Oct 31, 2022

Extra Space and Support

I recently returned to the doctor to seek additional help with my left foot's ongoing – and vexing – problem. Patiently pointing out where my arch was falling, he identified the culprit as an "…excessive number of birthdays."

Showing me a shoe insert that he uses, he said, "Your days...

Oct 30, 2022

How do you help anchor someone with a lifetime of abnormal circumstances to normalcy? How do you help yourself do so? 

I recently discussed this on the show - as well as provided a few insights into the extraordinary person that is my wife, Gracie. 

Oct 25, 2022

Gospel artist, Pam Weston, called the program to share her incredible musical journey as an artist and songwriter. For years she's worked with a  who's who of Nashville greats.  But it was her song, Mama Can't Remember, that caught my ear and heart. The song was written about her mother, Charlotte, and Pam shares the...

Oct 18, 2022

From the national broadcast 10/15/2022. 

Keeping it light is a must for caregivers and in the first block, I share a few recent things that made me laugh along the way. Gracie, of course, rolls her eyes at me - but she would still admit the humor of it all. (Not to be outdone, btw, Gracie can give it out better than...

Oct 13, 2022

"We've done everything possible to save this leg, all that's left is amputation – when you're ready, we'll have that conversation."

Those words came from Gracie's surgeon, following numerous operations to save her right leg - crushed and disfigured in her 1983 car accident. Everyone in Gracie's life, including me, had...