by Susan | Aug 29, 2018 | Caregiving, Relationships
This post has been edited because I had the wrong units of tomatoes from the recipe. That’s what I get for trying to write from memory when I could have double checked the recipe. Last week I was inspired to post the following on FaceBook after changing the...
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 | 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 | May 16, 2018 | EGC, Medical, Relationships, Travel
We all hear about the side effects of chemotherapy. The hair loss. The vomiting. But I’ve found a few things that I hadn’t heard about. My hair loss has been spotty. I haven’t lost all the hair on my head. I still must shave my legs but not as often and I think I’ve...
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...
