The Voyage
There is no particular chronology to the reflections and stories offered here. The intentional randomness is meant to be a mosaic of experiences that, I hope, add up to a compelling big picture.
EDITOR’S NOTE: The original purpose of this site was to chronicle the journey of Dennis and Mary Ann Watson as they navigated his medical and experimental treatments for a brain injury. Sadly, Dennis’s March 2025 passing brought this purpose to a close. But the blog will continue with Mary Ann’s reflections on how to live through grief and keep the relentless need to “Make It Count” as a motivating life force. We hope you’ll find a reason to keep checking it.
We Interrupt This Nightmare—To Bring You Another One
Last year I began posting blog entries here as a form of therapy. Writing about the horrors of a medical crisis helped me gain some perspective on the reality of the unthinkable. After more than ten years I needed to come to an acceptance of my husband’s serious brain injury.
The Winsome Visitor
Christmas always gives me the blues. The December that Dennis was in the nursing home, though, was the worst month of my life.