Well, it’s been an interesting week. Will has been sick with nausea and vomiting almost since he began a new cancer drug three months ago, and now we’ve thrown low blood sugar into the merry mix. Finally, he reached a crisis point where he became disoriented and even somewhat combative, fell in the driveway, andContinue reading “Keeping Calm On 4th and Long”
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If You’re Healthy And You Know It…Thank Your Meds!
Just about the time you get to thinking your immune system can fight off the squirrels in the back yard, something like this happens. I got the crud. It’s been going around since Fall began in earnest. Half my family has been walking around the house sneezing, wheezing and barking like seals, and like everything else I’ve beenContinue reading “If You’re Healthy And You Know It…Thank Your Meds!”
Life In Limbo
Funny how the brain likes to chew on bits and pieces of information without really doing anything with it…..well, other than spitting it out at random moments. My thoughts are scattered all over the place and don’t seem to have a beginning or an end…..they all seem to start in the middle. Like this one:Continue reading “Life In Limbo”
The Bitch Is Back
The depression and paranoia, I mean. I’m not having any suicidal ideation this time, I’m just discouraged and sad and afraid. I’ve looked at numerous options for housing—even temporary would do for now—and there don’t seem to be any that would allow Will and me to keep at least SOME of his Social Security check.Continue reading “The Bitch Is Back”
Tumbling Down
I had The Talk with Will late last night. I’ve done nothing but stew and plot and plan for the past week or so, and I figured I’d better let him in on my thought processes. He’s been watching me like a hawk and asking if I’ve taken my meds, which I know means he’s worriedContinue reading “Tumbling Down”
What A Difference A Year Makes
I’m sorry if you thought I’d dropped off the face of the earth, Constant Reader, but I’ve been “off the grid” since Friday. Our cable/Internet was out because of a snapped line, and so we’ve been living in the Stone Age for the past couple of days. What a relief to be back online! What I was writingContinue reading “What A Difference A Year Makes”
NOW What??
As if I didn’t have enough on my plate…..last night I started having belly pain on the right side which did NOT go away with the morning light, so Will insisted on taking me to the ER, as did my primary care doctor. I don’t have a gallbladder or an appendix, so that rules outContinue reading “NOW What??”
Bleccch……Continued
I think the dog is afraid I’m dying. She hasn’t left my side since I’ve been sick. She is currently planted under my computer chair, but she goes with me wherever I go (which isn’t far), stays with me when I’m lying in the recliner, and patiently waits outside the bathroom door while I’m doing what IContinue reading “Bleccch……Continued”
Blecchhh…..
This just in: I have been in bed all day with an unknown illness which I suspect is due to a kidney stone which has slipped down into my bladder. I’m running a fever, my lower abdomen and back are painful, and I’m avoiding food like the plague. I’ll be back when I’m feeling better.Continue reading “Blecchhh…..”
Sick Day
I gots the crud. It’s been brewing for a couple of days, but last night I thought I was going to beat it. Instead, I woke up at 5-30 this morning after fighting my way out of a dream in which I was drowning…..turned out I was having a massive asthma attack. Oh, and myContinue reading “Sick Day”
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