After spending two weeks flat on his back, determined not to move, the physiotherapists advanced on my husband with enthusiasm. His leg had been repaired…
When you think of yourself as healthy — above average healthy, with an above average healthy life style, when a health problem arises, it is…
“When you hear hoofbeats, think of horses not zebras.” Theodore Woodward, in regards to medical diagnoses By the time I caught up to James in…
Sometimes a sore spot is just a sore spot. Sometimes denial is your worst enemy. Between August and October of 2014, the insidious cancer was…
“Maybe it will go away” are the five most dangerous words in the English language. Sign in a Medical Office Cancer is insidious. It sneaks…
Since I signed off this blog in June of 2019 the universe has tilted for all of us. For myself and my husband, the time…
Every once in a while in my quest to post every week come hell or high water, the writing of this blog has gotten in…
A friend of mine died of cancer last year. I spoke a few words at her memorial, told a few humorous stories and, I hope,…
“Live life to the fullest!” “Enjoy every day!” I’ve noticed that these sentiments are the sorts of things people tend to say to each other…
“Unwavering resilience” is a phrase I came across in an article written by a woman lamenting Hilary Clinton’s loss of the US election. I liked…