Reflections Without Memory
For whatever reason, I’ve been thinking a lot about my brush with death lately. I don’t remember most of it, and my memories in general have been significantly worse over the past year (because of...
View ArticleParty Girl
Last year, Emmie’s birthday fell at a time when we happened to be in Michigan. While we had a perfectly lovely time, Emmie kept asking about when her friends were going to be there. To her, it simply...
View ArticleAlmost Camping
The plan was for us to have a quick camping trip up in the mountains, about an hour away. Nothing big, nothing crazy, but something where Emmie could sleep in a tent and roast marshmallows (something...
View ArticleWhy Do I Write?
Thank you all for the responses to my last post, here and on Facebook. Several people thanked me for sharing my story, for being so open with what I am thinking and feeling. I’ve probably written about...
View ArticleStupid Roller Coaster.
For the past few months I’ve been feeling Great! Wonderful! Fantastic! Everyone who sees me says I look Great! Wonderful! Fantastic! Things have been pretty stable, if nothing else. My home health...
View ArticleVery Small Update
I haven’t been saying much her because there hasn’t been much to say and I don’t want to bum you all out more than even possible. But tonight I got some moderately good news! The last time my...
View ArticleNever Enough Time
We all say that, right? And it’s true! There just really aren’t enough hours in the day for all the tasks we have to do, fun we need to have, chores that truly have to be done, and sleep (sleep?)....
View ArticleA Light at the End of the Tunnel
While I’m still in the hospital, there is a light at the end of the tunnel (and hopefully not a blinky red or green one accompanied by endless beeping). I should be discharged tomorrow from this lovely...
View ArticleHome is Where the Heart (And Body) Are
Home! I actually got home sometime in the afternoon, relatively quickly by our standards. There was only one little hiccup in the whole gig, which honestly was not too shabby. Place A said they would...
View ArticleBreak on Through to the Other Side
If you are reading this, than I have indeed passed on from this half of consciousness to the next. This is one of the ways the family of one of my dearest friends’s looks at death and I love it. One...
View ArticleReflections Without Memory
For whatever reason, I’ve been thinking a lot about my brush with death lately. I don’t remember most of it, and my memories in general have been significantly worse over the past year (because of...
View ArticleParty Girl
Last year, Emmie’s birthday fell at a time when we happened to be in Michigan. While we had a perfectly lovely time, Emmie kept asking about when her friends were going to be there. To her, it simply...
View ArticleAlmost Camping
The plan was for us to have a quick camping trip up in the mountains, about an hour away. Nothing big, nothing crazy, but something where Emmie could sleep in a tent and roast marshmallows (something...
View ArticleWhy Do I Write?
Thank you all for the responses to my last post, here and on Facebook. Several people thanked me for sharing my story, for being so open with what I am thinking and feeling. I’ve probably written about...
View ArticleStupid Roller Coaster.
For the past few months I’ve been feeling Great! Wonderful! Fantastic! Everyone who sees me says I look Great! Wonderful! Fantastic! Things have been pretty stable, if nothing else. My home health...
View ArticleVery Small Update
I haven’t been saying much her because there hasn’t been much to say and I don’t want to bum you all out more than even possible. But tonight I got some moderately good news! The last time my...
View ArticleNever Enough Time
We all say that, right? And it’s true! There just really aren’t enough hours in the day for all the tasks we have to do, fun we need to have, chores that truly have to be done, and sleep (sleep?)....
View ArticleA Light at the End of the Tunnel
While I’m still in the hospital, there is a light at the end of the tunnel (and hopefully not a blinky red or green one accompanied by endless beeping). I should be discharged tomorrow from this lovely...
View ArticleHome is Where the Heart (And Body) Are
Home! I actually got home sometime in the afternoon, relatively quickly by our standards. There was only one little hiccup in the whole gig, which honestly was not too shabby. Place A said they would...
View ArticleBreak on Through to the Other Side
If you are reading this, than I have indeed passed on from this half of consciousness to the next. This is one of the ways the family of one of my dearest friends’s looks at death and I love it. One...
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