The Ellen Degeneres Show
I just entered a contest to see if I could win seats for my bride at the LA Premiere of The Ellen Degeneres Show. Wish her luck. 🙂 Cheers all. Carl Tweet #fighting4answrs
Author Archives: David's Father
as he gently sleeps
shhh He is sleeping. Arm curled around his dog. Cat cuddled up on the other side. Gentle slumber, and for once, a night without bad dreams. How do I know? when he sleeps, I am awake. I know when he has a bad dream. It is as much a part of him as air. If he has no bad dreams by this time of the night, he won’t have bad dreams at all. Not sure why it is. Rest easy my son, tomorrow will be a good day. Tweet #fighting4answrs
caring for the caregiver
One of the things that I struggle with, indeed I struggle daily, is keeping up with my own health while caring for my family. Mostly caring for David, because much as it pains me, the other kids pretty much have things covered unless they need something. No longer am I the dad who gets things done. Now, I am the dad that takes care of David. There it is in its simplest form. I am the Dad who takes care of David. I am also the Dad who readily admits when he is struggling with a health issue. See, I have Systemic Lupus among other things. I have to watch out for my health, if I don’t I won’t be here to look out for and take care of David. So then the question becomes, what happens after David leaves home? Can I get my health back? Some days, I