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The Zen Toy
I just came across this quote now: The greatest healing therapy is friendship and love. Hubert H. Humphrey, Jr. Don’t know who Hubert H Humphrey, Jr. was but his name is impressive-looking enough to convince us that he knows what he is talking about. I could have said the same thing, as I truly believe it,…
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A Good Day
Our weekend nurse, Karen, saved this meme from her Facebook and brought it in to show Vernon. I love his nurses: they don’t forget about their patients even when they go home. Anyway, her message is spot-on. I remember ages ago, when I was watching some BBC news segment, young Maki said: “Alli, you shouldn’t watch the news. Didn’t…
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Scuba Diving
For a couple of weeks now, I’ve been feeling the analogy of putting on a scuba suit, at least a mask and breathing tank, preparing to go under and bring my husband back to the surface. Not that I really can, of course…he is surfacing on his own, in brain and body. But still I look…
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Working Weekend
The theme of this weekend was Vernon’s work. Many of you know that Vernon is a font designer. Over the years, he has done a lot of alphabets for Google Web Fonts. Because he is a free-lancer, we have been up and down with income, but nothing made him happier than knowing he could do…
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What a Wonderful World
I see skies of blue, And clouds of white. The bright blessed day, The dark sacred night. And I think to myself, What a wonderful world.
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ABC
Tonight marks the beginning of week 9. 63 Days. And though it feels slow when I when I watch so closely everyday, Vernon continues to recover. Oh Brain! You magnificent and mysterious creature! If only I could see what steps you are making under the skin. But it isn’t really about me, is it? The…
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Bookstore Field Trip
Just for fun: if you would like to enjoy a little bookshop-themed music as background for tonight’s post from one of Vernon’s fave bands, cmd/click here. I arrived at the hospital early today, thinking if Vernon wasn’t in an “entertaining mood,” I’d catch up on a little light summer reading. These are some wonderful books that people…
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brother
aswell as going to hobbiton, and seeing the wonderful landscape i have also been playing With my little Brother and ive made some Things out of lego that he cant get enough of, he constantly asks me if i can play With him, because he knows if i play With him ill make something for…
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Be Alert
Tomorrow is July 23rd. Vernon’s life-changing accident happened on May 23rd. So in honor of the 23rd, I’m posting a public service announcement…an important reminder to all of us, no matter how you travel. Isn’t this a great design? I discovered this small business-with-a-message after Trevor, the owner, sent me some bumper stickers along…
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Long and Sweet
“Knowing how to live is not something we have to teach children. Knowing how to live is something we have to be careful not to take away from them.” Colin Beavan Yesterday, Vernon continued to move his hands and respond to directions. Justine and my parents visited in the afternoon. He really started trying to communicate…