Monthly Archives: February 2015

I actually start trembling the moment I realized my port was working. I didn’t even realize the depth of how scared I was until my hand started trembling as I tasted the saline flushing into my bloodstream. Thank God. I … Continue reading →

Without a doubt I know I’m septic right now. It’s been brewing for the last week, but today has just been downright awful. My blood pressure has dipped lower than this over the years, but it’s headed downhill down. The … Continue reading →

It’s amazing how much there is to do when someone passes. It’s a big mound of stuff… Monday I have to meet with the funeral home, to go over some of the more paperwork intensive things, like closing his health … Continue reading →

I’m in a total dilemma. It’s actually embarrassing to talk about it…I’m so embarrassed, but I need to get this off my chest…it’s really bothering me… The night my father passed…I was with him… I sat with him for about … Continue reading →

I was just vomiting so badly I woke up David. (It’s kind of easy to do, since we’re all in one room–we tend to wake each other up pretty easily. ) Yesterday I was doing a little bit better, so … Continue reading →

I was lying on the couch in our tiny one room apartment here in Ottawa, watching National Lapoon’s Vacation late at night…a completely mindless comedy that’s as dated as a movie can be, but Chevy Chase is always good for … Continue reading →

I totally forgot that when I was calling around about ultrasound appointment back in December, that I made one appointment in February. I thought that was too long to wait, so I kept calling imaging places, and I found a … Continue reading →

Right on cue, two days after the pink eye started, David got a sinus infection and missed school on Friday. A few doses of Zithromax later, it’s getting under control…

Pink eye is starting up again. Thankfully the doctor we saw today understood what I was trying to explain to her and ordered the drops. She looked closely at the corner of his eye, ‘yep, that’s pink eye starting’. I … Continue reading →

I was meeting with a friend of my father’s today, and he said, “I used to drive your father around to doctor’s appointments over 20 years ago, because he was always complaining of problems, so finally I just said to … Continue reading →