Do it yourself Christmas bash

by: Barry F.
It is our custom at the Denbigh House to do Christmas with a flair. Therefore, this year we are having a twist on our regular Christmas potluck. We are starting a desserts and do it yourself session. We will have snacks and desserts along with crafts activities. Therefore, we won’t be so busy stuffing our faces to do anything else. Some fun suggestions are: an ugly sweater contest, making Christmas ornaments and other crafty projects. Please join us on December 18th from 12 to 3pm at the Denbigh House at 12752 McManus Boulevard suite 2E Newport News, VA 23602 ph (757) 833-7845. I hope to see you there.

20 Interesting Facts about Debra J.

1.       I love to hear saxophone as pain management.

2.       I purchased the saxophone from Goodwill and taught myself to play from the internet. I couldn’t afford lessons.

3.       I love to dance my chronic pain away.

4.       I loved to visit the tropics as Caribbean Islands.

5.       I teach young children vital lessons.

6.       I enjoy cleaning the house.

7.       I enjoy advocating for brain injury.

8.       I learn brain injury facts.

9.       I learn Bible facts.

10.   I loved interstate driving listening o 1960’s dance Music.

11.   I cook from new recipes.

12.   I eat Italian food.

13.   I learned how to keyboard.

14.   I watch Lifetime movies with Mommie & bowl natural popcorn.

15.   I learn to speak Spanish

16.   I learn how to ballroom dance.

17.   I would like to go on another cruise.

18.   I can’t do it but would like to type 50 wpm using home row keys.

19.   I can balance my checkbook.

20.   I can sing a happy song.

20 Interesting Facts about Will R.

1.       I am sometimes happy. I am glad to be alive and making progress.

2.       I am sometimes sad. At times, I feel that my progress is much to slow and severely affected by no memory.

3.       I search always to find the man I am. He is still inside of me.

4.       I love my daughter. She will always be the best part of me.

5.       I worship God. God keeps me in a secure place. He has never left me alone.

6.       I want to ride a bike to the top of a big hill much like Penn Street Hill when I was a young man. I would love to ride down like we used to do, jutting on the brakes as we neared the bottom and skidding until we stopped just before running into Peoples Baptist Church.

7.       Some people think that I am distant. I have some “issues” since I woke up. This is probably because I am no sure at times how accurate my memories of people are

8.       I’m glad to be in relatively good health. I am not 31, or 41, or 51 anymore, but I have a good measure of Spiritual and Physical health.

9.       I’ve had a good life. Considering all that has occurred in these last years when I look around. I have a lot to be thankful for, I am blessed. What I miss the most I do not fully remember. I think that I punish myself for having resided as a small, faded part of my memory and no loving, zealous part of my current life.

10.   I try to think positive it feels a lot better to me than thinking negatively.

11.   I wish that I could sing like my friend Luther Vandross used to sing.

12.   It is a good feeling to laugh loudly until tears roll down my face.

13.   I want to continually learn more about the world around me, what is good and honest and kind.

14.   Children are to me more valuable to me. I want to be a part that helps them strive to be more. I want to be to them as the man who taught me what taxidermy was years ago when I was a child.

15.   Simple things such as driving are pleasurable to me. It gives me a great measure of freedom.

16.   Technology and science has come a long way since my mother and father have passed on. It is good to know that more people are living now with their illnesses.

17.   I am enjoying the fall weather. The opportunity to take pictures of fall foliage with my friend Richard J. is great.

18.   Seeing others makes me thankful that I am getting better. Some are progressing very fast while others are moving very slowly. The fact is that we are all moving at our own pace.

19.   I have a new 7 month old kitten named, Sherbert”. He ran all around my condo last night playing with a catnip filled mouse. He kept me awake but he is my new “friend”.

20.   I’m getting to the point where I am not afraid to cook on the stove again. Ahh, smoked something coming up!