Chris stayed with his dad last week while his mom was out of town. On Sunday I stopped by for dinner (yep, all by myself!) and saw him folding laundry. I noticed one of the things was an embroidered tea towel my grandma made and without even thinking said it out loud. No big deal, right? My grandma died of an aneurysm when I was 2. As my parents say, as if to stretch her life out just a little…
Some big sh*t went on around here this morning. I RODE MY BIKE AROUND THE BLOCK. Yep, you heard me! I rode that sucker around the whole block. And that’s not all. I saw two cats (that didn’t belong to me) while I was out there. I even sat on the sidewalk and got in a lot of pets with one that I’m pretty sure wanted to hitch a ride back to my place. Finally an update for the tumblr.…
Being hit with a debilitating illness is humbling; it’s humbling and isolating and eye opening. Things that once seemed so important – like what’s jammed in your closet – suddenly have no value, while other things you never gave a second thought to – like being able to wear thin soled $1.99 flip flops – are on your most missed list. It’s nothing shy of completely bizarre to have conversations with people comparing their common colds and relationship issues to your legitimate plight to stay alive and…
Last week I started acupuncture as part of my recovery. A couple of aggressive treatments later, I woke up on Friday with my right hand and foot feeling prickly. Bugger. Having had a few days of pretty normal sensation it was disappointing to be back at square one (or wherever it was). With all the emotions that got stirred up on Thursday, maybe I shouldn’t have been surprised – but I was. After laying in bed feeling kind of panicky, I decided to try…