Monthly Archives: October 2022

Last Wednesday evening I was in my hospital bed, contemplating, and it occurred to me: I have turned the corner. I don’t know if there was anything rational about it; the realization just descended on me. Part of it was that my swallow had recovered enough to let me swallow...Read more

Because of the damage to my esophagus, which is still learning how to swallow again, I am presently getting my nutrition through a stomach tube. The nurse came in with a big box of stomach tube nutrient bags not long ago. I was a touch surprised to see the Nestle...Read more

It turns out I had more severe internal injuries than originally believed, and I have been in a first-class Utah hospital since being emergency airlifted here a month ago. I have taken my turn in the valley of the shadow of death; but there is reason for cautious optimism that...Read more