In this episode I am introducing you to my dad, Harold Eugene Barnes, just like mother a tough act to follow.

As a paraplegic man who lived his life in a wheelchair and was a ward of a teaching hospital that used him for exploratory surgeries since he was around 5 years old, he was a giant over 10 feet tall in his ability, willingness and 'never-give-up spirit. 

Mother said "My  husband and I both knew we were equal. All we had to do to retain the other's respect was to be ourselves."

I share also a short spontaneous poem I am for now calling  'Daddy'. 

DADDY 

There’s nothing he wouldn’t do

Nothing he wouldn’t try

He was present

He was the most able man I knew

He’d get the job done

Obstacles didn’t have a chance

He’d fix it—do it—somehow

The challenges just motivated more

My parents were like the Energizer bunny

Never stopping

Doing more than eyes, hands and limbs

Could ever expect

But they did

They got the job done