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A poem in honor of Professor X, inspired by Dr. Seuss’s Green Eggs and Ham. I-am-pain. Pain-I-am. That Pain-I-am That awful pain! I do not like Its horrid drain. Do you like Relentless pain? I do not like overwhelming Chronic pain. Nor feeling like Impaled with my cane. I do not like it Here or…
My children finished school for the year today. Professor X has to solo parent until I am done next week. What will that mean? Today’s post is taken directly from Professor X’s status update a few weeks ago: In 2011, my chronic pain issues were pretty stable; so far as we could tell, I was…
I began this post 11 months ago and have been stuck with where to take it. In honor of my husband, on this Valentine’s week, I try to finish my thoughts… As he limped past the sliding metal door, he heard a creek. Professor X turned around, saw nothing, and continued on his way. Suddenly,…
Let me start by saying that I have NOT found peace (which was supposed to be my word of the year). I did order some nice looking id labels with the Chinese word for “peace” on them. That’s kind of the same, right? In case you don’t know much about me and my family here…
Background: Wink Yesterday, my husband turned forty. Any decade birthday can be a big deal, but this one was especially so. You see, in the beginning of his 30s, my husband (Wink) had everything going for him:ย he had young healthy children, he was part way through a graduate program with dreams of a PhD,…
It is very hard work to be a good dad under any circumstances. But when you are literally crippled by pain day in and out for years, hazed by medical conditions, and unable to work or even sit for more than an hour, it is REALLY difficult. And yet, even with all the cards stacked…
Dear Your Honor, The last time I wrote to you it was to state my husband’s history of chronic disability and illness.ย You (and the entire system) has yet again denied his plea for disability. I read your 16+ page statement as to why his disability claim was not approved (again) and really wish I…
A letter to the judge regarding my husband’s upcoming disability hearing: I am writing this letter in regards to my husband, Professor X, who has become quite disabled in the last 10+ years. I have been married to and lived with Professor X for over 16 years. We have two children together through adoption,…
Disclaimer: This post contains Amazon affiliate links. I’ve had quite a productive spring break! I painted a room. Sick of the pink shade my last beige paint turned out to be. Attended an off-Broadway musical. Christmas gift from Professor X. Went to The Hunger Games movies. Twice. Am seriously considering taking some archery lessons. Re-listened…
As much as I’d love to create a sappy, woe-is-me post, I’ve decided to stick my chin up, put on a fake smile, and throw glitter obnoxiously around until everything looks pretty. Cuz I really like sparkles. Goo: Professor X had a $70,000 surgery that led to no pain relief and increased pain for several…
Here’s the situation. There are far too many people with handicapped stickers. Or maybe there are just not enough handicapped spots. Or maybe it’s all of the above. Consider a trip to Costco and the reason Professor X rarely goes there. There are approximately 10 disabled parking spots in the lot. Sounds like quite a…
I made a decision this year to really reveal Professor X’s physical disability to friends/family near and far. Although we’ve made reference to his chronic pain on Facebook posts and previous Christmas cards, we’ve never elaborated. Friends who haven’t seen us in years have not yet understood how serious his condition has become. So this…
Disclaimer: This post contains Amazon affiliate links. I go back to work in two days. TWO DAYS?! And although I’m certainly ready for The Flash to begin school again, I’m not quite as sure about myself. More specifically, I’m not confident that I’m ready to get up at 5am every morning after a summer of…
I married a brilliant man. Seriously. Not to brag on him or anything ( okay, yes to brag on him )… He has an Ivy League degree in bio-physics. After working in a lab, he switched fields all together to work as a computer programmer in a start-up company. The man scored a perfect score…
