by joanborton | Disability, Instructions for Life, Lessons Learned
The trip was going well. We were fifteen hours from home and only two and a half hours from our destination when we took a lunch break. I was in line to get our food when another traveler asked me if I owned the silver handicapped van in the parking lot. That was not...
by joanborton | Caregiving, Disability, God's love, Hope, Peace
The day started a bit unusual for a Monday. Jerry went out to appointments. I did some work around the house, getting all the trash and recycling out to the bins for their evening trip to the curb. I’d never gotten it all together that early in the day. Continuing to...
by joanborton | Caregiving, Disability, Family, Friendship
Today marks six weeks since my surgery to remove my cancer. As is expected, I had ups and downs throughout the healing process. One of the highs has been how well our family, friends, and neighbors cared for us. The leftovers from meals brought, along with the...
by joanborton | Disability, Friendship, God's love, Lessons Learned, Travel
Anxious is an apt term for how I felt recently. Jerry and I received an invitation to an event in a part of the country we used to visit frequently. The occasion is pleasant and will take place later this year. Right away, we both said, “Yes, let’s try to get there.”...
by joanborton | Disability, Lessons Learned, Marriage, Vulnerability
Vulnerability. Much easier to talk about and expect from others than to live that way ourselves. After all, one definition is to be exposed and open to attack. Rarely do we want to put ourselves in that position. Yet we long for authenticity. I came face to face with...
by joanborton | Caregiving, Disability, Family, Instructions for Life, Lessons Learned
Caregiving friends, do you ever get smug? You know, self-satisfied, puffed up, or feeling an air of superiority in your caregiving role? The time that comes most readily to mind for me is when a news story came out several years ago. It was the sad news that...
