On Monday afternoon, I had a follow-up visit with my doctor and it looks like I’m out of the woods. Thanks for all of your kind thoughts and well-wishes. Now I’m focusing on healing and working my way “Back to Normal.” But what does that mean, exactly? Three weeks ago, “Normal” meant walking around tenderly. …
Welcome, everyone to another installment of Five Thing Thursday and… Here are Five Things I want you to Know: Thing #1: Recently, I’ve discovered a new band to pay attention to: Seven Kingdoms Thing #2: Additionally, in Music, it has been less than 24 hours since I’ve discovered BabyMetal. You Tube them. I’ve been alternating …
It’s been nearly three weeks since my surgery. I’ve been completely off any kind of pain meds – even the over the counter stuff for about a week to 10 days. You’d think I’d be focused on the positives, the incremental steps in the right direction – and I am. Except when I’m not. Physically, …
Welcome, everyone to another installment of Five Thing Thursday and… Here are Five Things I want you to Know: Thing #1: There’s always something new and interesting out there – If you’ve got an eye out for it. And that’s not as easy as it sounds. Thing #2: Wednesday was the first day I …
I am closing in on two weeks post-surgery (It’ll be two weeks on Wednesday) and It’s been a fortnight of changes, let me tell you. I think I’m turning into someone who sleeps on their back – which I’d never been able to do before. I’ve started a habit of reading in the morning – …
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Welcome, everyone to another installment of Five Thing Thursday and… Here are Five Things I want you to Know: Thing #1: Recovery is going well. I’m nowhere near being fully recovered and may not be for some months yet – not to the point where I was walking several miles a day and doing …
If you’ve been reading the blog recently – and if you have, thanks! You’ll have seen on Thursday that I was in the hospital quite recently. When this post goes live, I will have been home for three days now. That’s three days of rediscovering the edges of what I’m able to do and what …
Welcome, everyone to another installment of Five Thing Thursday and… Here are Five Things I want you to Know: Thing #1: Yesterday, I had surgery for what will probably (if the odds bear out) be kidney cancer. Thing #2: This morning – though hopefully after this post goes live I will have woken up …
Note: Your mileage with this may vary. Your mileage may vary personally, and geographically. Different places may have different setups. This morning, barely an hour ago in fact, I had my very first Covid Swab test. Apparently this is now standard pre-surgical procedure. Never having had one – but hearing about them quite a bit …
Welcome, everyone to another installment of Five Thing Thursday and… Here are Five Things I want you to Know: Thing #1: There are times when a grilled bratwurst topped with well seasoned (and also grilled) green peppers and onions with a bit of stone ground mustard, is the best meal on the planet Thing …