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IN THE SPOTLIGHT

"El Globo Grande"

My Father's Last Flight The El Globo Grande on fire as it drifted towards the Rio Grande River. On October 3 r...
Day 6, 7, 8 - UNM Hospital, Update

The last 3 days have had some beautiful moments. India had a suprise visit from her boyfriends mother. Daniels mother came to the hospit...
Our Day In Hell Part 1

India was born 1998 in New Mexico. She was born a healthy little girl, all her fingers and toes. India had lots of hair and ...
"PICU" - Our Day In Hell - Part 2

The nurses and doctor who’d just left the room came tearing back in, eyes wide open. This scared the shit out of me becaus...
Circle of Friends - Our Day in Hell - Part 3

The tests the doctors performed on India didn’t take long but it did take some time to get the results b...
Our Day in Hell Part 4 "Feed Me".

Our exit from the hospital came with a lot of conflicting information. Some doctors told us that India would be just fin...
Our Day In Hell Part 5 - Bonk

It seemed like every day we faced new challenges we never could have expected, both big and small. One that rea...
Day 28 In Boston - Post Surgery - A VERY Cool Visit From The Good Doctor.

India's good pal Sherri made a surprise visit. She flew in from Denver last night dressed like a doctor, her face hidden behind a surgi...
Our Day In Hell Part 7 - Life Flight

India had a couple of really good years after my “come to Jesus” talk with the school. It’s not that she manage...

THE UNEXPECTED JOURNEY WITH OUR DISABLED ANGEL

Chapter 1: Our Day In Hell Part 1
Chapter 2: PICU - Our Day In Hell Part 2
Chapter 3: Circle of Friends - Our Day In Hell Part 3
Chapter 4: Feed Me - Our Day In Hell Part 4
Chapter 5: Bonk - Our Day In Hell Part 5
Chapter 6: Come To Jesus - Our Day In Hell Part 6
Chapter 7: Life Flight - Our Day In Hell Part 7
Chapter 8: Neglect - Our Day In Hell Part 8
Chapter 9: The Dementor - Our Day In Hell Part 9
Chapter 10: Slippery Slope - Our Day In Hell Part 10
Chapter 11: Chronic Pain - Our Day In Hell Part 11

