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When my husband and I set out to find and take pictures of wheelchair accessible waterfalls in every U.S. state, we were excited about the challenge. We gave ourselves no time limit to accomplish our feat; however, we had one mutually agreed upon rule that dictated how long we would stay in any given area. That rule was to never shiver again. Needless to say, adhering to this rule presented a new challenge. The new challenge was to find a waterfall that was actually flowing. Visiting mid-west and eastern states during months that prevented us from shivering are the same months that are hot enough to dry up streams; hence, little or no water flow for waterfalls. The natural scenery and picturesque landscapes warrant a second visit in the early spring right after the snow melts.

Bob and Jan

Bob and Jan
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Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Is that a trick question?

Bob is doing great. His personality is coming to the forefront. He even had a little silent belly giggle today. He's knodding "yes", wrinkling his face for "no", and tapping his foot in perfect rhythm to Asleep at the Wheel.

Oh my goodness. As I write this, t is making girgling sounds with his trach on purpose and smiling as though to say, "Bet you can't do this!"

I was looking at some papers from speech therapy. One section lists a bunch of things after "I want" like, food, drink, wife, husband, sleep, bathroom, walk, and many more. One item is suction. Now, I know what that means for those who have trachs, but really folks, Bob is a male through and through. Don't all men want suction. hahahaha... (Sorry...see what sleep deprivation can do. My mind is in the gutter!)

More life lessons:
  • sometimes bad things happen to good people. In this case, to a really good and special person.
  • I have also learned to NEVER underestimate the power of prayer, nor the extraordinary healing power of a loved one who is willing to spend endless hours at the bedside of an extremely ill soul mate.

What's your life lesson? email: jiachini@msn.com

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