You have may have notice (just a tad) that I haven’t blogged in a couple of years. The last time I blogged, my Dad was having health issues. Since that post, his problems increased. He was hospitalized several times. Then, in May of 2010 he passed away. At that point, I could careless about blogging. […]
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Preparing for Hospital Stays
My Dad had another COPD breathing episode brought on my a reaction to the drug Fosamax. He ended up in emergency and spent five days in the hospital. I was fortunate in that I had the folder from his stay in January sitting on the spare room bed. We grabbed the folder and everything my […]
Back from my Break
I must apologize to all my readers for the lack of blog entries since December. I’d like to say that I’ve been off on some wild world tour. Instead, a family member was ill and it ate up all my time. Things are starting to get back to normal and I hope that my blogging […]
Seasons Greetings
Getting Throught the Blahs
I was embarrassed to find that I haven’t blogged since March. What the heck have I been doing with all my time????? Sad to say, I haven’t been doing anything of note. It’s been a trying year and I have found myself drained physically, mentally, and emotionally. At the beginning of the year, my Dad’s […]
Taking Care of Others
So many times in life, we have to take the focus off our own problems and help others in need. February was like that for me. My father has emphysema, but it’s controllable with inhalers. At the end of January, he became very ill. Now that we’ve sorted it all out, there were three things […]
Happy New Year!
I would like to wish all my readers a Happy 2008! May it be a prosperous, enjoyable year filled will whatever you want it to be. I have to apologize for the lack of posts at the end of the year. I had so many things to do with the holidays that I didn’t take […]
Children and Chronic Pain
I can deal with my own limited abilities, but I really have a hard time when children are going through the same thing. We accept that adults will suffer more pains as they grow older. Children should never be pain though! One of my 11 year old relatives was diagnosed with OCD (osteochondroitis dissecans) last […]
Capzasin Roll On is Back
Capzasin took the roll on off the market a couple years ago. I was really disappointed because I use that all the time. But now it’s back! If you’ve ever used hot pepper lotion, you’ll know that it’s dangerous to get it on your hands because always ends up in your eyes. When I buy […]