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Mourning the Old Me
Disability of any kind is a thief. It takes away being considered as valuable as other humans. It steals identities (my existence WAS being a nurse). It robs people of a sense of purpose and value....
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Frustration with Chronic Health Issues and Pain Control
Yes, I know I write about this often. It’s my primary way to get stuff out of my head and blow off some steam. I figure that people can choose if they read this or not; I have no choice living with...
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Crazy Few Months…
I’m tired. The last few months have been fairly miserable. I’ve been on Nutrisystem since the latter part of May of this year. That was all going well with more than 30 pounds lost and kept off even...
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Turning 50… and Already On Medicare For Six Years
I turned 50 years old today. I can’t figure out where the time went ! I certainly don’t feel ‘old’, and think that 50 is the new 30, even with the physical limitations I’ve had for years. I’ve never...
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Sometimes Being Homebound and Isolated is Really Hard
Considering what has gone on with three people who have been very important in my life this year (they died), I have to know that I’m very fortunate. Two had battles with horrible cancers between 9...
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Sorting Through The Symptoms…
I’m whining. *** Warning *** I’m not chipper and smiley right now… Read at your own risk This has been a weird few weeks. Actually, things started to get worse with the dysautonomia during chemo for...
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Long Term Disability
As a registered nurse, I saw people on a routine basis who had life-altering events happen to them. They were my job. Many who were of working age were permanently and/or catastrophically injured....
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The New Oncologist
I saw the new oncologist yesterday. I was a bit nervous, but that ended up being wasted energy. The new guy is young, and the cancer center he’s associated with is pleasant. I told him that I’d been...
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