Just when you think you're safe

This past August really sucked. September did too. I got a routine feeding tube replacement at the end of July and then had weeks of agony e...

Lately, at the Compound

I love unpredictability in my friends. People who say or do things it wouldn't immediately occur to me to say or do either intrigue or f...

Anniversary -- Escaping institutionalization

This Tuesday, March 6, was the one-year anniversary of my returning home from my four-month hospital stay. What makes the date so important...

Like a lion -- A rant

Last weekend we got 15 inches of snow here at the Gimp Compound. Since I'd managed a successful Parts Replacement Event with my feeding ...

Random Parts Replacement Fun

Ventilator traded in for one which does not randomly turn itself off: Check. New ventilator's obscure nonprescription default settings ...

Friday at the Gimp Compound or Dizzying up the Girl

So, about ten days ago, my trach's cuff burst. In my throat, in the middle of the night. And just for fun, this happened when I was just...

Wednesday gimp blogging

Before Thanksgiving, I had another Parts Replacement Week -- my three-month feeding tube swap and a trach switch. Both went extremely smooth...

My déjà vu

Wednesday, November 8, 1989 was a beautiful day in Tempe, AZ, with the sky a cloudless blue. I was up early, waiting at the front desk of Pa...