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


New iPad, old addictions

Hey everyone!

I’ve had this iPad for over a month now, and I’ve found many new and old features… and same addictions!

I’d play Candy Crush or Solitary until the house burns down! Just yesterday I added three Candy Crush sagas: Jelly, Soda and Friends. Immediately I restarted where I left off, Facebook kept my levels enact, even through I hadn’t played those games in, at least, four years! Luckily for me, I quickly saw the errors of my ways and removed those lousy addictive time-wasters!

And, today, I tried a game that I had zero understanding of how to play, 13 minutes later, I deleted the fracking thing!

My wife did not spend a boatload of money for me to be playing games all day! But for me to be productive, and writing blogs, stories and other wonderful objects of art!

And, I got myself this awesome keyboard; so I am going to do just that, and that, and a whole lot more!

How are you doing today?

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Craig MacLean is DeafBlind with ataxia, a rare condition called CAPOS. He & his wife of 22 years have two sons, the oldest of which has CAPOS as well.

Craig uses American Sign Language to communicate. He is an avid writer, friend, Hot Wheel collector and intervenor advocate.

Craig sits on many committees, boards and associations as a DeafBlind rep. He graduated university with a BA in psychology in 2000.