This has been a good day. As you can see, I’m up past a respectable bedtime for someone ten days out of major surgery, but I don’t care. I just got home from spending some time at the home of a family of friends. There was a small gathering there this evening, one of those [...]
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Day Four
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On Residual Self-Image
Over the past week, I have noticed something interesting. In my dreams, I can still speak. I am reminded of the scene in The Matrix when Morpheus (how deliciously apropos, no?) is explaining to Neo the nature of the Matrix and why Neo sees himself projected therein the way that he does. As Morpheus explains, [...]
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Day Three, Post-Script
So, do you remember the creepy priest from near the end of The Princess Bride? Yep, that guy over there. My impression used to be good. Now it’s almost flawless. Score one for the dude with no tongue. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin share via Reddit Share with [...]
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Day Three
A lazy Saturday afternoon – a great thing to enjoy, right? It’s mildly off-putting that just a month or two ago I would have said, “Yes.” I would have meant it wholeheartedly, too. Usually, my weekends are composed of high percentages of playing chauffeur and trying to figure out who will eat what come dinnertime. [...]
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Day Two, plus a Surgery Summary So Far
Day Two has been good. Yes, the realizations about the new reality are still pressing, but I’m actually managing to relax a bit. I’m not overly worried, and I’m trying to allow myself to adapt gradually (but, hell, I’m stubborn, so quickly, too) to everything. I noticed this morning that some of the swelling had [...]
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Day One
I call this my Day One becuase this morning I awoke in my own bed, in my own home, surrounded by family. Day One is good – it is hope, it is optimisim, it is relief. Day One is rough – it is reality, it is the beginning of something very new and very difficult, it is daunting.
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