WiseMindedLiving

Sharing my journey _ one story at a time.

About me:

My journey over the years included heartache, challenges, and deep grief. However as I move through middle age, I am learning my path has also been full of love, joy, and resilience. And where I go next is up to the Universe!

This blog includes my experiences with having both my daughters dealing with life threatening illness, my career as an educator, and navigating my own health crises. Luckily, I have lots of living to do and many more stories to share.

  • Stepping Up

    This blog has focused on Ryleigh’s and my experiences. I wanted to share some stories about Chloe as she has been around for most of the happenings. Many of my friends and family have heard the stories or even experienced the struggles Chloe has with getting out of her comfort zone. She is cautious and Read more

  • PLEAZZZZ CAN I GET SOME ZZZZZ’S

    Updating: Ryleigh has only been asleep for a half hour and they are coming in to check her vitals in a few minutes. Her heart rate is up again and they are trying to monitor it. She had the monitor on one hand and her IV in the other hand and was quite upset about Read more

  • Ryles?…could you smile for me again? Hmmmm…that is odd

    Okay, this had to be one of the weirdest days yet. Ryleigh had a very tiring day. She woke up very dizzy and not able to move around, slept a lot, and then proceeded to start talking a little strangely. The thought that the dizziness and tiredness was because of her being severely dehydrated as Read more

  • I feel yucky!

    Ryleigh has had a rough morning. She is very dizzy and sick to her stomach. The doctors have come in and she is severely dehydrated again. She has been in her bed all morning just barely able to move and doesn’t even want to watch TV or play her IPOD. You know she is feeling Read more

  • Routines..

    As we have been at the hospital over a week now — we have established a new routine that we seem to rely on to make it through our day. The routine has changed a bit since Tim has left Vancouver to head back to Prince George and then Hinton. Now the morning routine of Read more

  • Isn’t this the truth?

    Seems like the positive day on Saturday was a good day! Things downhill a bit, this morning Ryleigh has more pain and her hip is really bothering her. Still no definite answers and we are back in the wait and see what happens time. We are grateful to have Ryleigh being taken care of so Read more