Category Archives: The Nitty-Gritty

When the support isn’t supportive

While I do rely on the support of others to perform certain physical functions, this in no way lessens who I am as a human being or as a man. So what happened when someone who is supposed to support me does not view me as a whole and capable human being? Continue reading

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When Help Just isn’t Working: Letting Go Our Personal Care Assistant

  So today was not a fun day. We had to have a discussion with Barton’s morning personal care assistant, and in the end, we parted ways. It’s a bittersweet decision because we had worked so hard to get morning … Continue reading

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Shifting Attitudes: Perspectives of Personal Assistants

Barton spoke with his personal assistant about his feelings, pretty openly, and amazingly, she was open enough to listen when he told her I wasn’t his mother, I was his wife. Continue reading

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The Delicate Balance of Balance

Our workload also shifted, and before long, I found myself stepping in and doing more than I usual, and feeling the pressure. Continue reading

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Zapped Into the De-Computerized Zone

Since we are both writers with on-going projects, this turned into a computer tug-of-war. It was not pretty, let me tell you. Continue reading

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