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Saturday, May 27, 2017

Worsening Hands...and Elbows

As 2006 and 2007 went on, the condition of Harry James' hands continued to get worse. The nodules that had been on the outer part of his hand were forming on the inner part of his hand. His elbows gave way to nodules. The nodules on his palms were incredibly painful for Harry. The nodules on the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, May 24, 2017

Removing Snow

Snow removal at the car washes is simple from a standpoint of where to push the snow. At Location B, there is enough open space in the front and back to pile snow. C has a lot of open space but not much in the back, so in the case of the back, the snow is piled where the vacuums are. That is not a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, May 23, 2017

Amputation?

December 2006. "It looks like they are going to amputate Harry's hands," Steve Redder said to me. "I doubt that, Steve," I said. Harry still had use out of his hands, and an amputation is only going to occur if it best helps a person's health. The doctors had no idea what caused Harry's hands to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, May 22, 2017

Catalog Obsolete?

One of the car wash suppliers we buy from sends a thick catalog every year that has grown to 718 pages. Even though one can use the company's website to find what one is looking for, I do not see the catalog ever ceasing to exist. For one thing, it is handy when the Internet is down. Sometimes, one... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, May 20, 2017

It's Going to Kill Him

2005ish. "I believe Harry's hands are going to be what kills him." The words were spoken by Dad. The words can be taken in one of two ways. The first would be that Harry's swollen and noduled hands would cause him to live a sedentary lifestyle that would doom him. The other was that the condition... Sign in to see full entry.

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