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Kevin’s birthday

Well today is his birthday and it has been a great day. To see him develop and change through the years we have been together has been extraordinary.

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Effects of a seizure

I wasn’t quite sure what to call this, to be honest with you. First, I want to start with thoughts about my seizure and afterwards and the long term effects you probably have no idea of, if you haven’t faced it or learned about it.

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Cooking Shows

Do you ever watch cooking shows? I love watching them, but the thing I enjoy the most is when it’s a competition and the contestants help each other when they are stuck.

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The Olympics

Yes, I know I don’t often talk about them, but actually, I do enjoy watching some of the events. Anything with horses, gymnastics in all its forms, and ice skating.

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Hair cuts

Oh my goodness! Hair cuts. Oh boy! To say that Johnathan didn’t like haircuts when he was young is ONE way of putting it!

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Care Plans

Care plans are for those who are disabled and the people that care for them. I have been with the same Carer’s Centre for 8-9 years, I think.

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Music and Poetry

Now I know I have spoken about music and poetry before. If you wish to go back and see them, you are more than welcome to do so.

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Someone singing

Do you ever hear people singing? I know that if you like that kind of music that it will bring a smile to your face, even if you have a tear in your eye at the same time.

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Sentient Chair

My son introduced me to the idea of a sentient chair. He wanted me to write about one/them. To me, it seemed so unreal to me that I would be like Enid Blyton or the lady who wrote “The Phoenix and the Carpet.”

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New chair

I needed a new chair (actually I have needed a new one for quite some time). Now seemed the time to get it and here it is. I’m going to sleep in it tonight.

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Our animals

After meeting Kevin and his house cats, I asked the vet how to help them get along. The vet recommended keeping two cats in the room at night and one by day.

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New Floor Is Down

Oh my goodness! We had a really manky carpet in the hallway - pale lilac and grubby as you like. I had been saying I would change the carpet soon…….what’s soon anyway?

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