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Overcoming fear, anxiety, and my crazy brain, one post at a time
The Good Fight
“Three years ago, epilepsy came into our lives with no warning. We were unprepared. We weren’t ready. But we’ve made it through. And we’ll keep making it through.” Those were my words, just about a year ago. I wrote them near the end of a piece detailing the three-year struggle since my eldest daughter, Amelia, […]
An Open Letter to Michael Savage
July 1, 2012
Dear Dr. Savage, You don’t know me, but I would like to thank you. After the recent surprising Supreme Court decision to uphold Obamacare, you were quick to offer an explanation for the decision of Chief Justice Roberts to side with the liberal members of the court. So that everyone can read your brilliance, I […]
Posted in: Amelia, Bravery, bullying, epilepsy, Epilepsy Foundation, fatherhood, health care, life, parenting, rant
What Now?
January 22, 2012
When I was twenty-four, I finally graduated college. I decided the best plan for my future was to go to grad school, get my Master’s, and become a college instructor while I wrote my sure-to-be bestselling Great American Novel. I applied to four schools: Houston, Syracuse, Iowa, and Miami University (OH). Syracuse was my first […]
Day 3: Attrition
January 19, 2012
Yeah, so I was wrong. I said the waiting was the worst part. Now, as we’re something like halfway through Day 3, I have realized the truth. Waiting sucks. But what we have to do to our daughter is worse. Do you know why the average hospital stay for long term monitoring is four to […]
Day 2: Live Blogging
January 18, 2012
Yesterday I wrote about the waiting. Until now, that had been almost the worst part of Amelia’s epilepsy struggle. It was that way right from the start. From the moment I got the first call that she was on the way to the hospital almost four years ago, it has often seemed like we’ve never […]
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July 9, 2012
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