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Chronic Illness: What Sufferers Wish You Knew
As anyone who follows me on Facebook knows, yesterday was a terrible pain day for me. It’s always a tricky thing talking openly about it on social media because I know that people don’t know how to respond, and I get it. It’s not fun to talk about and, as a person with a healthy… Continue reading
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Thoughts on motherhood and the new year ahead.
OK, so I can’t believe I’m about to say this but… wait for ittttt… I feel pretty darn good! 😱😬🫣😳 Why would I be scared to say that out loud, you ask? Well, as someone who’s lived most of their life under a cloud of self-doubt and depression I’m not entirely sure I know what… Continue reading
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The Hat Man
As the young people might say, I’m shook. Today is St. Nicholas Day so my family decided to go out to dinner to celebrate. During the meal this evening my family and I were discussing some dreams I’ve had recently. I don’t put much stock in dreams although I do enjoy remembering them in the… Continue reading
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And sometimes you wear peas… Or, The Ups and Downs of Chronic Illness
Some days you learn to embody the phrase, “go with the flow”. Today was a very mixed bag and the flow came at me in waves. It started with an 8:30 AM appointment with my primary care physician. Before my next hip replacement surgery this December 19 I am required to have a clean bill… Continue reading
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Mental Health and Mental Illness
Today I’d like to talk a bit about mental illness because it’s such a loaded term. Mental health denotes self care, meditation, green grass and fluffy blue clouds. Mental illness conjures images of degenerates who’ve hit rock bottom or doctors pushing cocktails of meds. We’ve all seen well-intentioned Facebook memes about finding peace in our… Continue reading
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My Inaugural Post
11/26/2023 It’s closing in on 3 pm, Sunday afternoon. The usual choir director is still recuperating after breaking her femur about a month ago which means I directed Divine Liturgy this morning. My brain is mush at the moment because I’m still on the bronchitis struggle bus but every fiber of my being is focused… Continue reading
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