Reunions and Birthday Fun

14 Mar

We had family come into town this last week/ weekend to celebrate Susie’s mom turning 90. In addition, Callahan’s General Store was celebrating its 45th Anniversary. So, Susie’s brother combined the two events to organize a family reunion. So not … Read More »

Belated Birthday w/ Crab

18 Jul

Over last three decades, we hosted a summer solstice party to celebrate our June birthdays. We continued the tradition when we lived in the UK, and upon our return to Austin. However when Susie experienced complications from brain cancer recurrence … Read More »

Spring Cometh Reflections

15 Apr

This last month has been a sea of changes. Susie officially finished her therapy sessions at St. David’s Neuro Rehab.  She had started physical, speech and occupational therapy around 9 months ago, after experiencing a pontine stroke.  Her St. David’s therapists … Read More »

August Road Trip, Heading North

29 Aug

With Susie having a good neuro-oncology appointment, we set out on a two week road trip heading up to Minneapolis and over to the Black Hills of South Dakota, estimated at 3,500 miles.  Our first leg was a short drive to Dallas, … Read More »

Disability Hearing

25 Jul

Susie and I had an Administrative Law Judge Hearing on the 19th of July.  She applied back in 2008 for Social Security Disability.  After chasing her claim for three years, we learned in 2011 that her claim was denied.  The … Read More »