Back to healthy! Sort of…

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This was the spring for back-to-back health issues. All were different and I’ve recovered. I don’t need sympathy but Starbucks gift cards are good! “They say” hard times make you grow. They just make me cranky. I am not a … Continue reading

Another failure for me.

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Are you a nice person? Genuinely nice? Do you remember things, some important, about people and ask about them. Do you remember when they are ill and inquire about their health? I am not and don’t. *bangs head on table* I … Continue reading

Random 5 for January 14 – Spirit, change, seasons, computers, sickness

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A rousing evening – Our local pro football team, which was not expected to do well at the start of the season, was awesome…until the quarterback was injured. They made it to the first round of playoffs but the odds … Continue reading

How not to plan a sick day

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When I think of getting sick I think of a rainy day, soup, naps, pajamas and books or cooking shows on TV. That never happens. I only get sick at the most inopportune times. Like when it’s the only sunny day … Continue reading

Being prepared

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The building was tucked in a landscaped lot. It looked a senior care residence but it wasn’t. It was a neurological rehabilitation center. A high school chum of the beloved husband had a massive stroke two months ago. It was … Continue reading

Random 5 for December 13 – Death, fetishes, forgetfulness, consumerism, sickness

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Well Merry Christmas! – Our very first holiday card was the notification of the death of a classmate of the beloved husband. Not a good omen. Technically it wasn’t a holiday card but a notecard. It would be hard to … Continue reading

What would you do?

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Last week I wrote a post about death. I had learned that an old friend had a terminal disease. He was someone I very rarely see but he made it a point to tell me personally. I was stunned and … Continue reading

Quarantine, quarantine! Illness in the house!

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I have just survived a week of illness in the house. It wasn’t me. I am just fine. The beloved husband had some respiratory illness and it lasted days and days (seemed like months and months to me…probably to him … Continue reading