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- The Last 10 Pounds of Pain - X39 and Me
- Flying in the Era of Covid - What It’s really like -
- What I Have Learned through the Challenge of Pain
- Wounds of Santa Fe - A Mother’s Reflection on Fear
- Tips for Traveling After Spine Surgery
- STEM CELL TRANSPLANT RECOVERY Month 8
- The Untouchability of a Stranger Thing
- DAY 66 Stem Cell Transplant Recovery Learning to Stand
- DAY 54 Stem Cell Transplant Recovery - Back to the Gym
- Day 41 Stem Cell Transplant Recovery - Ozone Infusion
- Day 39 Stem Cell Transplant Recovery - Travel Crash & Burn
- DAY 34 Stem Cell Transplant Recovery - Cleaning House
- DAY 30 Stem Cell Transplant Recovery- The Beach
- Open Letter to Faux Emotional and Service Dogs
- Goodwill ADA Violator Santa Clarita CA
- Follow up to Day 24 - The White Walkers
- Day 24 Stem Cell Recovery - To Camp and Back
- Day 22 Stem Cell Transplant Recovery
- Horse Face Wheelchair Cam
- Freewheel Attachment on the Beach
- Vlog Day 13 of Stem Cell Transplant Recovery
- Canabliss - My Introduction to CBD and Its Effect on Pain
- Loop This - Days 5-7 - Stem Cell Recovery
- Day 3 of Stem Cell Transplant - I'm In
- My Pink Army - Stem Cell Transplant Accomplished
- Blues Shoes
- My Stem Cell Procedure and Why It's Different
- Service Dog Denied Virgin Atlantic Update
- News Agencies Bringing Awareness to Our Story
- Progress Since Service Dog Denied
- Open Letter Re Denied Entry at Virgin Atlantic
- The Washington Times
- Virgin Called
- Virgin Atlantic Lounge Denies Us Entry
- BREAKING NEWS: New Drug for CRPS
- Results of First IV Ozone Infusion
- IV Ozone Infusion Therapy
- The Fatty Fish in the Sea - Stem Cell Prep
- A Success Story of Stem Cell Transplant with Dr Todd Malan
- Tips From Training My Service Dog
- CRPS Arachnoiditis and Me
- Broken As Clooney
- The Story Behind The Soldier and the Squirrel
- My Night with Trump
- Communication for Couples During a Life Challenge
- FreeWheeling
- Disabled At The Hollywood Bowl
- Teeny Bean
- The Doctor And Joan
- Taken And Stirred
- The Handicapped Stall
- Tool Chest
- Final Essay Of My Book
- Three A.M.
- The Shade
- Purple Heart Home Reconstruction Project has invited you to like their Facebook Page
- Gary Sinise Takes The Reigns
- The Garden And The King
- From One Purple Heart To Another
- The Parents of The Shooter
- The Knife - Finding Spirituality in a World of Pain
- Broken Words
- Soft Tissue Sarcoma 101
- The Breath
- The Invisible - A Reflection on Faith
- The Pump
- Signature Here
- The Ten Percent
- Life 101 - Indie/Folk
- How I Got Here - My Journey To Disability
- Hummingbird Facts
- My Music
- My Hair - From Long To Short
- What To Do When Your Child Wants To Act
- Los Angeles Rain
- Between The Lines
- The Heart of Arts
- For Friends Of Lou
- The Hummingbirds Part 1-3
- The Special
- The Change
- Daskalos Who?
- The Music Box
- The Hummingbirds Are Born
- Exerpt From 'That's A Wrap' By Lou Gideon
- What Is 11:11
- Featured on CBS News
- Grief
- Living The Game
- Encore Post of 'The Hair Brush'
- Those Five Minutes
- When The News Makes You Reflect
- Advocate For Life
- What Is CRPS
- An Infusion, My Son & Me
- A Journey Through A Ketamine Infusion
- Ketamine Boosters
- What Makes Love Last?
- LUSH Against Animal Testing
- Wrapping Up Duck Dynasty
- Raging Bull - Embracing A Larger Me
- Should Couples Earn A Wedding
- The Original "Taps"
- What is CRPS
- A Stimulating Time
- The Christmas Storm
- How I Fell In Love With Football
- The Journey of Change
- How To Fung Shui A Miracle
- Thank You For Serving Thanksgiving - To Our Troops
- Little White Lights
- The Rose
- What Is To Be
- I Gave Up
- A Request For Tom Cruise This Veterans Day
- The Step
- The Need
- How Am I Doing
- Closure And The Key
- My Brother My Friend
- Big Brother
- Spun From Gold
- The Story
- Montage Art to Regain Coordination
- Reggie & The Marine
- Invisible Wings
- My Sister In Law's Tribute to Her Best Friend
- The Carry On
- Preparing for Ketamine Infusions
- The K-Hole
- Pegasus
- Bedside Bride
- When Ketamine Dreams Go Bad
- Breaking Bad & Special K
- My Skin
- The Ketamine Effect
- Medication
- A Letter To The Mayor of Santa Clarita, CA
- History
- The Row Reserved For Me
- Disneyland List
- One Day
- Reggie Up!
- 9/11 Remember to serve. Serve to remember.
- The Caregivers Documentary
- Pandora
- Three A.M.
