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Great Plans

Posted in Change, Family, Friends, Life, Raising Awareness, reality, Sharing is caring, Sick and Tired, Stealing words, The Future, Tutoring, Writing words on 11 March 2011| 3 Comments »

Everybody’s got plans… until they get hit.
Mike Tyson

Before the recent one-two punch from infection after infection, and before the internet snafu and ensuing struggles with Comcast, and before the exciting week with visitors, and before I was finally able to get back to work this week, I had great plans. Well, I guess not great plans – they were nothing compared to those of my childhood, or those of a naive high schooler, or even those prior to the latest major health struggles back in December and January – but they were plans.

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Culture Shock

Posted in At the Doctor's, Blessings, Home sweet home, Hospital life, mito, reality on 22 January 2011| 2 Comments »

I’m home and adjusting. After two hospital stays adding up to 40 days out of the last 46, I’m experiencing some major culture shock. It’s weird being able to do what I want when I want. And ironically, I’m even struggling to adjust to sleeping through the night without a vitals check every 2 hours. Nevertheless, I’m happy to be home.

It hasn’t been easy between 16-20 hour sleep days and multiple syncopal episodes each day due to worsening dysautonomia, but I’m learning to adjust to my new “normal.” We know it will take time, but I can’t say I haven’t been frustrated.

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Tomorrow is always a day away

Posted in At the Doctor's, Energy for Life, Hope, Hospital life, mito, Raising Awareness, reality, Stealing words, The Future on 18 January 2011| Leave a Comment »

So I haven’t updated much because there’s really been very little change. I’m still stuck in a hospital room, unable to get the necessary nutrition through tube feeds, bored out of my mind. For the last week or so, I’ve heard that I’ll be going home “tomorrow.” I’m pretty sure that’s medical speak for “never,” but I’m still hopeful. The pancreatitis attack is over and my aspiration pneumonia has cleared. I feel fine and just want to go home. I suppose the positive is that we’re finally getting things in line so when I do go home, I won’t end up back here.

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