by Susan | Aug 15, 2018 | Caregiving, Horses, Relationships
I think of Mike at the strangest times. Over the weekend I was going through some receipts and I came across some of his from the pharmacy. Strangely enough, this made me nostalgic. I seem to be going about my life in a normal progression and then I see, hear, or...
by Susan | Aug 8, 2018 | EGC
I went to my first Touched By A Horse® Core (Equine Gestalt Coaching Method workshop) about two weeks before my 30th wedding anniversary. One of the women there had some jewelry that she had designed. They were beautiful horses with colored stones in them and they...
by Susan | Aug 1, 2018 | Medical
Last week I wrote about getting ready for the radiation therapy. By this time, I’ve already had eight treatments. The treatments are daily and last only a few minutes. The social worker who was trying to see if she could get the insurance company to rush the...
by Susan | Jul 25, 2018 | Medical
Who knew how much of your time people want after a funeral. I will get back to publishing weekly after this post. On July 9th I drove to Kansas City to see the radiation oncologist. I had said I wouldn’t go back to KC until after John was done with swimming for the...
by Susan | Jul 11, 2018 | Caregiving, Medical, Relationships
I don’t even know where to start this week. Wednesday, June 27 I was celebrating finishing chemo complete with a glass of champagne. Now I’m grieving the loss of my husband. It started on Tuesday, June 26. I took him to the Emergency Room in Colby because of severe...
by Susan | Jun 27, 2018 | EGC, Horses, Medical
Mostly my chemotherapy has been easy. Yes, there has been some fatigue and aches and pains. And the hair loss and now regrowth has been interesting, it’s coming back in white. But why has it been so easy? I feel like a big part of that is because I was...
by Susan | Jun 20, 2018 | Medical
Chemo, this phase of my treatment is almost over. So far, I have breezed through the chemo treatments and I have only two left. If everything goes as planned, I’ll be done a week from today. I say I’ve breezed through, but it hasn’t been without its trials. The last...
by Susan | Jun 13, 2018 | EGC, Gestalt, Horses
As I was contemplating what to write about this evening it occurred to me I usually just sit down and let it flow. This is another Trust The Process moment. I sit down at the computer and let my brain and fingers go to work. That’s how we’re taught to have Equine...
by Susan | Jun 6, 2018 | Medical
John’s first swim meet of the summer was June 2 in Holyoke, CO. The first one is always there because they have an indoor pool and sometimes it can be a bit cold. This is the farthest from Oakley. According to Google Maps, it’s 177 miles and takes 2 hours and 41...
by Susan | May 30, 2018 | EGC, Horses, Medical
Have you seen the FaceBook meme where Pooh and Piglet are talking about days when you feel “Not Very Okay At All”? I’ve had a little over a week and a half of those. While I was in Colorado for my last Touched By A Horse® Core and Graduation my left knee and feet...
