Category Archives: Illness
She looked deep into my eyes
Last Friday I had an appointment with the eye doctor. Since I am having to go through the public healthcare system, I ended up at Indiana University’s School of Optometry. I do not have a problem being a learning experience … Continue reading
“To boldly go where no man has gone before.”
As you start to get older your body starts to have fundamental changes and with those changes come medical tests and changes in how you do things. Arms slowly become shorter, making it so you have to get glasses to … Continue reading
Stupidity and driving don’t mix!
This has been one heck of a week. Last week on the 10th, I had some idiot hit me in the Wal-Mart parking lot. No real damage to the car, but the jolt was hard enough to send every neuron … Continue reading
The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
In 1972 Judith Viorst published the classic children’s book, Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. It was a book that was read to both my children, and one that I always enjoyed. If you have children, … Continue reading
Let’s talk about sex, baby
In 1991 the hip-hop trio of Salt-n-Pepa released a single off their Black’s Magic album entitled Let’s Talk About Sex. My favorite line from the song is, “Everybody has sex I mean, everybody should be makin’ love Come on, how … Continue reading
Dermatologist – they’re not just for pimples
It’s been a few since I have had time to sit down and write, but this week has been more than a little rough. Between all the normal crap that I put up with daily, there has been some personal … Continue reading
“Love and Other Drugs” a cost/benefits analysis
I recently watched the movie Love and Other Drugs starring Anne Hathaway and Jake Gyllenhaal. I had wanted to see it, but had been putting it off due to the things I had read about Hathaway’s character. For those who … Continue reading
“Pop-Rock” lungs and rolling kidney stones
These past several weeks have been just this side of a living hell. Between my normal medical problems, and the stress that comes from the holiday season, I have been dealing with bronchitis. Add to that, this past few days … Continue reading
At least they called!
I was working on my last post when the phone rang. It was the neurology clinic. For some reason they always call the home phone, when I have told them, and they were supposed to note in their records, to … Continue reading
Doctor, doctor, give me the news
On Friday, November 18th I posted on how I was having severe problems with my right side. My face was numb, my right leg and arm were going wherever they wanted and I was having difficulty breathing. After I was … Continue reading
