Sept 12, 2008
1. I'm not stupid, I'm hard of hearing.2. I have pulmonary fibrosis. I really can't unload this grocery cart. I'm not just some blonde b---- who wants to be waited on.3. I have scleroderma. What's you...
Sept 12, 2008
Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody talks about dying. For individuals with life-threatening diseases, this is particularly difficult and isolating. I can joke about it, refer to it in a mat...
Sept 12, 2008
The past few days have been a rollercoaster, but I am cautiously optimistic that all's well that ends well. We had one of those horrible doctor visits where they find more things wrong, order more tes...
Sept 12, 2008
Stephy has been in the hospital, but is home and doing better. She asked me to post that she will be back online soon....
Sept 10, 2008
I'd like to write a post, but a large black long-haired cat would like to stand in front of the monitor. Sigh....
Sept 9, 2008
Good day today. The dental hygienist noticed improvement, and the dentist didn't find any new cavities. Yay! This makes three three-month check-ups in a row with no new cavities. Those of you who reme...
Sept 9, 2008
We went to Chicago over Labor Day weekend to visit my father-in-law again. The day we arrived, he had been transferred from rehab to the hospital. He's now back at rehab and my mother-in-law says he's...
Sept 9, 2008
It's been an up and down day. I discovered a new organic supermarket, native to Arizona, called "Sprouts" and had a wonderful time shopping for healthy food. While I was there, my cell phone rang -- a...
Aug 25, 2008
I have looked everywhere in the house, closets, and garage -- except for three boxes way up on top of some garage cabinets -- and cannot find my clothes iron. I don't know what to do, so I'm turning t...
Aug 25, 2008
Saturday was a good day. One of my friends from California was visiting, and our party went off without a hitch. Lots of people from Robert's job came, including his boss's VP and the President, both ...
Aug 7, 2008
I used to write poetry. While finishing the massive filing project, I found some poems I'd saved. This is one I still like. It recounts a dream.Travels with BelleWe were four, you and I and the two ch...
Aug 3, 2008
Mammogram -- Passed, thank you G-d.Papbst Blue Ribbon Schmear -- Not quite normal, repeat in six months.Dexascan -- Still unknown.Pulmonary function tests -- Lost 20 points on lung diffusion capacity ...
Aug 3, 2008
Yet another set of letters from the Evil Insurance Company and the State of Arizona Department of Insurance a few weeks ago, requiring one more appeal letter before the State can investigate my compla...
July 30, 2008
Oh my gosh, 300 visitors to my silly boring blog. I suspect that 100 of them are Stephy. (giggle)...
July 29, 2008
So I went to bed on time for a change, and then lay awake for three frustrating, ache-y hours. My shoulders and legs hurt. Went over to Stephy's blog to find I'd just missed her, and caught up on her ...
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