Some of it’s magic, and some of it’s tragic
Lorena
He went to Paris Looking for answers To questions that bothered him so The nurses on this floor aren’t as attentive as on the previous floor (but of course changing…
Souvenirs
On apologizing and making amends
“Oh, laws,” you’re thinking. “She doesn’t write forever and then she gives us one with song lyrics… it’s always a hard thoughtful one when there are song!lyrics!” Hey. At least…
When you want to punch a holiday in the throat
Dear Goddamn Diary; I don’t know why this year in particular – what makes this year any different than the last sixteen – but I’m having a hard time with…
No moss on this rolling stone (revisited)
Originally posted on June 16, 2005; I thought I’d repost this, since moving one more time is hopefully on the horizon. No moss on this rolling stone Lately, I’ve been…
Ghost
I love a good ghost story, especially haunted houses. But do I believe in ghosts? Hmm. Well, I’d have to believe in an afterlife in order to believe in ghosts,…
The biopsy, the Good News, the end (of this super long story)
Need to catch up? This is the last part, Part Eight. Part One; Part Two; Part Three; Part Four; Part Five; Part Six, and Part Seven. So on Tuesday, February…
In between moments (part two)
Need to catch up? This is Part Seven. Part One; Part Two; Part Three; Part Four; Part Five; Part Six. I did a lot of this in January. It was…
In between moments (part one)
So, what else was going on while all this was going on? A couple of days before the mammogram, I cleaned out my little library, intending to craft a little…
Ugh; the ultrasound
Well, I didn’t intend to drag my heels on this one, but a combination of a few crafty things I was consumed with, coupled with this being my least favorite…
And then I got the call to come back for an ultrasound
Early in the morning, the day after Christmas, I got a phone call from the mammogram place. They had seen something they’d like to get a better look at, could…
So, how’d the actual mammogram go, then?
This is Part Three of this story. Here’s Part One. Here’s Part Two. There is nothing quite so lonely as going to get your very first mammogram on a cold…
Wait, shouldn’t you have had that first mammogram four years ago?
Yeah, maybe, if you subscribe to most of today’s conventional wisdom (have your first mammogram at 40, ladies!)… even though some studies now are saying that if you don’t have…