It wasn’t like I was caught by surprise. Every woman on both sides of my family have Type 2 Diabetes. The two male cousins that have it were diagnosed in their youth – one at 14, one at 3. I am just tired of all the pills I take and now I’ll [...]

I am really trying not to view the resurgence of that pain and the panic attack as a step backwards. I know, initially I did, but I can’t afford to. I’m trying also not to think that I also have a visit to the neurologist in my near future.
I have begun a new [...]

The pain in my left side came back, only this time it was in my arm. It was horrid. The panic attack came, which made it worse, and by 11:30am I was off to the hospital. That’s going to be $150 at Christmas we can’t afford.

I have an appointment, after Christmas, to [...]

I often wake with songs in my mind or actually singing aloud. Claudius, my cat, ignores me now. However, today I woke with this song:

I also woke with very little pain in my joints, and I haven’t had a side twitch of pain for nearly 48 hours.
Hallelujah.

That may be why I find Harry Potter (in the first four books) a child I am able to identify with. That’s all he wishes for, but it’s years before it finally happens for him.
It won’t for me. I have good days, of course, and thank heaven for those! But, with the good [...]

And don’t tell me I need a nap!!!
Because I’m overweight, I threw out my swayback a couple of days ago. Having a swayback is a hazard anyway, and it is far too easy to throw it out of whack. My glorious career as a hotel maid went by the wayside because everytime I [...]