Category Archives: Personal

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A Woman of Contrasts

Posted on June 6, 2017 by mishl53

I was in Bellevue, Washington for the past two weeks.  I was celebrating a friend’s birthday.  It was also, a celebration of my own.  The last time we celebrated our Birthday’s we were EIGHTEEN years-old!!  There are a LOT of … Continue reading →

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Day 3 Post-SSCD Surgery

Posted on March 2, 2017 by mishl53

Thursday.  Surgery was Monday.  I am in very little pain.  I am still taking minimal pain meds to insure the pain stays at a low-to-zero pain.  I have found out that I cannot open my mouth to allow a large … Continue reading →

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Medical Whack-a-Mole

Posted on August 23, 2016 by mishl53

I always think that creating a Title for my posts is the most difficult part of creating any of my posts.  That is my thought each and every time I approach one of these ideas I want to write about. … Continue reading →

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COME BACK SLEEP

Posted on December 13, 2013 by mishl53

My daughter turned 28 today.  She is now the same age I was when I had her.  I feel sad.  I feel alone.  She lives in another state than I do.  I haven’t slept in three days.  Not really slept … Continue reading →

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I Am an Ox

Posted on October 16, 2013 by mishl53

I seem to think of better titles to my articles or idea rants when nowhere near anything that I could write them down on.  Either because, I cannot take my smartphone out of my pocket fast enough to press the … Continue reading →

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Driving Me…

Posted on September 3, 2013 by mishl53

Today was my first post-treatment Doctor’s appointment.  It was not to make a determination of whether the chemoradiation did its job.  Today’s point was to check my progress, health, and needs. My white and red blood counts are low.  The … Continue reading →

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Yesterday’s Race Lost or Won

Posted on July 18, 2013 by mishl53

Depends on who you were backing. Wednesday: The day started out in a drugged fog from using the medication properly to help me sleep from the evening before.  1mg Lorazepam at 10:00 p.m. 11:00 p.m. still awake.  Watching TV and twisting … Continue reading →

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Are Your Ears Bleeding, Yet?

Posted on July 13, 2013 by mishl53

Thursday (yesterday) my friend E picked me up to take me to my daily radiation appointment.  By the time she arrived at 8:00  o’clock A.M. I had already been up since shortly after 4:00 o’clock A.M.  Tried to fall back … Continue reading →

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“F” Bomb?

Posted on July 10, 2013 by mishl53

“F” Bomb my ass.  Besides, people have been using the word, the term, the idea for centuries.  Really.  CENT U RIES. The “F” word is no bomb.  In fact, it barely comes up to the level of Pop-Its, Throw Downs, … Continue reading →

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Profound Exhaustion

Posted on July 7, 2013 by mishl53

I had no idea, prior to this past week, what the term “Profound Exhaustion” might mean.  As the new mother of two children 25 months apart I was sure I did know what “profound exhaustion” meant. NOw, I realize there … Continue reading →

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