Brenda's Brainstorm & Trevor, a T Man Production 2009 - 2022

Well, it's Trevor, The Tell Tale Dog, here once again to share another story of Brenda's life.  This time, we are going to be doing some venting.  Brenda recently went through a terrible time, of being without phone service for nearly 5 days, which is just too long in my book. We will take you back, when she was forced to change services for her ISP, as her local one was no longer offering DSL service, as they just couldn't keep up with the offers of the competition with bundling, etc.   Now, let me just share with you that bundling, is not always a good thing, at least in this instance it hasn't been.  The first thing that happened, when she made the switch was she couldn't send any emails, she could receive, but that was it.  That doesn't make a lot of sense now, does it?  She worked on this for almost a week with local ISP, who were so wonderful in trying to get her help, even though she would no longer be their DSL customer. That j...

Hello, it's Trevor, The Tell Tale Dog, to share a very inspiring and uplifting story, that happened while shopping for a new pair of tennis shoes. As you know, Brenda has lived with Rheumatoid Arthritis for over twenty-one years now, and last year she was diagnosed with tendonitis in both of her feet. Her podiatrist recommended that she get a good pair of tennis shoes, with good support.  She has been wearing the Brooks brand for over a year now and really likes them, but along with that, she also has orthotics in each shoe, which were made especially for her, from a mold which fits perfectly in each shoe and also has a heel lift, in the left shoe. That is a lot to go through just to have comfort while walking.  So yesterday, Brenda went to Scheels, where she always gets her tennis shoes, but this time, she wanted something a little more funky and not just the basic black or white, that she usually gets.  They just happened to ha...

Well, it's Trevor, The Tell Tale Dog, here once again.  We think you are really going to enjoy this installment very much.  Brenda, has been sharing with me, about how music, has had a big impact on her life.  She came from a musical family.  Everyone of her family members, were singers.  Some played the organ and piano for church, while others, sang in specials.  Brenda's mom, played the piano all by chords.  Now, that is a great talent. There was a lot of natural talent, because you see, Brenda does not read notes, but she has a great ear.  She can hear something once and pretty much pick it up.  She did take voice lessons and her teachers helped her a lot with learning how to breathe properly when singing and also, developing her first soprano voice.  She was very active in music in high school, with being in the choir, several groups, but her favorite was the swing choir. She sang solos for their annual...

Trevor, The Tell Tale Dog, here again to share another adventure in Brenda's life. This week again, for the third time, she experienced an outbreak of shingles.  For those of you who have had them, you know how painful they can be.  They can also wear on your nerves, which this time they certainly are doing that for Brenda. The first outbreak was the worst, all because she really didn't know what she was facing.  By the time she went to the doctor, he was suspecting shingles, but wanted to be absolutely sure what he was dealing with.  He popped one, so he could send it to the lab.  They were on her right upper thigh and boy did that hurt, when he did that.  Three days later the lab test came back positive for you guessed it, Shingles! He had put her on an antibiotic, so she would not experience infection.  Since she was on a biologic for her RA, that meant no injection for that week or possibly the next.  This was over the 4th of Jul...

Well, it's Trevor here again, to share another tale of Brenda's life.  This time, we are going to do something really different from the norm.  We are going to be sharing something that few people know about Brenda.  You see, her career as a stunt person, pretty much ended on that fateful day, when she decided to jump from a snow bank.  It was, when she was in the third grade.  She was going to show some people how brave she was, but when she hit the bottom, the excruciating pain she felt.  Her left knee was all swollen by this time.  Her Mom and sister came with a sled to take her home.  She went to the doctor the next day and was told that she tore some ligaments.  Was told to ice it.  She was also told it was called a jarred knee.  Some people, thought that was so funny to call it that.  To this day, when she moves it back and forth it will actually move out of place.  Some people actually got their jollies...

Trevor, The Tell Tale Dog, here once again, to share another story of Brenda's life.  She has been going through some real deep things as of late.  She recently experienced a real eye opening experience, that really threw her for a loop. You see, Brenda not only lives with Rheumatoid Arthritis, but is also a three-year meningioma brain tumor survivor. She has tried her hardest to bring awareness to both, as she personally feels, that they go hand in hand with coping.  The hardest thing that she is experiencing right now, is that some people are just not willing to think outside the box.  They are only focused on their issues and not willing to branch out and see the big picture. This is particularly hurtful to Brenda, because all she has ever been is supportive in both of these areas,  She is willing to at least, look at the other side and make her decisions accordingly.  She kind of feels like she has been preaching to the choir, but...

Hello, Trevor, The Tell Tale Dog here, to share with you another inspiring tale of Brenda's life.  This year has been anything but dull for her.  She has had many wonderful things happen and I couldn't be more proud! This has also been a tough year for her as well.  She just recently passed the one-year anniversary of her Mom's passing.  That was very difficult.  She has shed a lot of tears over the past couple of weeks.  She had a really nice thing happen to her though the day of the anniversary.  She heard from both Seth and Nam, the two guys she had the pleasure of working with, on her advocacy day.  Now, that is what I call true friends in my doggy  book.  It was really great to be thought of, especially that day.  She has also had some friends that are going through some rough times and that prompted her, to recently write a poem.  I would like to share it with our readers. If I Could I Would If I coul...