OUR DAYS SINCE JULY 29, 1998

2014 - Day 69 - UNM Hospital, A Rough Night Again...
2014 - Day 122 - In Hospitals 2014, Our Year To Date In Pictures
2014 - Day 68 - UNM Hospital, Good Night For India, Marion Daddy Day!!!!
2014 - Day 66 - UNM Hospital, Long Night And Good Day
2014 - Day 116 - In Hospitals 2014 - Marion, The Answer is "No".
2014 - Day 115 - In Hospitals 2014 - $638,965.72 Base Medical Costs To Date
2014 - Day 65 - UNM Hospital, Helicopter PTSD
2014 - Day 64 - UNM Hospital, We Might Have A Problem
2014 - Day 59 - UNM Hospital, Could Have Done Without Today
2014 - Day 59 - UNM Hospital, Pain Hit A 3rd Time Tonight
2014 - Day 59 - UNM Hospital, It Happened Again Tonight The Terrible Pain
2014 - Day 59 - UNM Hospital, The Pain Broke Through Again
2014 - Day 58 - UNM Hospital, The Girl Wants To Dance!
2014 - Day 97 - In Hospitals Year 2014 - Marion Time, May 16th
2014 - Day 48 - UNM Hospital, Recovering
2014 - Day 47 - UNM Hospital, Out Of Surgery
2014 - Day 47 - UNM Hospital (116 Days Total This Year) - Another Surgery
2014 - Day 46 - UNM Hospital, Surgery In The Morning
2014 - Day 45 - UNM Hospital, Surgery Update
2014 - Day 45 - UNM Hospital, Surgery Tomorrow
2014 - Silly Little Boys and Their Ferrari's
2014 - Mothers Day Coffee!
2014 - Abbie Jumping With Excitement For Mothers Day!
2014 - Day 43 - UNM Hospital, A Difficult Request #2
2014 - Day 43 - UNM Hospital, A Difficult Request?
2014 - Day 87 In Hospitals Year 2014 - Marion Time
2014 - Day 42 - UNM Hospital, Where Did You Go Harvard Boston Children's Hospital?!?!
2014 - My Grandfather Willis Lee Brainard Was Called Home This Morning
2014 - Day 39 - UNM Hospital, Nice Dinner And The Dude
2014 - Wednesday, April 30, 2014 Day 39 - UNM Hospital, Nice Dinner And The Dude
2014 - India's Little Sister Abigael Cheree Brainard
2014 - The Dude Has Autism...
2014 - Day 22 - UNM Hospital, 4:07 AM Pain
2014 - Day 22 - UNM Hospital, 12:35 AM Pain
2014 - Day 21 - UNM Hospital, Scared
2014 - Day 21 - UNM Hospital, Failure To Thrive
2014 - Day 19 & 20 - UNM Hospital, Better Weekend
2014 - Day 19 - UNM Hospital, Happy Easter Sister!
2014 - Day 19 - UNM Hospital, Fart
2014 - Day 15 - UNM Hospital, Nice Visit
2014 - Day 14 - UNM Hospital, CNBC News
2014 - Day 14 - UNM Hospital, "A Day" In The Hospital
2014 - Day 14 - UNM Hospital, A Pain Free Photo
2014 - Day 14 - UNM Hospital, Problems
2014 - Day 13 - UNM Hospital, "Daniel & India" Reunion!
2014 - Day 12 - UNM Hospital, "Crash, Boom, Bang"
2014 - Day 11 - UNM Hospital, Doctor - Doctor!
2014 - Day 11 - UNM Hospital, Not Good
2014 - Day 10 - UNM Hospital, ABC News
2014 - Day 6, 7, 8 - UNM Hospital, Update
2014 - Day 5 - UNM Hospital - Pretty Good Day
2014 - Day 4 - UNM Hospital, Nerve Damage & Weight Loss
2012 - Popsicle & Kisses
2014 - Day 4 - UNM Hospital, The Pain Isn't Going Away
2014 - Day 3 - UNM Hospital, Better Day
2014 - Dear God - Your Relationship With My Child Is Frightening Me
2014 - Day 2 - UNM Hospital, Nightmare
2014 - Day 1 - UNM Hospital, Returned In An Ambulance
2014 - What The X-Ray's Tell Us.
2014 - Day 57 In Boston - On Our Way Home
2014 - Day 56 In Boston - The Last Supper
2014 - Day 55 In Boston - St. Patricks Day
2007 - Me Crossing A Street In Hanoi, Vietnam in October
2014 - Day 46 In Boston - Things Are Looking Up...
2014 - Day 45 In Boston - What We've Missed In 45 Days
2014 - Day 44 In Boston - She Pulled Out The Feeding Tube
2014 - Day 43 In Boston - Feeding Tube
2014 - Day 42 In Boston - Angela & Jason
2014 - Day 39 In Boston - Rough Times
2014 - Day 37 In Boston - Bitter Sweet
2014 - Day 37 In Boston - A friend in need is a friend indeed; A friend with Chili is better...
2014 - Day 35 In Boston - Small Steps
2014 - Day 34 In Boston - Not Doing Well Today
2014 - Day 32 In Boston - Another Long Night
2014 - Day 31 In Boston - Out Of Surgery - Painful
2014 - Day 31 In Boston - Post Surgery - In Surgery
2014 - Day 30 In Boston - Post Surgery - A Song Brought Her To Tears
2014 - Day 28 In Boston - Post Surgery - Day #1 With Sherri
2014 - Day 28 In Boston - Post Surgery - A VERY Cool Visit From The Good Doctor.
2014 - Day 27 In Boston - Post Surgery - She Is Famous!
2014 - Day 27 In Boston - Post Surgery - She Loves The Young Man
2014 - Day 26 In Boston - Post Surgery - CNN
2014 - Day 24 In Boston - Post Surgery - A Humble Request
2014 - Day 24 In Boston - Post Surgery - "2nd Attempt Off Of Traction"
2014 - Day 24 In Boston - Post Surgery - "1st Attempt To Remove Traction"
2014 - Day 22 In Boston - The Day Started Good But Ended With Some Pain
2014 - Day 22 In Boston - Friends
2014 - Day 20 In Boston - Bring On The Clowns!
2014 - Day 19 In Boston - Update and Operative Notes
2014 - Day 18 In Boston - My Walk From The Hotel To Harvard Boston Children's This Morning.
2014 - Day 17 In Boston - Post Surgery Update
2014 - Day 16 In Boston - Needed Break - Gut Wrenching Return
2014 - Day 15 In Boston - A Note Written By A Good Friend Who Came To Boston To Help And Witnessed The Intensity First Hand
2014 - Day 12 In Boston - Post Surgery
2014 - Day 11 In Boston - Traction
2014 - Day 9 In Boston - Out Of Surgery
2014 - Day 9 In Boston - Still In Surgery
2014 - Day 9 In Boston - I DON'T WANT TO WAKE HER UP....
2014 - Day 8 In Boston - LESS THAN 24 HOURS
2014 - Day 6 In Boston - Pushed It A Little Too Hard
2014 - Day 6 In Boston - Update
2014 - Day 4 In Boston - We Know The Path We Are Taking.
2014 - Day 2 In Boston - A Day Of Rest
2014 - Day 1 To Boston - So I can't sleep.... I don't think India can either.
2014 - Day 1 To Boston - An Old Pal
2014 - Day 1 To Boston - A Friend Indeed
2014 - Day 2 To Boston - INDIA AND I HAVE DECIDED THAT THIS IS OUR THEME SONG FOR THIS WEEKEND!
2014 - Day 8 To Boston - Big Hearts and Amazing People
2014 - Day 8 To Boston - An Incredible Fundraiser By Some Beautiful People
2014 - Day 11 To Boston Tonight is one of those rough times...
2014 - Day 12 To Boston - Dates Set For India's January 2014 Surgery!
2014 - Day 12 To Boston - Dates Set For India's January 2014 Surgery!
2013 - The Kate & India Show
2013 - Helping Little Brother At The Duck Pond
2013 - She Had Something To Say
2013 - Love At 1st Sight
2013 - The Great Weenie Wiggle
2013 - Surprise
2013 - Puppy Love
2013 - India's 1st Time Holding Her New Sister
2013 - Pure Joy
2013 - Yellow Yuck
2013 - Nicholas D. Brainard Jr. is ordained by the "Church of the Latter-Day Dude"
2013 - Doing Chores At The Cabin
2013 - Beautiful Love
2012 - India Rocking Out To Metallica Before School
2012 - El Globo Grande - 30 Years Later
2011 - Donnie Brainard is ordained as a minister of the "Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster"
2011 - Presence of an Angel
2010 - Innie Jammin' to David Byrne
2009 - The President’s Speech Tonight - Representative Joe Wilson 9-9-9
2008 - My Beautiful Hungarian
2006 - My Sister The Buddha
2005 - My Sister The Buddha
2002 - Post Surgery - Spika Cast
2001 - My Beautiful Vikki - Guinness Beer Factory Ireland

