*A version of this article first appeared in December 2016 in The Oregonian. Six years ago, before developing chronic illnesses, I considered myself a steward of the environment. Each morning I got out of bed and dumped a large bucket of shower water into the toilet to trigger its flushing mechanism. If it had recently …
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I’m not here to teach anyone how to become ambidextrous, but I will share how I did, however unintentionally and unconventionally. I suppose it answers the question, “Can you learn to be ambidextrous?” I did. It was not fun. But the result was kind of cool. I guess. “It was a shock to have …
Did I scare you? Sorry. Despite what the title of this post suggests and based on some of my more explicit stories, you may have thought, “Oh boy, this guy is gonna post a photo of his junk for the entire Internet to see.” If you did think such a thing, well, I guess I’m …
I had visitors this past weekend. It was the first time in months that someone from out-of-town has visited me, and despite what some of my other posts may suggest, it was certainly the most active I’ve been while being bedridden. And as far as activities for bed bound patients go, this was my favorite. …