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The Blood Test
For over a year now, my son has needed blood work done in order to start immunotherapy, a year-long process that could help with his pet allergy so that we can replace the beloved cat who died last year. I have not been enthusiastic. His fear of needles is legendary, and until recently his vaccines (…) MORE »
Shades of Grey
They entered my life stealthily with no fanfare and no invitation. They took up residence without me even noticing; in fact it was my husband that told me of their existence. I now have grey hair. There are not many, but I know once a few take up residence it is just a matter of (…) MORE »
Don’t Miss the View
Two decades later, I still remember that Tuesdays were reserved for sprint repeats in Track & Field practice. Twelve 200m’s seemed altogether impossible. That totaled three all out miles! Sometimes I would have to walk one out just to catch my breath. Obviously everyone was short of breath, but I would be trailing across the (…) MORE »
Heather’s No Good-Horrible-Terrible-Very Bad Day(s)
I am seriously pissed off. My bad day started yesterday when two different friends confided that they’re struggling with insensitive husbands. Now, my marriage, as many of my close friends and all of facebook knows, is so far from a Saturday afternoon picnic that it doesn’t actually include any picnic paraphernalia at all, except, perhaps (…) MORE »
Neverending Story
I’m sitting with my son in the back of the emergency room. We’ve been waiting 2 hours for the attending social work or psychiatrist or whomever to decide whether I can take him home, or whether he’ll be packed into an ambulance and driven to the pediatric hospital an hour away. We’re here because my (…) MORE »
I Hung One More Year on the Line . . .
I love that Paul Simon song, Have a Good Time. It starts out “Yesterday it was my birthday,” and that is true for me too. Yesterday, it was my birthday. I love getting older. I share my birthday, April 23 with Shakespeare and a whole host of lesser characters. I’m a proud Taurus born in (…) MORE »
