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Category Archives: humanity
Daniella: Dystonia’s Warrior Princess by Janice Tindle
They called her Princess. From the moment she was born, there was no denying the resemblance little Daniella had to older brother Lukas Bredahl and her beautiful mother, Pia Bredahl of Vejle, Demark. She laughed. She sparkled. She shined. … Continue reading
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Tagged dystonia, dystonia awareness, headstone for little daniella, neurological disorder, pia bredahl, rare disorder, september dystonia awaeeness month
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A Message For Those Who Have A Life Changing Disability by Janice Tindle
“I don’t think I’ll ever be happy again,” is the worst thing you can say to yourself. You WILL be happy again. Tell yourself that. You will. I promise. Maybe not all day long, but you’ll have moments. Everyday, do … Continue reading
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Tagged depression, Disability, dystonia, grief loss, hope, invisable disabilty, migraine, movement disorder, never give up, traumatic brain injury
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To Be Still by Janice Tindle
Oh! To be still- To lay down and not feel the war within, The muscles, like revving engines, Raring to go, ramping, ramping, and off! Off into a race to nowhere. The twists and turns, the dangerous road of pharma, … Continue reading
Jump For Dystonia: A Voluntary Movement That Serves A Purpose by Janice Tindle
July 13-19 is Jump For Dystonia week. https://www.facebook.com/events/652856684814611/ https://www.facebook.com/events/716981478414366/ They want you to post a picture of yourself jumping in order to raise awareness for Dystonia. Many people have been posting videos as well. http://youtu.be/0KNo5oKS-C4 What is Dystonia? Dystonia is … Continue reading
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Dystonia Awareness by Janice Tindle
Today is May 8th. It’s Dystonia Awareness Day. I spent eight hours this week in the ER because of an overly aggressive PT appointment. The therapist had never heard of Dystonia. She was willing to help, but, she didn’t understand … Continue reading
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Tagged awareness, brain injury, chronic pain, Disability, dystonia, neurological disorders, pain, rare disease
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Three Is All You Need by Janice Tindle
Three Is All You Need by Janice Tindle. It was first published by Mainline Rehab newsletter March 2012. Then, by Fearless Caregiver #88 then Caregiver Magazine April 2015 in which they used it as the title and republished it again … Continue reading
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Tagged ducks in a row, faith, family, friends, help, journey, tbi
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Three Is All You Need by Janice Tindle
Three Is all You Need By Janice Tindle I’ve always been a person who likes to have her ducks in a row. And just like a good mother duck, I was constantly checking, going back when I needed to, keeping … Continue reading
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Dystonic Jerk /Written by Janice Tindle
I reach for a glass Arm extended, fingers twitch Crash. The shards scatter I reach for a broom Searing hot poker of pain I tell myself I wasn’t really that thirsty.
War On Dystonia /Written by Janice Tindle
Brain spasm. Brutal. As if trying to extract its juice. Violent contortions. Judge me not, for I am a warrior.
The Principled Man /Written by Janice Tindle
I was standing in the doorway of my father’s hospital room. He was asleep. He had been there most of the week,so I had become familiar with the nursing staff. His room was just outside their station. I found myself … Continue reading
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Tagged bible, Bible study, God, human interest, inspiration, minister, ministry, morality, motivation, peace, principals, prison, religion, teacher, truth, volunteer, war
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The Storytellers /Written by Janice Tindle
I have always loved a good story. My love of storytelling began with my father and my grandmother. My father told me stories about his time in the South Seas during World War II where he was stationed in the … Continue reading
The Misunderstanding /Written by Janice Tindle
I have a traumatic brain injury and so I am misunderstood quite often. I am sure it happens to everyone. It hurts when someone misunderstands you, but it hurts even more when you apologize and they refuse to accept your … Continue reading
Who Will Advocate For The Children? /Written by Janice Tindle
A man, is driving along on the street where he lives and he notices two neighbor boys playing with a mid- century chair in their driveway. He approaches them and asks where they got it. They tell him that another … Continue reading
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Tagged bible, blog, boldness, child abuse, child advocacy, child endangerment, child protection, childhood memories, children, commitment, editorial, faith, family, learning, love, parenting, raising children, sacrifice, scripture, spiritual, spirituality, Word
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The Flawed, The Broken, and The Beautiful /Written by Janice Tindle