A LIFETIME AGO...

1995 - Swimming With Sharks
1991 - Interview with Dr. P.G. Cornish III, my great uncle.
1991 - Pot Fields In Mexico
1989 - Wog Day Onboard The USS Ranger CV-61
1989 - Booze, Guns, Vietnam Vet and Mayhem in Mexico Part 1.
1988 - Deadly Evening At The Tijuana Border Crossing
1987 Interview with Dr. Rood - the man that brought me into this world.
1987 - 911 At Freeway Liquors
1987 - Booze, Guns & A Vietnam Vet
1985 - Never Fuck With The Cook & His Assistant!!!
1984 - Something To Wash Those Pills Down With?
1984 - Juarez Booze Run
1982 - My Father's Last Flight
1970's - In Photos
1970's - The Special Dinner
1970's - Dooky Duty
1970 - My Father Cleaning Dope With A Little Help From Me
1969 - In Photos
1969 - Nick Sr. with Nick Jr. Cleaning Dope.
1968 - In Photos
1967 - Parents Wedding
1960's - Swedish Delight on 13th Street

THE ANCESTORS

1929 - My Great Grandfather Dr. P.G. Cornish Jr. Built This Home For A STAGGERING $32,000.00.
1908 - The Four Horsemen
1908 - The Presbyterian Sanitarium Site is Chosen.
1900 Circa Great-Great Grandfather Senator George Coffin & Great Uncle Dr. P.G. Cornish

MY SUGGESTIONS FOR THOSE PARENTS WITH ANGELS SEEKING HELP

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