I woke up at 2:45 this morning and bundled up to take Jenny downstairs and outside to potty. Jenny is a four-month-old King Charles Spaniel pup that Jerry brought into my life ten days ago. If she does not steal your heart, you simply must not have one. As I waited for Jenny to find the perfect…
Hoopdedoodle
Well, didn’t take long before the first thing that came to mind upon wakening in the morning was not: I have cancer. This morning it was: I have mice. That didn’t take long. We returned to Benedict House at the Ranch yesterday about 1:00 after several weeks in Austin. It was an emotional homecoming, and…
Return to the land of the living…
Wow, life as we know it can disappear pretty darned fast on a body! Jerry has chronicled the day-by-day since I was diagnosed on 10/19. And yes, I know I said this would not be a cancer blog, but a blog about being a parent (that would be me) of a dependent adult with disabilities…
Learning the culture of autism
Still on vacation in Autismia, trying to learn the ways of the native culture. Already our little excursion has borne fruit. Anita reported that when our “big guy” with ASD became agitated last week she was able to see his behavior for what it was, and knew all to well from experience where it was…