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Waking Up
Today was a good day. Forget Hollywood’s ideas of waking from a coma. They have to fit a short scene into 90 minutes. Who wants to watch a 3-month movie, really? Forget what you thought you knew. (At least I have had to.) Every case is different, but this is what Vernon’s looks like….today. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10152231015491491&set=vb.535626490&type=2&theater…
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Isolation
Vernon has been in isolation all week, which means people (friends as well as hospital staff) must ‘suit up’ in a paper gown, mask, and gloves in order not to spread the staff infection elsewhere. Vernon is being treated with antibiotics, that seem to be working very well. The hospital staff takes this all in stride,as…
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Abstraction
A friend of ours, Ryan Paul James, has written a play about the world of ART that runs this weekend through next in Pacific Palisades (Los Angeles.) He is a great comedy writer and I’m sure this one will be a smash. Graciously offering to bring some attention to Vernon’s cause, he is putting some of our family artwork…
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Smiling
“A smile is a curve that sets everything straight.” —Phyllis Diller Nurses have been brushing Vernon’s teeth for six weeks, ever since his jaw was un-wired. But he almost always resists, tightening his mouth to foreign objects like toothbrushes and dental suctions. I don’t blame him. I sometimes wonder if he thinks he is…
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Learning to Write
“When writing the story of your life, don’t let anyone else hold the pen.” I know that Vernon has a way to communicate ‘Yes‘ to me, but we still haven’t figured out the ‘No.’ I imagine it’s pretty frustrating for him to only be able to actively answer in the affirmative. We have tried blinking and…
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Trevor, Tanya, and Turtledoves
If you haven’t visited the Be Alert For Bikers website already, I’d like to to re-invite you to check out their well-designed bumper stickers and t-shirts. After I wrote about this little business-with-a-message last month, Trevor (the Brainchild and Owner) decided to put everything on the website at 20% off, if you mention Vernon’s name at checkout. For…
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Grasping and Letting Go
For some reason, I wasn’t able to upload this the other day when it happened, but here is a video of some of Vernon’s ‘Latest Work.’ Grasping and Letting Go. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10152214127536491&set=vb.535626490&type=2&theater
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A Story of Overflow
There is so much to say about Vernon and the emotional roller-coaster of experiencing a loved-one’s illness/recovery. I run into widows and widowers who have had to learn to grieve fully and live a new singular life as often as I run into people who have miraculous stories, who have died and returned with a new…
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Art is a Part of Life
“Art is not a part of life, it is not an addition to life, it is the essence of those pieces of us that make us fulfilled. That give us hope. That give us dreams and provide the world a view very different than what it would have been without us.” Hasan Davis I…
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I want to go home
Iam having a great time however seeing everything move along makes e sad that i can’t be there. I am having a good time don’t worry about me I just wanted to tell someone. ps. I accidentally posted without writing