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Writings about Ataxia, being DeafBlind, family life. The best life can offer!

  • Dental Hijinks

    As a DeafBlind parent, I bring my son, or the other one, to appointments; or I used to, not so much nowadays. Recently I had the privilege of bringing one son, the elder, to a…

  • The deal that didn’t happen…

    …and the audism reaction… I am an avid collector of Hot Wheels, I have too many, sure, and want to off-load a lot, but I still like to browse and buy them occasionally. Today, I was at Walmart looking at…

  • Noise take two

    Hi there Five-Star crew! Last week I did a fun blurb on Noise, today I’m going to tell you about the opposite. I’m pretty happy that I can’t hear hockey parents hurling insults at referees, coaches or other parents! I’m…

  • Noise

    You know it’s time to get your brakes fixed when the Deaf guy, that would be me, cringes, covers his ears, looks around for the source of the squeal… True story! Happens many a-time! Another fascinating true tale: my mother…

  • Collapse

    While reading a book, Steven Galloway’s The Cellist of Sarajevo, I come upon a line of text: He cannot collapse. These three words, I feel, should also be my mantra. Let me explain… The book, a work of fiction about…

  • Craig’s WD #49

    Today’s Word of the Day is… Aegis I’m surprised this word is not used more often, as it refers to protection of a person or thing. Such an example of aegis takes place, countless times, on Breaking Bad (an awesome…

  • Craig’s WD #48

    Today’s Word of the Day is… Eyrie In truth, this refers to a bird’s nest that is high on a tree. Yet, it could also be used to describe an apartment or condo that is, well, high. Bonus points if…

  • Craig’s WD #47

    Today’s Word of the Day is… Spissitude Earlier this week, I was looking at words that ended with Tude when I spotted this gem! Naturally I had to define it for you… It’s basically a thick or dense liquid, in…

  • Craig‘s WD #46

    Today’s Word of the Day is… Malodorous This adjective describes something that has an awful smell, it stinks, it is unpleasant and you want to either hurl your cookies or move to the next room, block or country! I read…