Category Archives: Victim of violent crime

Great Strides

In Memory Of Jerry Frampton: Tonight, as I write this, I think of walking recklessly, uncoordinated into that first day of Physical Therapy when I was nine years old to meet a tall thin man, with a kind, gentle face, … Continue reading

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Revisions

Once again it has come to my attention that I need revisions to my life. Oh, this life has been tweaked so many times although, I need another fine-tuning. Scary as it seems, I need to simplify once again. I … Continue reading

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Being an Active Part of Your Community

Yesterday I got a haircut from John Potoki the owner of Salon Milton in Milton, Delaware. He said something that I very much agree with, he stated that people in America just aren’t the same anymore. He and I discussed … Continue reading

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Brain Injury Association of Delaware Conference 2015

The Brain Injury Association of Delaware Sponsored it’s yearly Conference on March 12, 2015 in Dover, DE  “Joined Voices; Shared Journeys the Brain Injury Experience” I was honored to attend and also be asked to speak at a Break Out … Continue reading

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To Be Yourself

I have always thought that people do not give you the belief of feeling important you give that to yourself. You do not need anyone to validate your importance in the world but we all need it sometimes. We desire … Continue reading

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Dear God

    I was surprised the other night when I found a letter, I wrote to God. I am not one to pray often and I always joke that God always listens to me because he says,” STOP everything, let … Continue reading

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Grieving Your Past Self

      When I first started to write my book, (The Goal: Publish This YEAR!) the thing I actually started with was, I was a person who had a seizure disorder and 60 pages into it I realized I … Continue reading

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The Honor of Being Alive

Pictures Above: 1.) Joan Nagy (Mom) and Amy in a picture from 1973 copied from The Cape Gazette April 2005. 2.)  Amy at Memorializing our Mother at a Garden the People of Milton and her Friends gave us after she died in … Continue reading

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Instant Gratification

   This month has been a bear I have been three people short at Work since January and two people short before that since October so I have been maxed, to say the least. I have been sometimes sleeping more … Continue reading

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New Beginnings

“The two most important days of your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.” ~Mark Twain   I sit here today thinking about new Beginnings and last night I started off my new … Continue reading

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