Month: January 2025

The 5%

I mentioned in my last post that 95% of the time, I don’t think about Audrey’s disabilities. The 5% hurts. It hurts me more for Ella. Ella has asked me if she can have a baby brother. I don’t know if she just wants… Continue Reading “The 5%”

The New Normal

Normal: “conforming to a type, standard, or regular pattern: characterized by that which is considered usual, typical, or routine” – Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary “Normal is just a setting on the washing machine.” – My cousin Craig I’ve been asked a few times if I ever wish… Continue Reading “The New Normal”

Normalcy

Audrey’s 17th surgery is today. If Michelle hadn’t been writing them down, we wouldn’t have come up with the correct number. We had sixteen in our heads. I guess we forgot one. In our world, this almost doesn’t count as surgery. Audrey is having… Continue Reading “Normalcy”