Tag: ADL

  • The Fluffy Train

    The Fluffy Train

    In my defense, I was drugged out of my mind at the time. So I really can’t be held responsible for… we’ll come back to that. Let’s start at the beginning. It was August of 2013. I lived in the Mountain Gate neighborhood of Palm Springs, a gated community which locals referred to as Mountain…

  • Proclamation

    Proclamation

    “Coming out” is not a one-and-done deal.  Throughout our lives, LGBTQ+ people are faced with “the dilemma” – over and over – of when and how much to share about themselves. As a physically disabled man, I require assistance just to accomplish many of the things that make up my day.  I need help taking…

  • Nursie

    Nursie

    There are many dedicated people who, working together, make the elderly, the disabled, and the injured feel safe and “at home” in an assisted living facility.  From the director to the driver, everyone pulls on the same oar to meet the needs of residents.  Usually.  Human nature being what it is, and given we are…