Category Archives: Family

Things we use to make life easier

Posted on October 16, 2022 by markchallender

Time out bench, mattress genie, RAM Mount cup holder, stainless steel straws with rubber tips so I can recline my chair and get back up. We use the time out bench to ear at normal height tables. I can’t lift … Continue reading →

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Sneaky Surprise!

Posted on October 15, 2022 by markchallender

Seven days have flown by. At 7:15 this morning it was warm enough to go out on the balcony at which point Ruby started loading me up with a step stool and other things like pillows, blankets, towels and my … Continue reading →

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We adapt, inventing and improvising as things change

Posted on October 14, 2022 by markchallender

I have sporadic inclusion body myositis, a neurological muscle condition that causes the large muscles to deteriorate. There is no cure and no treatment. Google it. I don’t play guitar and my only real claim to fame is that Peter … Continue reading →

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San Diego

Posted on October 13, 2022 by markchallender

We got a bit of a late start but we found a Rite Aid and bought ibuprofen that we forgot. Then we went on the Midway and saw where history was made during the time after WW 2

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San Diego on Eurodam

Posted on October 13, 2022 by markchallender

Going to find a store to buy ibuprofen, visit the Midway (maybe I will get to use the amateur radio that is on board) and we’re just going to look around. Here’s to a well placed gang plank. Maybe we … Continue reading →

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Here I sit

Posted on October 12, 2022 by markchallender

In the explorations lounge at the bow looking out a large window seeing the occasional whale, reading a book, relaxing and waiting for Ruby to get back from her facial that she won in a raffle the other day. Life … Continue reading →

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Ok, here it is!

Posted on October 12, 2022 by markchallender

73 days, Panama Canal, Western Caribbean, key west, Dominican Republic, Amazon River, four back to back cruises. We’re loving it and will be back December 18.

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Make it like home

Posted on October 10, 2022 by markchallender
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It’s Monday

Posted on October 10, 2022 by markchallender

It’s Monday, I know because the carpet in the elevator says it is Monday.

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Kindness and patience

Posted on October 9, 2022 by markchallender

Our first room was labeled “fully accessible” but it was virtually impossible to navigate. It had a post in the middle, a couch that had to be moved and almost no room to move between the bed and desk. And, … Continue reading →

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