I recently found myself inspired by a bit of broken pottery. That pottery made me think about the value we place on inanimate objects. Who knows why a certain object has a special attractiveness to us. We see it, we … Continue reading
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Why Resale Shopping Is A Better Shopping Choice /Written by Janice Tindle
Someone made a comment about feeling bad about getting a deal at a thrift store. They felt they were taking advantage of someone else’s misfortunes. Perhaps someone died. Downsized. Had to move away or into a nursing home. All true. … Continue reading
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A Token Of Love /Written by Janice Tindle
“I’ll never take it off!” Mary Elizabeth giggled with delight as he put it on her wrist. It was the most beautiful bracelet she had ever seen. It was so well made, it looked like the real thing. But she … Continue reading
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Tagged family, heirloom, jewerly, jomaz, keepsake, love, marriage, romance, sentimental, tradition
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Jesus Knows Me Well by Janice Tindle
In my solitude I pray, The pain is so crippling, so I lay, The softness of the sheets touch my skin, There is an excruciating fire that burns from within. Jesus knows me well. To his Father I pray, So … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible truth, compassion, empathy, end to suffering, hope, Jesus, Kingdom of God, kingship, Paradise, power, Revelevation 21:3, righteousness, sacrifice, sympathy
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“I’ll Be With You In A Minute!” /Written by Janice Tindle
I was sitting on a park bench some years ago, enjoying a nice summer day while taking a break from a hospital visit. I don’t remember why I was there, but there was a lovely park across the street and … Continue reading
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The Invisible Wheelchair /Written by Janice Tindle
You’ve seen it going passed by you at a snail’s pace, You’ve snarled your lip at the humped over state, You didn’t see her face, for around her, an air of despair, You never ever acknowledge the invisible wheelchair. The … Continue reading
The Organic Sinner /Written by Janice Tindle
In the book, Critters: Adventures In Wildest Suburbia by A.B.C. Whipple, published by St. Martin’s Press, 1994, states on page 41, paragraph 3, that ” C. Merriam Hart, a Naturalist, reported that a squirrel hearing a musical instrument or recording … Continue reading
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Tagged animals, bible, blog, food, God, life, meat, Noah, organic, vegetarian, who's better paleos or vegans
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The Treasure In The Trailer /Written by Janice Tindle
In a monetary sense, she wasn’t a wealthy woman. She lived in a mobile home in a mobile home park. Not one a fancy one, just an ordinary one, with vintage and new mobile homes living side by side. My … Continue reading
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Tagged bible, cherished moments, childhood memories, faith, family, inspirational, life well lived, love, mobile home, mother-in-law, precious moments, reflections, religion, sentimental, spiritual, spirituality, thank you, tindle, treasure, Word
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The Doll In The Box /Written by Janice Tindle
When I was a little girl, my Grandma had a China doll she kept in a box in the living room closet. It was a gift from her younger brother, Joseph. He had bought the doll when he was a … Continue reading
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Tagged china doll, chronic illness, migraine, sailor, world war II
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The Curious Case Of The Disappearing Cough Drops /Written by Janice Tindle
The old man was sitting in his favorite chair in the living room watching the six o’clock news. He had been using oxygen since he was first diagnosed with emphysema and COPD. By his chair was a round side table … Continue reading
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Tagged caper, case, cough drops, county programs, family, homebound, house, humorous, illness, living alone, marriage, meals on meals, mystery, nurse, nursing, remodel, short story, smoking
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The Caring One /Written by Janice Tindle
The light from the blue moon shone across the porcelain giving the bathroom an eery feel. He stared at his reflection in the mirror. There was an exhausted old man staring back at him. He was just fifty-three years old. … Continue reading
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Tagged anniversary, best friends, bible, cancer, caregiving, carry on, challenge, cherished moments, chronic illness, courage, Disability, family, hope, hospice, inspirational, learning, life, living, love, marriage, motivation, precious moments, reflections, religion, sacrifice, scripture, sickness, spirituality, trial
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The Power Of Politeness Is In The Word /Written by Janice Tindle
“My bad!” Have you been given this as a form of apology? How did it make you feel? Satisfied? Vindicated? Resolved? Did it seem sincere? Did it sound like any restitution was forthcoming? It is a feeble act of taking … Continue reading
