I’ll bet you’re thinking there’s some exquisite inside joke in that title. And there probably is. But that’s not what this post is about. This is about the most infuriating bowl of rice I’ve ever encountered. I’ve mentioned before that I had a stroke in July 2005. The months that followed were filled with physical [...]
Posts under ‘living in the aftermath’
Reminders are everywhere
“I HATE this game!!” I *would* say that such vehement declarations are a rarity in my house, but I think that we all know that the child of the person who once told a stranger at Target that if she didn’t stop staring at my bald kid, I’d rip out her eyes and choke her [...]
Leukemia for Dummies
You know, it’s been a while since I did this, but there has been a sudden influx of new readers who may not know what the big deal is about all the follow up angst I suffer with each monthly oncology visit for Peyton. So, here’s a quick “Cliff Notes to Peyton and Leukemia”. Peyton’s [...]
As serious as a heart attack
Hearts are complicated matters. My father’s wanted to stop working, blocked and barely providing his body what it needed. The surgeons opened him up on Thursday, cracked his chest and gave his heart new paths to function. A 5-way bypass that would give him a new lease on life and an opportunity for many years. [...]
Do I have to have a reason?
Why do I blog?? It’s a question that’s been floating around, asking people to define the reasons what drives them to share so much of themselves to the Internet….to bare your soul to strangers. It’s probably been floating around as long as people have been self-publishing their thoughts…long years before I ever started. I blog [...]
