You know all those inspirational pictures you have probably seen lately being posted all over Facebook, or in email forwards, or around the web?

I love them.

My 29th birthday was much different than my 30th.  Not necessarily better; just very, very different.  It is amazing to me what a difference a year makes.  I guess the way you could compare the difference between the two birthdays is that, 29 was different than anything I have ever experienced, while 30 was back to being “normalish.” 

1.  Medical Stuff:

• 1 Day of PT.
• 2 Days of Home Rehab.
• I had my monthly appointment with Larry to assess how I am doing, and for gentle manipulation work on my ribs, neck, and jaw.  When I told him about my physical therapy dilemma, he basically responded in an, as diplomatic way as he could, with “over my dead body,” and “your doctor is the one who decides that.”  So, his plan for me is to take a physical therapy break over Christmas break to see how I do,when I am not teaching.  His bottom line was, “We are not messing with school and PT right now.”

What do you do on the last day of your twenties, that you can’t do in your thirties?  I have thought about that today but have yet to figure it out.  Anyone?  Or better yet, any advice on turning the big 3-0?

The following is a list of my top 20 most memorable events, days, occasions, etc. that have happened to me in the last decade of my existence.  (In no particular order).

"The Doctor and his Patient" by Jan Steen

I found it!  Ever since I saw Dr. Grubb last April, I have been searching for this painting.  Dr. Grubb had showed me this painting to illustrate how he believes this patient could be a patient with EDS type 3 and POTS.  This painting is from the Dutch realism period, and was painted by Jan Steen in the 1600’s.  The Dutch Realism period was a period when artists began to paint real life…even sick people.