I was blessed with another good day today. It was a day without the need for pain pills; a day full of sunshine. I saw my cardiologist who was delighted with my progress, including sitting in his office without having to wear oxygen the entire time – a good sign that I should be able to wean off eventually. My[…]
On Very Good Days…
Today was a very good day. After an eight hour long migraine (my insurance company decided I didn’t need my preventative anymore) finally let me loose, I felt great. I had breakfast and lunch and dinner, and didn’t have to force them down. Marci’s mums are all open and happy. I felt well enough to clean the kitchen – including[…]
On One Day At A Time …
We are terribly unhappy with our service for my oxygen. While we await approval for a portable condenser, I am attached by a long line to a refrigerator-sized one. I walk through a doorway the line catches and jerks me back, or one of the dogs step on it. Always there is a reminder that I am not free to[…]
On Laughter As Medicine and More Markers
I was speaking to my counselor this week and said something that amused her. “So sick,” she said, “but still able to make people laugh.” “Yeah, I guess if I can keep my sense of humor then I’ll be okay,” I replied. She looked at me seriously for a few moments. “But, who is making you laugh? You need to[…]
On More Markers…
On More Markers.. Scary moment, my oxygen machine / refrigerator / tank malfunctioned and quit working in the middle of the night. My hero Charles managed to do a work around with a stand alone tank so I lived to fight another day. The company replaced the hulk this afternoon. I got ambitious this morning – determined to accomplish more[…]
On Markers…
I lost most of August in the hospital, during which time I had a procedure called a pleurodesis. It is far and away the most pain I have ever felt. I had no idea the level of pain I was capable of enduring. Not to say the doctors didn’t try to prepare me with their warnings of “you will experience[…]
On IS it Age …?
Age is NOT a disease.
On Puzzles…
I like to work jigsaw puzzles when the weather prohibits being outside. From November through at least January, there is one on a card table by the fireplace waiting for my attention. Charles and I stop from time to time to add a piece, or we will spend hours bent over it trying to finish. Our grandson, Marcos, loves to[…]
On Coffee Cups …
A few days ago during pre-class chat in Zoom yoga, one of our Kula mentioned that she really liked my coffee cup. I thanked her, and noting which cup it was, told her it had been a gift from a sweet friend. “It’s the only one like it. I don’t have a matched set.” I told her. “All my coffee[…]
On Clusters…
Charles and I are beekeepers and spring is a very busy time for us. Coming out of winter, everything is on high alert to reduce the chance the colonies don’t swarm, to check for parasites and signs of weakness, to make sure the queens are present and ramping up their egg production. Then, there are the citizen calls for help[…]