We had a sort of special occasion on Sunday. My friend Steve, who knows my vet buddy, went with me on the visit. I gave

Sunday Took my guy to the Bingo Room, which is always busy on Sunday. Two women who had taken care of him when he was

Sunday The first thing is that you need to use a numeric code pad to enter or exit the ward. The sign reminds you that

On Easter Sunday I took my guy out for a tunnel trip and we found that Bingo does goes ahead on Easter. He was never

Feeling bad, being away for a week and missing my guys. Last Wednesday I took my guy to the VA library, where they are always

Finally, it was warm enough to take my guy outside today. Too warm, to be honest. There is a paved path on the edge of

This Sunday’s adventures actually allowed some light to penetrate my pervasive black cloud. It was about 50 degrees outside, and damp, so an inside trip

(This is from last Thursday’s visit and today’s.) When I got there my two guys were side by side in their wheelchairs; my Jewish vet

Meanwhile, at the Bedford VA On this perfect spring day I went to take my guy out for a spin and was met by a

Since I am no longer allowed to take my guy for our long wheelchair rides on the rail trail or the paved forest trail, we

I have not posted recently about my visits. Sometimes there is nothing remarkable or poignant to offer. You just go there and spend time with

It was raining today, so instead of taking my guy out for a walk (a wheelchair roll) I brought a book of my photos and

Couldn’t go Sunday, so went Monday instead. The ward has many new patients and staff; the energy in the room was off. Normally it is

If you want to get a smile from a veteran confined to a wheelchair, try bringing a miniature horse to visit. Some lovely folks brought

My guy is continuing to succumb to the paralysis brought on by his disease. He can still speak, but it’s more of an effort each

Now that it’s cold, our adventures are indoors again. We roll down the long, gleaming white corridors in search of old friends, the Sunday bingo

I brought my guy to the Veteran’s Day concert last Sunday, with three acapella groups singing for the vets. We sat next to a quiet

Something a bit lighter for today. My guy has a tendency towards repeating things. So we put that to work for us. Picturing us rolling

I noticed that the sparkling white tunnels we wander through look very different from outside, rather dark and foreboding. Another point of view, I suppose.

Things have been rather stable. My guy is about the same, still accepting his situation in a noble, dignified, stoic fashion. Can’t feed himself, can

My guy didn’t look well last Friday. His eyes were red and had some rather gooey and crusty stuff about them. I took him on

https://vimeo.com/403843873 This is a 3 layered situation, that I will attempt to unravel and convey in some fashion. First, the mood I was in to

I am not big on omens, but the wind rattled some dead leaves into the building with me today and it caught my attention. You

Actually not much new. It has been a quiet week or two at the VA. A vet in the hallway said “Excusez moi.” as we

We wandered into a special weekday bingo game today. For some reason, the mood was much more jovial than the “official” Sunday game. It was

Went to Bingo again. Found a spot near a white haired fellow who was having a difficult time keeping up with the numbers. The nurse

A woman came to sing for the residents today and with great energy she got smiles from those awake and woke up some that were

Ha. What? Ha. What is it? Haaalf. Half what? Half inch. Half inch? Half inch die… Half inch die? Half inch diameter. I see, half

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