by Patrick Leer / MultipleSclerosis.net
“Pushing
Patti’s wheelchair through the last 20 years I’ve slalomed through sidewalks of
people at MS walks.”
But once
upon a time “we were the envy of an entire pre-school haunted hay ride. Earlier
that day I had hernia surgery from lifting Patti’s scooter in and out of our
station wagon. After interviewing a couple of surgeons, I found a retired
military guy who had done years of battlefield sutures in Vietnam designed to
“hold” and get a soldier on his feet. Arriving on site that evening we
discovered the hay wagon was not accessible. I couldn’t allow our daughter to
be heartbroken, so hoisting her on my shoulders I pushed and pulled Patti’s
wheelchair through the fields behind the hay wagon. Surprised actors began
improvising interacting with us. My blood began oozing around my battlefield
sutures and through my shirt, as our daughter’s classmates squealed with
delight from the hay wagon.” read the full story ... OUR BEST OF POSSIBLE WORLDS
Thank
you to MultipleSclerosis.net for inviting me to share my ‘longer’ stories of
living with MS as a family.
Patrick Leer
Health Activist:
Caregivingly Yours, MS Caregiver @ http://caregivinglyyours.blogspot.com/
My Lung Cancer Odyssey @ http://lung-cancer-survivor.blogspot.com/
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