the autoimmune hippie.

Laughter is immeasurable. Be joyful though you have considered all the facts. . . Practice resurrection. – Wendell Berry

#highriskcovid19

  • please stop and listen.

    Today, I’m working on a long post with several Advent thoughts I want to share, among other things that have been going on. However, as I was checking my social media during a lunchtime break, I saw an image a dear friend posted that just has me torn up. Read more

  • before you pack your holiday bags. . .

    For all my many faults and flaws, I love my people big and wide. And, as I’ve written before, a big part of my heart is sitting with one of my dear ones in the hospital downtown right now. She is still in step-down, fighting Covid so freaking bravely. Every. Damn. Day. And every day… Read more

  • oh, the oscopies and the anxieties. . .

    As you can see, yesterday was a super fun day in my world.  After a long long (LONG) time contending with massive GI symptoms, I had stalled as long as I could and I had to have an endoscopy and colonoscopy. First, let me say that I have no problem actually having the procedure –… Read more

  • someone I love is fighting like hell – and it’s COVID talk time.

    Wednesday was not the first day since the COVID-19 pandemic began that I learned awful news related to this horrible disease and someone I care about. No. However, it has been one that has absolutely knocked me down. Someone dear to me is terribly ill with COVID-19 and she is in isolation and I know… Read more

  • facing the hard times of chronic illness. and getting back up.

    What. A. Week. It’s seen two hospital trips – the GI bleed on Monday, then another on Wednesday for an infection in my hand. Like other infections I’ve dealt with, that started with a minor scrape on my hand on a hinge in a cabinet. I immediately cleaned and bandaged the wound – but it… Read more

  • sudden illness, hospital visits, and too close to covid-19 for comfort.

    Quite suddenly over the past few days, I developed a significant GI bleed. It became clear quickly that there was no way to manage with waiting on a GI appointment and I would have to go to the ER – which I have tried desperately to avoid – to get to the cause of it.… Read more

  • strong like my grandmothers.

    Lately, when I’m really having a good COVID-19 freak out – and when I really read the latest Scary Things sometimes I do – I have learned to take a moment of pause and remember one of the most fabulous ladies I’ve ever known, my dear Grandmother’s mother, my great Grandmother Humphries. She was sweet… Read more

  • a love list.

    Today, it’s time for an overdue, Quaran-Love List. There is always much to be thankful for. ❤ Among my many blessings, I am giving gratitudes this weekend for. . . A wonderful talk with my bestie yesterday. She and her lovely husband have a big weekend of great things that they so deserve and I… Read more

  • disability awareness month.

    Actually, I am calling July this. Everyone else mentioning it is calling it “disability pride month” – and I just can’t go there. I totally get it – and agree with the concepts. The idea that there is no reason to be ashamed of our physical or mental limitations, our scars, our limps, our devices… Read more

  • all the new health things.

    This week has had some significant health changes for me. First – this one is fabulous – I have completed my IV antibiotic therapy and my PICC line was pulled today by home health. Yesterday, I realized since last July – so for a year now – I have spent more time WITH some kind… Read more