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An abomination
Does two years in a row make for a tradition? Let’s say it does. My first post of 2025, on New Year’s Day, was about whether you should put pineapple on pizza (of course you should, it’s delicious!), so I thought I’d continue the tradition and write about food today. I am not one to…
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Loud Joyce
This week marks ten years since I have lived at Stonewall Gardens Assisted Living in Palm Springs. It has, on the whole, been a good experience. There have been ups and downs, but that’s life, isn’t it? If I were writing a Yelp review, I’d give it 4.5 out of 5 stars, holding back that…
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It’s only Tylenol!
I don’t want to mislead you with that title. This post is not about autism. The Buffoon-in-Chief, flanked by his Secretary of Health and Human Services (Bobby Brain Worm) and the head of Medicare/Medicaid (TV’s Doctor Oz), declared that taking Tylenol during pregnancy causes autism. It does not. I am not a doctor or a…
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And the winner is…
I come from Glendale, in California, not to be confused with the city of the same name found in the neighboring state of Arizona. If people ask me where I’m from, though, I invariably say Los Angeles, of which Glendale is a suburb – a big one, big enough to have its own power generating…
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Proclamation
“Coming out” is not a one-and-done deal. Throughout our lives, LGBTQ+ people are faced with “the dilemma” – over and over – of when and how much to share about themselves. As a physically disabled man, I require assistance just to accomplish many of the things that make up my day. I need help taking…
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Nursie
There are many dedicated people who, working together, make the elderly, the disabled, and the injured feel safe and “at home” in an assisted living facility. From the director to the driver, everyone pulls on the same oar to meet the needs of residents. Usually. Human nature being what it is, and given we are…
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A Soapy Reach Around
The relationship between a caregiver and a disabled person can be confusing for one, the other, or both. It takes practice, and patience. As a disabled person who cannot even put on my own shoes without assistance, I am completely dependent on caregivers to get through my day. This can be difficult psychologically, because as…
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