Blog Archive

  • What I Mean When I Say I’m Fine.

    What I mean when I say I’m fine.  When I say I am fine, I mean that right now I am handling everything on my plate even if some of it feels like it is slipping to the edges.  When I say I am fine, I mean that when I woke up this morning I…

  • Mom and Me

    My mom came to visit this weekend. Sometimes you just need to see your mama before you can really, truly feel better. I haven’t seen my mom since before the bomb was dropped. Up until now, the only person in my family I have seen is my sister who was with me when I was…

  • Why I Dislike the ER.

    Earlier this week, I didn’t feel well. About half way through my day on Monday I started feeling off. I was tired – not all that out of the ordinary, I was lightheaded – this was out of the ordinary, and finally I started experiencing chest pains, this was worrisome. I decided this trifecta meant…

  • Straightening My Cape

    Tomorrow it will be two weeks since the news that is heart transplant barreled in to my life and brain with less ceremony than a Mack truck. The first week I was pretty numb, I spent a few days laying in my bed, on my couch, and on the floor of various rooms of my…

  • New Path

    Every six months I steady myself. I spend a couple therapy sessions talking about my anxieties and worries about my impending cardiac appointments. We talk about all the ways I feel well and all the ways I want to feel better. We talk about the types of testing that will be done and the various…

  • No Safe Place

    Mo Practices Mindfulness and Meditation: A Play in One Act We open on Mo in her car driving home from her ophthalmology appointment. Mo just learned that at 36 she likely is suffering from glaucoma which is causing a rapidly growing blind spot in her left eye. Mo has had a rough week, she spent Tuesday…

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