POTS
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Reminiscing, Grieving, Apologizing
I really enjoyed watching the game last night. Actually enjoyed it! The Eagles’ win made me happy for no other reason than I enjoyed my years on the East Coast and Philadelphia was my favorite nearby big city. Mom would have remarked, ‘Oh, my land’, with regards to the halftime show. 😂 I’d have had Continue reading
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40 Days of Memories; thoughts about my health and musings about my mother…
Yesterday marked the 40th day after my mom died. Even after 40 days I’m still receiving cards and letters from people who loved mom, people who’ve never met her and notices of memorial offerings made in her honor. It will take me quite some time to thank everyone for their kindness and condolences but these 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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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
Faithfully Frazzled 