If I could be anywhere else… I would be at Lake Ouachita camping with my kids and Keith, laughing around a campfire. Campfire smoke smells so good. I would be on Bleeker Street in Greenwich Village, NYC, on the look out for a place with...
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If I could be anywhere else… I would be at Lake Ouachita camping with my kids and Keith, laughing around a campfire. Campfire smoke smells so good. I would be on Bleeker Street in Greenwich Village, NYC, on the look out for a place with...
I’m not very good at being a downer. I do NOT like to complain a lot. I’m not very good at wallowing in my feelings for a long time. I mean, give me just a minute, but then… I’m a fixer. I’m a doer. I...
Keith and I are praying over a host of notes I made this morning about my condition, my deficits, and my concerns. Taking brain surgery off the table, at least temporarily, was not on my dance card. I am sorely dejected. There is probably not...
So the test results… The abdominal CT yielded nothing alarming, thankfully. I asked for it, because I wanted to rule out any abscesses or other things that might have been causing me the pain I was having. When I attempted to stand yesterday, the pain...
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Busy day! Ultrasound going down this morning on both legs to check for blood clots. I was unable to walk at all yesterday after a very successful walk the day before. Then, after that ultrasound, I had an abdominal CT to rule out abscess, misplaced...
I’m emotional today. Not quite sure why, except sometimes reality sets in, and it’s difficult to fight it off. I feel a little sad, and I’m so tired. Just had blood work, and now we’re waiting to see the doctor at West Clinic. I rested...
Things about a terminal cancer diagnosis you have no idea exist until it’s you… On one hand (the gimpy, shakey hand)… 1) You grieve. A lot. You mourn your old self, especially when you see old pics of your “real life” self. 2) You think...
Another update! Ms. A is in a room in the ICU right now. She woke up long enough to get a few sips of water and we got to love on her and talk to her just a little. Her being able to talk is...