- Random Thought
- Seedless
- GET RAW WRISTBANDS
- Faith
- Monkey Wrench
- Random Thought
- Late Bloomer
- The Green
- Spinal Tap
- The Hole
- Trail Mix
- The Night Before
- "Get Raw" Wristbands to Raise Funds for Bensko's Health Challenge
- Table For Two
- The Shade
- Cutting Stones
- What I Believe
- Believing In Me
- Japan
- My Doctor Explains CRPS (Previously Known As RSD)
- The Dream
- Reggie and Me
- Puzzle Peace
- The Ring
- Titanium - My First Real Chair
- The Change
- The Shore
- Surgical Week Update
- Rising Son
- Today Is SCS Surgery
- Finding Meaning In It All
- My Goal
- The Stages of CRPS
- More Info on My Diagnosis of CRPS
- What is CRPS or Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
- Reggie & Me
- Grass Roots
- Aloha & Mahalo - Today's Spinal Update
- The Chiseled Wall - An Unexpected Love Story
- Broken Song
- Blue's Suede Shoes
- The Prayer
- The Work I Loved to Live
- When Humor Heals
- The Wish
- July 4th - A Love Story
- When Wounded Are Seen
- What Is Chronic Pain
- Out of Ego's Way
- The Guncles
- This Will Touch You To Your Core
- Battle Saints
- Rebuilding America's Warriors - One Woman's Idea Changing Lives
- Sweetness - A Squirrel's Perspective
- When Your Funny Bone Breaks
- A Mother A Son And A Deployment
- My Father
- X Marks The Spot
- I Thought I Understood Our Warriors
- When Today Is Real
- The Burning of The Trees - My Journey Through A Myelogram
- A Dream With A View
- This Is Not Me - My Journey Through A Brain Scan
- God's Curveball
- How To Succeed in Photography and Anything Else In Life
- The Lullaby That Sets Me Free
- A Memorial Day Tribute to Military Working Dog Bak by Guest Blogger and Soldier Kevin Hanrahan
- Featured Blog: Lessons From A Purple Heart
- People's Fantasy of Age
- One-Leg Cardinal Song
- Return From Iraq - A Father Meets His Son
- For the Mothers of Our Wounded
- The Hair Brush
- I will Read A Book
- Life Is Like A Puppy
- Bride 101
- My Mother's America - Understanding the Generation Gap
- Only 15 Minutes - Dental Issue and Our Veterans
- Blogging My Bully
- The Magic of The Apple Tree
- The Sound of Being Heard
- Sorry Honey
- Wife Of 'Nashville' Crew Member Speaks Out On Industry
- I Should Be Ashamed - For My Self
- Doors Yet to Open / Lessons from a Purple Heart
- Fried Nerves - The Other White Meat
- A Little Piece of God
- An Open Letter from a "Nashville" Widow
- Wires To Wings
- The Silver Lining of Rice Crispies
- Reggie Knows
- Diagnosed With V V S
- The Spinal Straw / Losing It and Finding Myself
- The Apple Tree
- The Cane
- You're Putting That Where?
- A Life Lesson In The Pitts
- 8 Tips for Relationships
- Catfish
- Things I Believe
- A Mother, A Daughter, and A Cup of Coffee
- Being Betty Crocker
- A Quote for The Edit
- Feed-ing Acapulco
- The Color of Blue
- Newborn Father
- Burger Shake And Fries
- Her Brush
- Driveway Buddha
- Too Perfect to be Forty
- Discovering My Uncle
- God's Tattoos, A Reflection on Scars
- Just Keep Swimming by Mckenzie Brazina
- Reality & Red Bull
- The Zen of Photography
- Mr. Pickles' Solo
- Wedding Planning 101
- Twelve Steps to a Photography Business
- The Zen of Event Photography
- My Father and The Porcelain God
- Becoming The Photographer...
- How to Buy a Hot Body…
- The White Party
- GI Photo Jam & MOH Sakato
- National FOX News Piece on Tempered Steel
- Bensko Digital Press Kit to be Featured to 2.2 Million Hits this Month!
- Ryder’s Striders Cystic Fibrosis Walk 2011
- James & PJ / NOH8
- Not Your Mother’s Maternity Shoot
- Lou’s Journey Continues to Make a Difference
- Tempered Steel & Kids Rock
- My Digital Press Kit is Up and Rockin’!
- The Starfish Bride
- Are you ready to POP?
- My First Wedding
- Bensko Holiday Tips as Seen on KCAL 9 Los Angeles
- Tips & Apps for Perfect Holiday Pics on KCAL 9
- The Tempered Steel Photo Introspective on FOX 11 News
- Bensko Photography Weddings
- Photography & Parenthood
- Sink Your Choppers into This One
- Talking to God
- Marine Shares Iraq Experiences with Rio Norte Jr. High
- Introduction to Sisterhood…
- Daddy's Shirt
- A Senior Moment
- Bensko Photography Theme Song
- Children of the Wedding
- Fifty Years and Losing It…
- Aspen Bliss
- Grace at the Jefferson
- The Art of Balance
- The Tree of Wife
- Headshot Trauma Remedy for BFA Grads
- Newborn Parents
- Rockin’ the Bump
- Shoot with Dean Jason Hampton
- Bereavement Photography
- Wedding Mojo for Him
- Wedding Planning 101
- Angelino Magazine
- Bensko's First 48
- Finding Purpose in a Glass Bowl
- Groomzilla
- Depth of Field is Not Just the Number of Cowpies You Are Standing In
- The Three Scoops of Photography
- Shooting from Body Parts
- Valentine Engagement Special
- Birth, Death & Taxes...
- Photography in Service
- Finding Light in the Dark
- An Aloha to Film
- Destination Photographer 101
- How do I Choose My Photographer?
- Shallan & Linus / Cancun 2010
- The Zen of Photography
- Retreat...
- Middle Realm...
- Nine Groomsmen in Mexico
- Lovin' Mama
- Cancun Wedding
- Tibet to Everest