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.
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... Continue Reading →
On June 22, Angela Madsen, phenomenal, fearless woman, Paralympian, marine vet, died at sea, attempting to row the Pacific from California to Hawaii alone. She knew the risk, she wanted to go, she went. The documentarian and her crew who were recording Angela's efforts - and have since announced that, per the wishes of Angela... Continue Reading →
On Thursday, I had surgery as scheduled on my left SI joint. It was different in so many ways from any surgery I've had. The Morning Of My Procedure When my husband and I arrived at the hospital, we went through our COVID-19 screening and he was allowed to come and sit with me because... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
