| The Legend of the Red Nose |
I hand out red foam clown noses to friends, family, and sick people that I
visit. They are also for sale the store listed below here in Shepherdsville,
Kentucky. Written below is what is on the card packaged with the
noses-Sponge
visit. They are also for sale the store listed below here in Shepherdsville,
Kentucky. Written below is what is on the card packaged with the
noses-Sponge
My life has been full of bad events. I have Crohn's disease, asthma,
essential tremor and bipolar disorder. To date I have had 8 surgeries and
have taken as many as 53 pills a day. Sometimes I wake up in a pool of my
own feces due to the Crohn's. However I have been able to keep my spirit
going through, in part, my sense of humor. In the 1990s I was feeling
sorry for myself and saw a movie called "Hawks" about two terminally ill
men who escape the hospital for one last fling at life. They wore a red
clown nose as a "red badge of courage" and to remind them that their
sense of humor was the only muscle left. I have applied this to my life
ever since. While these illnesses may take my life, I will not let them
beat me. I have the motto, "When you have Crohn's, sh_t happens."
Your sense of humor, like your faith and integrity, are things no one can
take from you except you. I hold onto mine like a pit bull When something
bad happens, a period of grieving is necessary, wallowing in self-pity is not.
The power to not be miserable is yours. Keep this nose to remind you
that bad times cannot break your spirit. Do not waste your life by making
yourself and those around you miserable. Always remember this, bad
times are inevitable, misery is optional.-Dwain "Sponge Daddy" Koch
essential tremor and bipolar disorder. To date I have had 8 surgeries and
have taken as many as 53 pills a day. Sometimes I wake up in a pool of my
own feces due to the Crohn's. However I have been able to keep my spirit
going through, in part, my sense of humor. In the 1990s I was feeling
sorry for myself and saw a movie called "Hawks" about two terminally ill
men who escape the hospital for one last fling at life. They wore a red
clown nose as a "red badge of courage" and to remind them that their
sense of humor was the only muscle left. I have applied this to my life
ever since. While these illnesses may take my life, I will not let them
beat me. I have the motto, "When you have Crohn's, sh_t happens."
Your sense of humor, like your faith and integrity, are things no one can
take from you except you. I hold onto mine like a pit bull When something
bad happens, a period of grieving is necessary, wallowing in self-pity is not.
The power to not be miserable is yours. Keep this nose to remind you
that bad times cannot break your spirit. Do not waste your life by making
yourself and those around you miserable. Always remember this, bad
times are inevitable, misery is optional.-Dwain "Sponge Daddy" Koch
If you cannot find one of these noses in Shepherdsville, or cannot make it here,
simply print this page and buy your own nose at any costume store.
simply print this page and buy your own nose at any costume store.
| BUY YOUR NOSE AT: |
The Medicine Shoppe
181 Hwy 44 East
Shepherdsville, 40165
181 Hwy 44 East
Shepherdsville, 40165
