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The Chive is a website or mobile app that houses most of the funny, motivational, and random crap from the internet.  Graham has followed it religiously for quite sometime.  In the beginning, I would grumble every time he would make me stop what I was doing just to try and make me laugh or cry depending on the subject of the picture(s) he wanted to show me.  And the videos, oh the videos, ugh - they took up my time I could be reading!  Then he introduced me to Cat Saturday, Animals That Don't Suck, and Sooo....You Got Wasted (all of these are categories they put pictures in).  I might have then downloaded the app onto my phone.  And then I might have secretly began to look at the Chive ever so often (NOT every 10 minutes like my dear husband).  He soon busted me and then began his stupid "I told you so" song and dance of how I'd like it.  But I did.

The Chive has been more than just a following for Graham to do.  He has spent most of the days of his life in bed (either at home or in a hospital); and we all know how 'great' daytime television is.  However, Graham does love him some Judge Judy and Judge Millian.  Since he doesn't read, he has spent WAY too many days bored out of his mind until the Chive came along.  Now, he spends less time bored and more time laughing his ass off or being reminded that there are other's out there that have it way worse than him.

The other day, while contemplating if he could work the nerve up to take a shower or not (things we take for granted and other's wish they could do), he was flipping through the "Chive Everywhere" section and came across a photo.  He stopped and actually said, "That looks like my daughter, weird."  and kept flipping through the photos.  He then went back to the picture and yelled, "THAT IS JORDAN!"  I don't know how or why she came to be on the Chive, but I do know that it put a smile on his face after a rough day.

Graham is still "Stable but Fragile."  He has good and bad days, good and bad hours, good and bad minutes.  He can't predict how he will feel and it frustrates him.  He is having horrible headaches often that cause his breathing to be shallow at times.  But he is still fighting and doing more and more each day - he drove for the first time on Saturday...scared the $&#! out of me at first, but he did it.  Getting in and out of his big truck took the breath out of him, so starting the truck was delayed, but again - he did it.  I'm so proud of him.

Picture from the Chive - Chive On