dancing through life – on broken feet
tales of a jesus-loving writer, her adorable little fam jam, the world's most fabulous weenie dog, grace, travel, love, life, and dealing with a rare and incurable autoimmune disease.
Well, there was no discharge for me today - and it seems certain I will make a full week with this admit. And honestly? This has been a really strange hospital stay in so many ways. The Early Days First, as I've mentioned before, the infection manifested suddenly in BOTH feet - what the actual... Continue Reading →
As I started writing early this morning, I was enjoying the view out my window. . . And singing along to The Grateful Dead. . . . . . when my fabulous nurse came in and burst out laughing and said she was so glad someone was having a party up on the cardiac floor.... Continue Reading →
Like the rest of 2020, May has started off. . . not according to plan. I'm writing to y'all having just been admitted to the hospital, with bolus fluids going, my first doses of IV Vanco and Ancef already on board, my left foot - infected - wrapped and awaiting my surgeon in the morning,... Continue Reading →
During my January hospital admission, I learned that - despite having made no changes in my diet - my diabetes had shifted in a huge way from August of the previous year. My hemoglobin A1C - a measure of how well my diabetes had been controlled over the previous several months - had been 7.1... Continue Reading →
I've commented before that it seemed particularly. . . ironic. . . that the distance runner keeps losing function in my feet and legs. First, it was the multitudinous stress fractures - now present in every metatarsal. Then rounds of CRPS in both feet - excruciating to endure AND they have changed the way my... Continue Reading →
Earlier, when the Covid-19 situation was developing, I expressed my concern as to what spoonies would do when we had a "normal" - for us - health crisis. Well, I found out last night. . . See, about five days ago, I literally just stood up from bed and felt awful pain in my left... Continue Reading →
As the quarantine began in my state some days ago now, I've noticed an increase each day in the "I'm bored" posts. The "what do I do" posts. The "I need to see people" posts. Just the general stir-crazy posts. It didn't take very many days - and I'm not without sympathy. Some of these... Continue Reading →
As we all know, the whole damn world is just upside down right now. COVID-19 is spreading like wildfire. Everyone SHOULD be essentially at home if they can. . . some people are listening; some aren't. Some cities have enacted shelter in place; some entire states have. It's surreal. As my home state is experiencing... Continue Reading →
I know how everyone else's life is supposed to fly by Then someone turns and says What about you? And I stand here Mouth open Mind blank This should have all worked itself out by now The map of my life should be clear and precise With little red dashes and circles so nice Showing... Continue Reading →
