Nov 15, 2006

Bad storm came through today – a funnel cloud was seen on the highway going by our town and the tornado warning sirens went off. We had winds of 50-60 mph, but I didn’t see any damage done locally.

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One type of email I have gotten occasionally that I find particularly gratifying is how the blog has affected different people’s own lives. I’ve had a couple people tell me about elderly relatives of theirs who have fallen ill and had to go to the hospital, and how by reading the blog they know they have to keep on top of things and not depend on the hospital staff to do things right. Another person wrote to say how she viewed people in wheelchairs differently, that though they may be handicapped physically, they can be brave and strong mentally (and, she adds, so can their caretakers ;-)), and how every day these wheelchair-bound people may be working to increase their capacities, that the training is on-going, which is not something you would realize unless you know of someone in this situation. I want to thank those people who wrote such things for sharing those thoughts with me.