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Holiday

Last Christmas I got this really amazing gift of a small getaway into the mountains with the pup at a pet-friendly hotel.  This past year h…

Trouble with the 'Information Age'

How incredible is it that we can know all that there is to know about our world and our universe from the touch of a button? How amazing is…

Salt On A Wound

I already got part of my 'celebration' done last Friday - I got my ears pierced again.  Now I have been very diligent with my clean…

Music Monday Edition: Stay With Me

We all get lonely sometimes.  Sometimes all we need is company - human connection - even if just to sit beside and say nothing to each othe…

Adaptation vs Stubbornness

People say that I can adapt well to always-changing situations (this is sometimes true).  People also say that I am very stubborn (this is …

Charm Bracelet

On some of these medic-alert websites, they have 'charms' that can hook onto any chain or bracelet of your choosing.  What I should…

Procedure Update

So - yesterday was my day surgery to go in and remove the IUD that was not supposed to still be there.  I was to be there three hours prior…

Shopping Spree

Being diagnosed with an illness is not fun. It is a relief to have a label for what is going on, by all means, but in the grand scheme of t…

Music Monday: Shine the Light

I was talking a lot about the holidays and how they signify the joyful times but also how tough they can be. There are millions of people w…

Holidays

I love the holidays.  I love shopping for gifts for people, I love holiday food, spending time with family, sitting around with baileys or …

The Woman of Many Faces

Thought I would post examples of a few angioedemic reactions that I have had in my face over the last few years.  I have had tons of these …

Foolproof!

Here is a tip to battle hallucinations at night:  (Because it's totally a very common problem)  Own a dog!  If I see something/someone …

Overwhelming Day

Do you ever believe something so wholeheartedly that you go into a meeting SO prepared that you almost seem offensive about it - ready for …

Nerves

Oh man - can't sleep.  I've got my big appointment in the morning and, of course, I'm so nervous that I haven't managed to …

Like Christmas!

Is it bad that finally receiving my 700 page Netcare file as a package in the mail today makes me so happy that I feel like it's Christ…

Ding Ding Ding! In the Ring with Chronic Illness

Living with chronic illnesses that are virtually invisible to the naked eye means that I am constantly trying to find new ways to explain h…

Update: Stumped

I had a big doctor's appointment today. Not the HUGE one - that's on Thursday - but a pretty big one none-the-less.  Unfortunately …

Monday Music Edition: "Unfinished Tattoo"

Sometimes  - when dealing with all of these crazy appointments and tests and results and medical conversations - people forget that I still…