For her edition of Patients for a Moment, Selena asked: “What are the four letter words you use to describe your life with chronic illness?” I could fill a month’s worth of posts with just the profanities that come to mind—but who would read it?
“Suck” would be the most descriptive. “Pain” is also appropriate. “Poop”—also [...]
Sun, February 7 2010 » Uncategorized » 2 Comments
It feels like an alien is about to pop out of your guts. You think I’m exaggerating? You have no idea.
Before I get to that, I want to clear my tabs in this last post of the year. First, you should read Bob Herbert’s op-ed about the Senate’s plan to fund health care by [...]
Thu, December 31 2009 » Uncategorized » 3 Comments
I was at a church meeting last week – because I’m in one of those denominations that has lots and lots of committees – and we were talking about spiritual development. One person said it only really happens in times of hardship, to which I reacted a little too strongly for the context. Let [...]
Sat, December 12 2009 » Uncategorized » No Comments
You probably know the mid-Atlantic region got its first snow of the season this weekend; the accumulation is still melting away, muddying my yard in the bare patches.
The snow was pretty, but I hate it. I grew up in Florida, and didn’t see standing snow until I was eleven years old. That was too soon. [...]
Mon, December 7 2009 » Uncategorized » No Comments
This is a departure from my usual topics, but it’s my blog so I get to do what I want (nyah!). Just as a warning: this is a long, boring critique of one of the stupidest movies you should never see. I would mention spoilers, but you’re not going to watch it, so nobody cares.
Anyway: [...]
Wed, December 2 2009 » Uncategorized » No Comments
Did you have a good Thanksgiving?
I had a good Thanksgiving. In fact, I had a really good Thanksgiving – maybe my best ever. Saturday afternoon, we were walking around town, doing a little shopping, and I felt so happy. I was giddy – like I was high.
It might have been the weather, and it might [...]
Mon, November 30 2009 » Uncategorized » No Comments
Saturday morning I dragged myself out of bed a bit earlier than usual, so I could walk to the community center where the country was running its H1N1 vaccination clinic. I got there 30 minutes before the clinic started, and there were already 500 people in line. I stood in the rain and cold for [...]
Tue, November 17 2009 » Uncategorized » 2 Comments
Several members of my family are or were in the military, so Veteran’s Day ought to mean a great deal to me. Yet the only meaningful November 11th I can recall was spent in the United Kingdom, where they call it “Armistice Day”. It marks the end of the First World War – 11/11/18 – [...]
Wed, November 11 2009 » Uncategorized » No Comments
Kairol has done an excellent job hosting Patients for A Moment at Everything Changes. I see some familiar names and a few new ones, which is great. I plan to spend a few free minutes later on perusing the submissions.
For those of us still suffering from Pinkness envy, Slate has an Explainer on how to [...]
Wed, November 4 2009 » Uncategorized » 1 Comment
This month is National Blog Writing Month, or some such, but I’m not participating. You probably already knew that, as sporadic as my posting has been.
The thing about being sick is that even though it forces you to take time off to care for yourself, the stuff that you’re not doing doesn’t magically disappear. It’s [...]
Tue, November 3 2009 » Uncategorized » 1 Comment
A novel crime against decency by Duncan Cross
