tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-14:55882 entombed in the shrine of zeroes and ones entombed in the shrine of zeroes and ones 2017-07-02T07:20:27Z tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-14:55882:1227365 2017-07-02T06:59:16Z 2017-07-02T07:20:27Z Venus Hum - Soul Sloshing public 3 <p>Today marks one year since i came home after <a href="http://rone.dreamwidth.org/1225232.html">ending up in the hospital with GBS</a>.&nbsp; At that time, I couldn't stand or sit up in bed.&nbsp; I couldn't lift my arms farther than 45°.&nbsp; These days, i can lift my arms almost straight up, and i'm able to go up and down stairs.&nbsp; We got rid of my wheelchair in December, and i stopped using my walker all the time in April.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Memo was with me almost every day at the Walnut Creek nursing home.&nbsp; He's two years old now.</p> <p align="center"><img src="http://ennui.org/lj/memo.jpg" width="320" height="480" alt="an English Staffordshire Bull Terrier licking his snout, holding a bully stick between his paws" title="the cutest dog EVAR"></p> <p>Despite not being compelled by law to do so, <a href="http://renewfinancial.com/">Renew Financial</a> extended my benefits for four months once i got sick, and held my job for the 53 weeks I was out sick, and i have been eagerly working for them since February, because it's rare to find a company that displays this sort of values.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>So far this year, we've seen Sigur Rós, Jean-Michel Jarre, and Midnight Oil in concert.&nbsp; So, really, things this year has been quite good so far, despite the nationally-induced global calamity that needs not be named.</p><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=rone&ditemid=1227365" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments