Rollercoaster
I think social media is a unique riddle and platform, we all want everyone to see how well are doing. Part of my problem most recently is the rollercoaster ride I have been on called Parkinson’s is not a ticket just for one. I wake every day and am forced like a sheep into a …
Stay The Course
Been awhile since I have really written anything, but so much has happened. My daughter has had a milestone birthday and got her ears pierced, and my twins boys and are turning 7 and losing teeth. I’ve also made some real decisions about treating/fighting this disease, I’m worth it! I have always thought I can fix …
Top Gun
February 17th, 2017 My son Cade asked me the other last night what was the saddest day of my life? He wants to be just like me and I really don’t want him to enter the military unless he is an Officer. I believe he’d be much safer and his chances for a great job …
It doesn’t make sense
January 16th 2017 I watched as a young friend was buried this weekend, he was 36 with a rare type of cancer called EHE. I believe he had been diagnosed about 10 months ago, although his fight was heroic, it was short like his life. Before his diagnosis he had been the poster boy …
It’s Official
November 9th, 2016 I was told today I have Parkinson’s. I know I have written plenty about having this disease and my struggles in the past, but today it is different. My wife and I were having our morning coffee glued to the news and reading different political rants on Facebook and the phone …
Thank you for giving your life
October 30th 2016 This Deer literally means more to me than I think I can begin to explain. I am thankful to him for giving his life to feed and nourish my family naturally. To me this wasn’t about a barbaric need to kill something to prove I am a man, surprisingly it’s very …
I can fix it!
10/16/2016 I have this problem; I think no matter what it is, if I can just figure find out what’s actually wrong I can fix it. Those who know me best are aware that I’ve always been a worrier. However, I have always tried to do do the right thing; sometimes to a fault. …
Tommy’s Boys
September 24th, 2016 It’s been 24 years almost to the day since I left the U.S. Navy, I can recite the Missed Approach Procedure for the (GCA) Ground Controlled Approach) to Naval Air Station Alameda Runway 31 still in my sleep. I can remember initially being embarrassed that I was unable to go …