Okay, friends and family! I am hearing from you that you are wondering how I am. I mostly disappeared after the insertion of a pain pump for my new diagnosis of terminal pancreatic cancer. On June 19, I had a Medtronic pain pump inserted into a "pocket" incision made into my right upper abdomen. The …
Continue reading Adventure on Holy Ground #6 / Pancreatic Cancer
I have a new diagnosis. Not exactly a pleasant one. I found out after I had a CT scan of the abdomen three weeks ago. I’d just flown home after six weeks in AZ, and when my daughter picked me up at the airport, I asked her to take me directly from the airport to …
Continue reading Hatpins, Waist Squeezers, and Unplanned Naps
I’m on my way home now— over 2,000 miles across the Pacific from the Hawaiian Islands to LA. This Viking cruise was literally just a taste. I remember our first trip abroad was called The Taste of Europe. The idea was to sample several countries and then return to the favorites for an in-depth look. …
I'm happy to repost my friend Marianna's account of our recent Chicago weekend. We had to repeat last year's trip to Printers Row Lit Fest, minus my face plant on Michigan Avenue, so we'd replace the unpleasant memories of that earlier trip. We had a marvelous time! Back to Chicago: A Second Chance My friend Lois …
Continue reading Catching up! A Repeat Chicago Trip and a Move
Zonk--to fall soundly asleep or relax completely. The last day of the Blogging from A to Z in April Challenge. Ready to zonk out accurately describes my life at 82 at this time! I always want to finish something I've started, but completing A to Z has been a challenge. Each blog post takes one …
Yesterday, I woke up to torrents of rain. I'd already been wondering what to write about for the letter Y, and as I watched the rain, the song You Are My Sunshine came to mind. Not a warm and cozy weekend welcome! It took me awhile to find a rendition on YouTube that I liked, …
Participating in Blogging from A to Z in April Challenge Yes, here I am so close to the end of the alphabet, and I'm cheating. I'm capitalizing on the fact that the E is silent in the word I've chosen to represent X. I had another fine X word picked out, but on the way …
Participating in the Blogging from A to Z in April Challenge Due to my hyper chai reaction resulting in lots of lost sleep, followed by the inevitable somnolent crash, I and my body were out of WHACK yesterday. One definition is: If something is out of whack, it is not working properly, often because its …
I took an unexpected vacation the past few days. As I lay konked out on my couch or in bed, I had to analyze what was going on. It took me several days to figure out the sudden overwhelming fatigue. I'd been to Urgent Care because I woke up to a voluminous (another V word!) …
Thank you, WP, for the U word today! Early on, she posted the following comment on my theme of Life at 82. I replied I may use it. What she writes is very true for me. If you are older, I'm sure you will identify too. I’m in my 77th year. Is that close enough …
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