like [...]
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Monday, 2/14/2000 – My Return to Gainful Employment Well, I spent my weekend mainly flat on my back, thoroughly medicated, with a heating pad for good measure, in hopes that I could put the kibosh on the back pain that’s made everything rotten lately (I mean, even a sneeze makes my back tense and my [...]
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Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday… Well, in the last several days, a lot has happened. First, I got some wheels. I managed to get Atlanta Rent-A-Car to rent me a Chevy Lumina, which has just barely enough room up front for me to get my 30-degree-limited left leg into the car (if I slide my left toes [...]