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Tagged behavior, conduct, conversation, culture, editorial, enterntainment, inspirational, learning, life, manners, polite, positive, power, reflections, rude, society, spiritual, Word
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The Pittsburgh Chair /Written by Janice Tindle
No, it is not a seat on the symphony board or even in the orchestra. I’m talking about the chair that is put out in the street to save a parking spot. Iconic tradition. It can be found in a … Continue reading
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Tagged choices, family, honor, humor, obey, parking, Pittsburgh chair, respect, tradition
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Light To My Roadway /Written by Janice Tindle
I don’t know if you have ever had to try to get something from city government, but it can be a real headache. A simple request often has to go through a lot of red tape, meetings, and mounds of … Continue reading
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Tagged bureaucracy, city, government, light to my roadway, red tape, scripture, veterans, widow, Word
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Tender Tears /Written by Janice Tindle
They sat on the sofa, side by side, holding hands. “I miss you”, she said. “I miss you too”, she answered. Their heads bowed together, as the tears ran down the two woman’s faces. “We have to find a way … Continue reading
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Tagged best friends, cherished moments, children, elderly parents, family, love, mothers and daughters, precious moments, sentimental, time
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The College Next Door by Janice Tindle
There were no hallowed halls, no marble floors or columns. No grand winding staircase nor high domed ceiling. No pendant chandelier nor moulded wood panels. But there were beautiful plaster walls and ceilings with plaster moulding. Inside those walls were … Continue reading
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Tagged college, family, learning, life, reflections
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The One Legged Visitor /Written by Janice Tindle
The front door was open and it framed my view as he came on crutches up the walk. My cousin Carol was behind him. He wore a green dress uniform. I had never seen a real soldier before today. His … Continue reading
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Tagged amputation, Disability, soldier, Vietnam, war
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Cry Tomorrow /Written by Janice Tindle
I knew it was over. In the same way you know the end of the day is over. There was nothing I could do about it but watch it all disappear. Every laugh, every sigh, every whisper, every soft caress, … Continue reading
Tony Called /Written by Janice Tindle
The utility company. We’ve all had our bad experiences with rudeness, long holding times, waiting for them to show up, to turn the service on or off. Perhaps there was a dispute over a bill. We take our … Continue reading
Peace, Liberty and…. Morgan /Written by Janice Tindle
In all our thirty years of marriage, we never had a complete bedroom suite. It was almost complete, but the bedroom was a bit of ‘this and that’ from the family, pieces I liked very much, but I was ready … Continue reading
The Siberian Iris /Written by Janice Tindle
Recently, my husband and I were hit by the flu and an upper respiratory infection that came invading like a band of Cossacks invading a treasured castle. They hit hard. And though we survived the attack, it left us plundered … Continue reading
VALERIE by Janice Tindle
(See my follow up at the end of this story) The ice and rain spit hard against my window pane like a child spitting watermelon seeds onto a dinner plate. I read the news and it hit me just as … Continue reading
Grandma’s Lullaby /Written by Janice Tindle
It was a typical fall morning in Pennsylvania. The kind you anticipate. Crisp, clean air, all crinkling and spiced from rotting apples and dry leaves. Weather like this called for the planting of bulbs. Heirloom tulip bulbs, to be exact, … Continue reading
365 HOLY SCRIPTURES /Written by Janice Tindle
In January, a friend, who is very important to my husband and me, proposed a challenge for the new year. He said, to do something nice everyday for someone and gave a few examples on how to do so. You … Continue reading
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Tagged bible, religon, scripture, spirituality
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A PRIVATE WAR /Written by Janice Tindle
“There are Nazi’s in my head,” Looking upward, his eyes filled with dread, “But I won’t go where I’m led, I’ll stay here and fight instead.” My father spoke slowly and low, There was only me, I was only to … Continue reading
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Valerie; You’re Gonna Make It After All! /Written by Janice Tindle
Last March, I wrote a piece about America’s sweetheart, Valerie Harper, who had been given a terminal cancer diagnosis. Things looked grim. But not Valerie! She went on an unprecedented whirlwind of interviews and appearances, talking to her beloved public … Continue reading →