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What does “better” mean?

There have been many people ask me if I’m feeling better.  I’m happy to say that I feel great, but that’s been the case for some time.  My response has always been, “I feel great, I just can’t see that well”.  This is still true, but I’m seeing some changes in my eyelids. My left…

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Brian Update’s from Connie

Sent: Sun, March 6, 2011 6:05:43 PM Subject: Brian Wagner Hey Family & Friends!  Brian is the great communicator in our family, but since he is not himself, I am filling in. You may or may not have been aware that Brian was hospitalized again on Fri.  His double vision has returned, as well as ptosis (drooping…

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Smile…really?

That’s been one of the hardest things for me to overcome…the realization that someone is going to take my picture.  When it first happened I wanted to stop them.  It was one of my kids playing with my iPad.  I wanted to tell them to wait until after I had gotten better.   There had…

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Choose Fear or Hope

The choice between Fear and Hope had to be made early on.  This doesn’t mean that I haven’t been scared during the past 6 months.  It just means that I’ve tried to live my life the same way I would if I had two good eyes. I’ll never forget going to one of Colin’s pre-season…

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What happened

I used to remember things in reference to significant events in my life.  My marriage, the birth of my children, Buckeye’s National Championship.  Times have changed.  Now every day is a new life.  When I wake up and am able to see the alarm clock, I’m happy. Blowing my nose means I’m breathing.  Sneezing is…

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I’m thinkin, I’m thinkin…

I’m thinkin’ that since this is my maiden voyage with a blog, I’d better have something to write. Where should I begin?  Most of you know my story or at least part of it.  What you don’t know is why I wanted to start blogging about it.  My hope is that something good will come…

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