As part of Stroke Awareness Month, I’m sharing my stroke experience. You can read about the beginning and the first three days in previous posts. From the third day after the stroke when I could move my fingers and lift my shoulder off the bed, I knew I would become functional again. But it took … Read more
As part of National Stroke Awareness Month, I’m sharing my stroke experience. You can read about the beginning in the previous post. When I woke up in the hospital, I was paralyzed on my right side and had lost sensation on my left side. My balance center was destroyed, and my eyes were damaged so … Read more
May is National Stroke Awareness Month, and as part of the effort to make people aware of stroke, I’m going to share my own experience. Many people think it’s something that happens to old people, and the occurrence rate is certainly higher among the elderly. However, stroke (a “brain attack”) can happen at any age. … Read more
Matt at The Article Writer has declared Death To The Meme Movement! and Liz at Successful Blog asks What Do You Call a Meme that Isn’t a Meme? I see a lot of blog memes – where one blogger tags others to answer questions or take some other action and tag other bloggers … and … Read more
Christian Carnival CLXX is posted at Brain Cramps for God. Several people have stepped in to keep the carnival going and to add new features, such as a forum and blogroll. Submissions to the Carnival do not have to be theological or “religious,” but the posts have to reflect a Christian (Protestant, Catholic, or Orthodox) … Read more
May 3rd is the National Day of Prayer in the US. You can find an event in your area on the Web site. The history of the National Day of Prayer goes back to the beginning of our country. The Continental Congress proclaimed the first Day of Prayer in 1775, “imploring the assistance of Heaven … Read more
David Bowles has a post at Writing the Westward Sagas on Political Correctness vs. Historical Accuracy. I am David’s editor, and we have been trying to decide whether or not to use certain terms that would have been used by his characters at the time but are now considered offensive. Another book I’m editing also … Read more