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stroke survivor

For the love of (not) money

On Halloween night I called my niece to see if she hit the mother lode on her candy route. After assuring me she really DID get close to 300 chocolate bars including Wunderbar, Twix and Kit Kat (salt in the wound why don’t you),…

November 11, 2014

Big fat deal, FOR REAL

Some big sh*t went on around here this morning. I RODE MY BIKE AROUND THE BLOCK. Yep, you heard me! I rode that sucker around the whole block. And that’s not all. I saw two cats (that didn’t belong to me) while I was…

October 23, 2014

The cheese stands alone

Being hit with a debilitating illness is humbling; it’s humbling and isolating and eye opening. Things that once seemed so important – like what’s jammed in your closet – suddenly have no value, while other things you never gave a second thought to – like being able to…

October 22, 2014

Is there a 5th gate for sanity?

Last week I started acupuncture as part of my recovery. A couple of aggressive treatments later, I woke up on Friday with my right hand and foot feeling prickly. Bugger. Having had a few days of pretty normal sensation it was disappointing to be back at square…

October 14, 2014