What I Learn From Marty

Marty'sHusband

Marty'sHusband
Location
Waco, Texas,
Birthday
March 30
Bio
I am the chief caregiver for Marty, my wife of 30+ years. In our previous lives Marty was an Educational Psychologist, I was a call center manager. Marty has had two strokes since 2005 which have caused critical physical and cognitive deficits. We are both in our mid-50's and have two adult children. I would never confuse myself with a professional writer, I do this to document our journey and as an act of self discovery. This is what I have learned over the last years, this is our life.

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May 13, 2013 09:23PM
“"I made it my life's work to seek out decent folks." God was a great life's work....that and realizing crap and beauty can coexist. Excelle…”
About: This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things
May 13, 2013 06:29PM
“Excellent, excellent. Teaching Grandma how to use the smart phone...perfect gift. I love the fact that you Mom would want to do that.....I keep sayin…”
About: iMay Have Made a Mistake
May 13, 2013 02:49PM
“Agreed...excellent, vivid.....he would be proud to be remembered so....”
About: Spring (xi)
May 13, 2013 12:10PM
“I feel you....in fact I'm about to post something similar. You capture the frustration very well. We spend too much time in medical settings and I ha…”
About: Wayward MD's in Eternity
May 13, 2013 12:07PM
“What a great story....and how true....we raise our children to leave and be independent and then it breaks our hearts when they leave and do just that.…”
About: A Beautiful Story and Confusion
May 06, 2013 10:40PM
“It must be hard to get used to the hose....I bet you do feel better. What about on the bus?”
About: Sleeping With a Hose on My Nose
May 06, 2013 10:36PM
“Our society has done a pretty good job of figuring out how to prolong life.....not so much on what to do with it after we prolong it. Your mom sounds…”
About: Surrender
May 04, 2013 11:29PM
“Small moments that sort of get burned in your brain.....and that's good. I get what you are saying.....”
About: Transported in Love
May 04, 2013 11:01PM
“Marty preached to me....be present in the moment....it's hard sometimes but the payoff is great. Right on Dr.Jackie.”
About: Time-Dr. Jackie's Mental Health Moment
May 04, 2013 11:00PM
“Excellent description....generally hard to find.....good for you.”
About: Choosing a Mentor
May 04, 2013 10:58PM
“Its such a trip living and breathing in the Lone Star state. We have AG Abbott running around warning about the commies trying to take our guns and pu…”
About: Dispatch from Houston: The NRA Convention
April 22, 2013 11:51PM
“God give you strength and some modicum of peace as you move into a new life, a new normal. Well written, well told, best to you and your husband....it…”
About: A Thousand Small Deaths.
April 09, 2013 08:39PM
“Yep....I think I'm kinda hooked already.....this should be an interesting take on the art and science of addiction therapy.....”
About: re-hab intro
April 07, 2013 08:59PM
“Been there man....grew up Presbyterian in a Baptist town. I was a Christian but never felt quiet Christian enough. I understand your pain on this one…”
About: They Just Think Their Way Is the Way
April 07, 2013 08:57PM
“You know what's interesting is that there are a lot of good ideas and thought out there about how to improve aspects of US health care...the problem is…”
About: Our Medical Syslem-Dr. Jackie's Mental Health Moment
April 07, 2013 08:54PM
“An interesting question....really how do we use our time and how does that impact others? The "notions behind my eyes" rings true with me.”
About: Quiet Intentions
April 07, 2013 08:48PM
“Yeah man I completely get it. When I got a divorce from the company I worked for for 26 years it was combination of fear and massive relief. It's har…”
About: Just a Vent...Yeah...A Vent
April 07, 2013 08:38PM
“And you will feel the same way when she turns 30....fathers and daughters, it's really hard to figure out how such a connection occurs at birth, but it…”
About: She's Thirteen Now.
April 07, 2013 08:33PM
“Our illnesses, our psychoses land on the people around us ..... I think some folks are painfully unaware of that fact, its like, "it's my head, no…”
About: You and your Dumb Mental Illness
April 07, 2013 01:14AM
“Good luck.....hope you get just the right amount of sun and rain.”
About: Back in the Garden
April 06, 2013 06:00PM
“Broken but mended....that's the most important thing. I really like the way you have described the differences and how it took a while for you to see…”
About: Broken Places
April 06, 2013 05:10PM
“I saw a robin out our front window yesterday....some how I didn't see it as clearly as you did.”
About: Journey
April 06, 2013 05:09PM
“Me, I'm a big guy, I leave a trail of destruction where ever I trod.....but I don't have hot red toes.”
About: Stepping on living things.
April 06, 2013 05:06PM
“I don't know...it is what it is...I MUST USE CLICHES.....I'm hooked.”
About: Clichés at the Crossroads
April 06, 2013 05:03PM
“It's impossible to really understand the horror people endured and then somehow the survivors found a way to continue living. The reality of how the…”
About: John Gregozek, Samantha Jessner, Trutanich-sinister schemes
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