spoonie life.
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Yesterday, Bug and I went over to Starkville to cheer for my Mississippi State Bulldogs at Davis Wade Stadium. I have been looking forward to this trip for some time – and it was wonderful to be on campus, enjoying gameday, ringing our cowbells, and cheering on our team. (Just getting to go roam my… Read more
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I’ve been planning to get back on my regular writing schedule here – and life has been life-ing – so I’ve postponed often, hoping I would have a more sunny report to share soon. However, I am finally writing today, again with a gnarly pain and nerve inflammation crisis – and I am accepting that… Read more
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As I’ve written before, because I am immunocompromised, I am prone to developing pneumonias that come on quickly and (recently at least) without much warning. Fortunately, having dealt with this several times now, I know the symptoms that call for an immediate chest X-ray and antibiotic. Unfortunately, the usual antibiotic I require is ROUGH, I… Read more
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Tonight, Ollie and I are fighting the yucks and we are snoodled up super early, hoping some rest will help. * This is a 4am late post – because I literally fell asleep trying to post it around 10pm last night. 🤦🏻♀️ We’ll be resting today. * Be well, everybody. Take care of yourselves and… Read more
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Yesterday, April 30th, was National Therapy Dog Day and National Adopt A Shelter Pet Day. When I think of them both, I immediately think Henry Petunia, the greatest ESA ever, who came to us from the Greater Birmingham Humane Society. Henry helped me through many frightening and anxious times in dealing with my illness –… Read more
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In our part of central Alabama, a large storm system has come in within the past couple of hours, one expected to bring several inches of rain and also to usher in our last cold snap of spring, with temperatures dropping some 30-40 degrees at times over the next few days. Needless to say, it… Read more
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As I mentioned in my previous post, my recovery from my surgery last week has proved to be a harder one than I expected. (Thankfully, I have not had infection issues or anything like that.) What I had not shared – because I did not think it would come to issue – was that Sunday… Read more
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As planned, I had surgery on Thursday, removing my ovaries and repairing an umbilical hernia. In terms of the actual procedure, everything went well and I came home that day. My GYN reported seeing significant endometriosis during his part of the operation – so, hopefully, the mass in my right ovary will likely also be… Read more
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My surgery day is approaching next week – so today I was scheduled for my final pre-op doctor’s visit as well pre-admission testing. Everything went well at my first stop – with labs and EKGs – as well as talking with my doctor, getting instructions, and signing consent forms. After that appointment, I made a… Read more
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Y’all, it’s hard to find the right words to describe the hurricane that has been the past few weeks in the Hippie Hut. It has seemed like every time I’ve tried to share an update on one thing, something else has happened and I didn’t even know where to start anymore. That said, I decided… Read more
