Howard Falkinburg

Summer is arriving here in West Michigan. I’ve been spending a good amount of time outdoors in celebration. The nature preserve at Calvin University has been my go to place to connect with nature. I went earlier this week but the sidewalk was all chewed up so I was unable to enter as a result. … Continue reading

Monday, May 11, 2026 Had a rough start of the day. I woke up feeling woozy. I had breakfast in bed hoping that would jumpstart me. I got up into my wheelchair and felt a little worse. We took my blood pressure, which read 88/51. Pam, the shift supervisor, noticed my face a bit swollen… Continue reading

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My life was in turmoil the first few years after my accident in 2018. I was not in a good place mentally and physically. I didn’t know my place in the world after several years of identifying myself in a variety of roles. These included being a husband, a therapist, golfer, etc. I have lived… Continue reading

My life is over. I have no hope. Those were my thoughts for several months after my injury. The old Howard was dead though my body was still alive. I could not walk, feed myself, or even scratch an itch in most places of my body. I was a helpless lump of flesh. I lost… Continue reading

Person must be quite hypervigilant when they have a spinal cord injury. We are prone to several melodies related to her injury. In today’s lesson, I will cover pressure sores. People who are older, immobile, for bedridden are at high risk for pressure sores, also called pressure ulcers for bedsores. Pressure ulcers occur when there… Continue reading

Clonidine Last Thursday, Amy Wout, my Penntex nurse came by the facility to update my intrathecal pump. Dr. Rush ordered a double dosage of the newer medication clonidine. Amy filled that script by injecting both Baclofen (kept at the same dosage) and clonidine. The initial dosage of clonidine did slightly help my spasms but not… Continue reading

This is actually a repost. My jet pack has been disconnected, thus subscribers have not been alerted for my previous two posts. Please read my previous two blog posts regarding Transportation and my goals for 2026. Continue reading

I have never been one for making New Year’s resolutions. But still, I did a little fact checking on the failure rate of people carrying out their New Year’s resolutions. What I found was quite humorous and sad. According to research at Baylor College of Medicine at the University of Delaware, 80%-90% of people who… Continue reading

I could just hop in my car and run errands or visit friends. Having a vehicle is freedom of movement. I could just take a scenic drive someplace or impulsively see a movie. This is something I took for granted as I’m sure most of you readers do also. This freedom of movement was upended… Continue reading