by Susan | Jan 2, 2018 | Medical
The day of the biopsy was here. I had a hair appointment first thing that morning and John had a League Choir clinic that afternoon and concert that night in Ellis, about 70 miles away. My hairdresser was my high school classmate and her mother was a breast cancer...
by Susan | Dec 27, 2017 | Medical
​ I’ve gotten too good at waiting rooms. A long time ago I figured out that I didn’t want to read or even look at whatever magazines were in the waiting room. So, I would take books or magazines of my own to read. With the advent of smartphones, I found an app that...
by Susan | Dec 20, 2017 | Medical
It’s the 3rd of October. Last Monday, after I returned from Summit, I had my sort of annual mammogram. I had the first one when I was 35 and had some cysts and have had them fairly regularly since. Sometimes they required an ultrasound or more checking mostly...
by Susan | Dec 13, 2017 | Medical
The Universe has decided I have more lessons to learn. Apparently, I haven’t learned enough since Mike was diagnosed with a rare auto-immune disease in January 2013. Since that time, I’ve driven 10s of 1,000s miles to hospitals and clinics in Denver, Rochester, MN,...
by Susan | Sep 27, 2017 | EGC, Relationships
I said this to my youngest son when he was 10 or 11. I don’t remember the context but I’m pretty sure I was trying to relay a message about not being a perfectionist. I admit it, I’m a perfectionist. I’m trying to recover but it’s a hard line to tow. I want to be the...
by Susan | Sep 13, 2017 | EGC, Relationships, Travel
Sometimes we don’t see things that are right in front of us. I was reminded of this recently when I took a friend who was traveling through to see some local sites. I was born here and going to the pyramids is something I’ve done frequently all my life. I’ve witnessed...
by Susan | Aug 16, 2017 | EGC, Travel
I love to travel. I have, however, always been a little anxious about flying. It’s been about six-and-a-half years since I last flew. Not because I didn’t want to it was more a matter of time. But today while taking my son to Washington DC that anxiety was gone. I...
