How to Love a Person with a Chronic Illness

by relativelyunscathed | Jun 19, 2017

Everything I learned about loving a person with a chronic illness , I learned from my husband. I know I have been very fortunate in this way. Despite the vows, one can never be 100% sure how their partner will react when a spouse suddenly is diagnosed with something...

A Month of Remembrances

by Sandra | Oct 14, 2015

I have to admit, I never understood why people had extra emotions surrounding the date of something bad that happened. I was so incapable of empathy that I think I mostly felt people were making a bigger deal outwardly than it really was inwardly. I figured they just...

The Good Times and The Bad

by Sandra | Jun 17, 2015

So much has happened in the last month: a debacle by my oxygen company, three flights, a wedding, and mini family reunion, three more flights, one flight delay due to missed connection, blood work, chest CT, my first fever, long-lost friend and wife visit, pulmonary...

Withdrawals from Steroids

by Sandra | May 2, 2015

It’s been awhile since my last post. I’ve been spending my time split between dealing with the withdrawal symptoms of Prednisone to making the most of my time before I have to taper again and start the withdrawal process all over again. Although most of my vocal...

Fatigue…

by Sandra | Apr 12, 2015

Wow, this week has been a tough one. It seems I have multiple things working against me, and I let it all bog me down. Maybe I needed some down time, but it doesn’t feel like it since I don’t feel better after a week of it, but I found it really difficult to fight...

Transitioning from Crisis Management to the Long Haul

by Sandra | Mar 23, 2015

Well, since I’m on this forced rest time and unable to resume my normal activities or exercise, I have more time to post here. I’ve actually had this blog title in my drafts for the last two months. When I first pondered the subject, it was far more of a question that...