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Complicated

Posted in At the Doctor's, Blessings, Boston, Family, Friends, Holidays, Hospital life, mito on 18 December 2010| 2 Comments »

Nothing with me is ever easy.

As you may have heard, yesterday’s surgery to insert a GJ tube was unsuccessful. Apparently, my small intestines had wrapped around my stomach making it difficult to place the tube without damaging the intestines as well.

Unfortunately, because they had already began by pumping air into my stomach and placing markers (tacks) through my stomach, I still woke up in recovery with a significant amount of pain. The nurses and doctors were awesome, however, and let Keith and Stef come see me in recovery almost immediately. I don’t know what I’d do without them by my side throughout this whole ordeal. In fact, I’ve been incredibly blessed to have dozens of friends and family members visiting and/or supporting me. You’ve all made it so much better.

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Lucky

Posted in At the Doctor's, Blessings, Boston, Family, Friends, Hospital life, Kiddos, mito, Stealing words on 15 December 2010| 4 Comments »

The more people I meet the happier I become. From the meanest creature one departs wiser, richer, and more conscious of one’s blessings.
-Samuel Beckett, Waiting for Godot

I guess when it comes down to it, I’m a pretty lucky girl. I’ve been asked on numerous occasions where my outlook comes from. It comes from you, the people who surround me. The people who love me. The people who help me learn from encounters with the “meanest creatures.” The people who remind me each and every day that I am blessed.

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A Different Kind of Holiday Spirit

Posted in Family, Friends, Holidays, Keith, umdf on 11 December 2010| 1 Comment »

As I sit in my room at MGH for the 7th day now – with no end in sight – I had begun to forget that Christmas was just around the corner. I got about halfway through decorating our tree before I went inpatient and I’m not sure if I’ll even get the chance to finish before the holiday is upon us.

Luckily, Keith and I have decided to continue with our trend in recent years and scale the holidays back this year. We’re certainly not scaling back the holiday cheer – oh, no! But we try to walk a different path when it comes to the consumer aspects.

Each year, we hem and haw, stress and spend. And what’s the result? We give our loved ones things. Gift cards that get lost. Trinkets that gather dust. Games that are played for a few months, then forgotten.

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