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.
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Cravings
I can tell that Ryleigh is responding well to the Prednisone – the steroid she is taking to help bring down the inflammation caused by Crohn’s. Firstly, she got up this morning and had a smile on her face. She was chipper and even played a little joke on me and giggled. It was delightful. Read more
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Update for January 7, 2013
Ryleigh has had a few more positive and upbeat moments. She is eating a bit more (thank you prednisone for giving her food cravings). She laughed and smiled a few times and even cracked a few of her corny puns! She is getting homesick but tries to make the most of being here. The doctor Read more
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On the lighter side…
A few things today gave us a bit of chuckle:) Luckily I am allowed to use the shower in Ry’s room. Typically, I use a special shampoo for my thick, coarse, frizzy, curly hair. But, no luggage on the plane please! So the only shampoo they could find me here was baby shampoo. Now it Read more
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Mom, your stepping on my I V again!
Anyone living, working, coaching, teaching, existing with preteens or almost teens knows that it takes loads of patience to understand the perspective the said youngster is experiencing. Their view of the world is slightly different than the rest of us. I am not saying is wrong just different. Now, my darling daughter, Ryleigh, is typically Read more
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Small Victories!
Victory #1: The up swelling of support from friends and family all around the world! The contact and comments of support, love, and kindness help me manage my own feelings of homesickness, fear, helplessness, and isolation. I look forward to seeing the icons that I have a message or a comment from someone I know. Read more
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