So this other story, that Beck thinks is going to join his Castle story starts in Cleveland. And to tell it, Beck has to jump back even further to when his paternal Grandmother - Fannie - arrived at Ellis Island. He hates biographies that drag you all over the past, but that's is their nature. … Continue reading Cleveland (Becks)
Month: August 2019
Beck’s Paternal Grandparents
That's a mouthful. But Beck was sitting on the shower seat for the disabled, thinking about how he had ended up in the Castle for the Poor and Crippled and it suddenly struck him why he was writing in the first and third person. In other words, it was obvious that Beck was me, and … Continue reading Beck’s Paternal Grandparents
One Man’s Prism
August 26, 2019 Looking back; looking forward. Most of us either are or will be prisoners. "Iron bars do not a prison make." Lack of iron bars does not create freedom, either. When I was first thinking about coming to the Castle on the Park, I imagined that people would be old, but that they … Continue reading One Man’s Prism
Scooter News
I'll be able to get a new scooter through Medicaid. The scooter I'm using which they found in the basement hasn't been manufactured in years and you can't get parts for it anymore . On top of that, the battery is dying. You really don't want to go more than four or five blocks with … Continue reading Scooter News
BECK the Garment Guy
August 24, 2019 When Mr. Beck returned from the park last night, he ran into Carmella, who is a female version of Divine. Beck had taken videos of her dancing at the Aug. 21st BBQ (don't ask the occasion unless it was to celebrate the end of summer) but decided not to post the dance … Continue reading BECK the Garment Guy
Day and Night
I was watching the Mets game when it started to rain. After a while I got tired of watching the infield tarp blowing in the wind, and men running to weight it down, and I closed my eyes and fell asleep. I awoke around 6:30 and for the first time in a long time, I … Continue reading Day and Night
Ineptness a la Finance
August 22, 2019 Here in the Castle, you don't get a call or an email from the 12th floor business center. A blue shirt knocks on your door and without giving you time to say "come in," or "don't come in" they open the door, often you're trying to take a nap, and the call … Continue reading Ineptness a la Finance
Beck’s Big Adventure
August 17, 2019 So every two months I go to the Mt. Sinai infusion center for the stuff that has stopped Crohn's in it's tracks (knock wood). Usually it's a big ordeal because I have to get a cab on Fifth, just to go the six blocks to 102nd street. Get out of cab, and … Continue reading Beck’s Big Adventure
Scooters
Monday, August 12, 2019 On Saturday, something wonderful happened. Yes, I used the word wonderful. I had been going from person to person: case worker, PT workers, Recreational Therapist, my OT guy who specializes in scooters and electric wheelchairs, Psychologist, Dr. P (the doctor with the name no one can pronounce) and mentioning to each … Continue reading Scooters
Grim
August 8, 2019 I had decided not to go into the dining room to eat until I got a chair and a placement I could get out of without assistance. The night before, Sheila, one of the top Blue Coats, had met me with the head of nursing who told me it was too dangerous … Continue reading Grim
