Guest Blogs
On Compassion and Being Helpful
When we were raising our four children, my wife became regional director for La Leche League International. Her goal was helping mothers succeed with breastfeeding. A doctor friend of ours and I spoke on the advantages of Husband Coached Childbirth. We also stressed the importance of the father supporting the nursing mothers. On compassion and being…
Read MoreLaser treatments, Basil Cells, Star Wars, 3-D glasses, and the Boy Scouts Motto: Be Prepared.
On a Tuesday in December, I had laser treatments, “blasting” on an implant on my right eye. The lens cleared up and my doctor assured me that I would be able to find the Orion Nebula with my telescope.
Read MoreMy One Year Check Up….
I visited my urologist yesterday on my one year check up. He wanted to know how I was getting along with my Men’s Liberty External catheter. (When I saw him last December, I had just started wearing it. I must have mentioned it, because he remembered.)
Read MoreMuch for which to be Thankful!
Bah-Humbug! That is the name of the play our nine-year-old granddaughter is performing at our local Gaslight Youth Theater. This is her fifth play since the age of six in a cast of thirty or more actors ranging from six to sixteen years. For her, each play is more demanding with more lines and more…
Read MoreHow Men’s Liberty Helped Me Overcome Travel Anxiety
I’ll admit that wearing the Men’s Liberty external catheter caused me some degree of anxiety when I started using it last year. I’m not one to follow directions once I’ve read the first paragraph. By July of this year, however, I find that I am navigating the learning curve with some success. (I’m sure that…
Read MoreComing Out Of The (Catheter) Closet
For men who are sixty and over, about one in four have problems with incontinence. The surprising thing is that some of these men won’t even discuss the problem with their doctor. Using Men’s Liberty external catheter could turn their life for the better.
Read MoreA Broken Cord – Part 1
Did you know it costs, on average, $100,000 a year to live with a spinal cord injury? Yes, you read that correctly. I am not referring to normal living expenses either. That figure you see there refers to everything we need to stay alive like a wheelchair, proper cushions, chair maintenance, medical supplies, medication, doctor…
Read MoreDisability, Marriage and True Love in Brooklyn
Do you know what today is? Today is July 26, 2015. It is exactly 25 years since the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act or ADA for short. It seems for every step forward we make as a species we take two steps back.
Read MoreAdjusting to a New Normal
When our son died of sleep apnea on July 2, 1997, our life shattered. Ours was a colorless world of black and white. Well-meaning family and friends advised us to “get over it and get back to normal”. That wasn’t going to happen. Nothing was “normal” again. Eighteen years of monthly meetings with The Compassionate…
Read MoreThe Time Machine
Today a friend I’ve known for many years and went to school with posted a set of photos on every body’s favorite social network. As I have already mentioned in one of this year’s blogs 2015 marks the 20th anniversary of my high school graduating class. It seems strange because I remember the night in…
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