by Sandra | Sep 12, 2016
Some may look at that title and think that wanting more than what you have is a bad thing…but not me. It is the thing that keeps me going. It is the thing that has provided me with drive and determination. It is what made me travel the world. It is what made me come...
by Sandra | Aug 21, 2015
Well, it has been a while since my last post. I spent much of that time recovering from my knee surgery, visiting with my aunt and mom, making a trip to see my brother and his family, and generally trying to take care of business. My husband has been working much...
by Sandra | Jul 10, 2015
I’ve now been off Prednisone since June 26th. Nearly everyone I say that to assumes I should be ecstatic and feeling great now that I’m off that evil drug. Prednisone is, in fact, evil in many, many ways. But what they forget is that it is also a miracle. It can...
by Sandra | Mar 8, 2015
Oh Prednisone…you save my life and give me back my breath and free me from debilitating pain and then bizarrely mess with my body and threaten me in all sorts of new ways. Let’s discuss the history of our relationship together. Pre-diagnosis I was put on...
by Sandra | Jan 24, 2015
“Every patient’s story starts the same way . . . It starts with them being fine. It starts in the before. They cling to this moment, this memory of being fine, this before as though talking about it might somehow bring it back. But what they don’t realize is that the...
by Sandra | Jan 23, 2015
I pose the title as a question because I really don’t yet know the answer. Maybe it just comes in time? Maybe there is some kind of exercise, counseling session, mindfulness meditation (medication?) . . . whatever I can do or level of acceptance I can achieve that...
