"...What an astonishing thing a book is! It is a flat object, made from a tree. With flexible parts on which are printed - with lots of funny dark squiggles. But, one glance at it and your inside the mind of another person, maybe, somebody dead for thousands of years! Across the millennia, an Author is speaking clearly and silently, inside your head, directly to you. Writing is perhaps the greatest of human inventions, binding together people who never knew each other, citizens ofdifferentepochs. Books,...
Well, it is Valentines Day - I wish whoever should read this post today - for you to have a wonderful day! ..And I hope that you all get to share it with your significant others too! I think any opportunity to share love, and be loved is important. As important and sacred as life itself. We must take time to "smell-the-roses", I will share my St.Valentines-Day story with you. My Valentines Day this year (2013), started out with a... "BANG!"...Scratch ...Screech ...Thud! My family's 13yo black Lab "McKe...
Transverse Myelitis A l l u p t o - d a t e i n f o r m a t i o n o n c l i n i c a l s t u d i e s a n d t r i a l s c a n b e f o u n d o n http://myelitis.org/research/clinical-studies-trials For those of you, who are still reading this far - I thought I would just reprise an earlier post that I made, almost a year ago. I think it means so much - especially when you might be able to relate, as I have - to this remarkable, true story! (thank you Christine...) read on.. Thank you fo...
From left to right is the raised flood-bank along Cedar Creek - a tranquil walk It has come to my attention, that I have to say a very big thank you to my friends - those folks out there in the 'interwebs', who have taken the time out of there busy lives to visit my blog - read my 'ranting' sometimes 'random' posts, but thinking about my story enough to stop and leave their comments. It really makes a massive, positive difference to me! So, thank you folks; +Priscilla Hedlin+Kevin Weilacher+thillai r...
Tropical Cyclone 'Oswald" I feel like a survivor - in so many ways. I know that sounds like a tired old statement, but so what. It is my reality, so you can hear-(?) me say it because I love being alive right now! Maybe it's just the flavour of my "Moccona"-coffee "Dilmah"-tea cocktail in the bottom of my mug - you know when it gets to the bottom and the good bits rush in! So, when I feel like I do - like I do now - mostly, I forget to share it around on here in my blog, because I have to remember to b...
There are some moments in my days that require me to 'pull my socks up' and be brave when inside, I feel less inclined. One such moment was tonight when I was going through my facebook messages and I found one from an old friend of my family... A beautiful couple, with a great family too; 3 children-[2x girls and older brother]. I was reading their message - and I learned of their tragic loss of their oldest child. I have no words to explain what feelings were racing through my mind at that moment. I cou...
Hello again everybody - I thought I would take a few minutes out from my own story to tell you a little bit about our local natural wonders. You see - I don't know how many people like turtles in the world?..But I think there is probably millions; or tens of millions! All I know is this fact - that my whole family loves turtles!!!!!!!! If it's a turtle in our local creek; or a turtle on the tele; in the news; on the ABC or BBC or whatever - we love ALL of them... especially the ones in our creek! W...
I nearly forgot to mention it! Tomorrow is TM-Day in Australia, and we are celebrating it with an exciting get together in Brisvegas - at the Spinal-Injuries-Association HQ in Woollongabba. It should be 'awesomeness'...!!! We will be having a couple of guest speakers-[not sure who?]..oh wait, I think one of the speakers is a Professor of Child-Psychology at the Childrens Hospital in Herston - and he's a recent survivor of TM too. So, I'm sure he will have some really interesting things to say... I think ...
Social networking is wonderful for reaching out when you don't get out much / you know? ...Specifically Twitter - for instance I'm communicating with total strangers, but I feel like their my friends because they get me! ...sometimes, I feel it more so than the bloke next-door. It's acliché, I know but it means a lot when you get a message or an email from someone that gets IT!!! I just noticed that I've only done 2 blog-entries in April...sorry everyone, I will be more tuned in this month I just have be...
I don't know you, but you inspire me...I follow this blog-[see link below]. This is a story about a woman that has a fighting-spirit, a love for life. She has TM too! This is her story, as told by her daughter, [Jaclyn] in a blog called; I wear blue [click on the link below to see her story] The Best Mom on Wheels Jaclyn Allmon at I Wear Blue - 1 day ago Christopher Reeve Foundation has announced the 10 finalists for the 2012 Best Mom on Wheels competition. All women are so very deserving of this a...
