living with ptsd.

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it's been a long time.

Wow. I haven't updated my blog in more than a month. Where do I start? How about some kids?

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the plunger games.

The Nemo Outhouse Races took place last week. For the 5th straight year, the winning team was a group of teachers from the reservations. This time their theme was a takeoff of the Hunger Games and I they represented their district well!

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stock show rodeo.

Some of the action from the rodeo at the Black Hills Stock Show.

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behind the scenes at the black hills stock show.

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some fun in the snow.

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a silhouette from a house fire last month.

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a father and son share a love for boxing.

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some sf-based street photography.

left blind and deaf by bacterial meningitis, liam learns new ways to communicate.

Liam was diagnosed with Bacterial Meningitis in January 2012. Before the diagnosis, Liam was a healthy and talkative 3-year-old. Following an 11-week ordeal, Liam survived, but lost his hearing and vision. A year later, Liam spends his days learning sign language, reading by braille and walking with a white cane. 

"We can't ever make it the same, but we can make it the best it can be," Joe Harrison, an educator for the visually impaired, said.