Month: May 2010
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Blocked
“You have a block,” My acupuncturist said. “Of course I do. Don’t touch it. That dam was made with blood, sweat and tears. Please don’t unblock me. God only knows what will happen if we unclog four years of emotional schmegma. I could be rendered useless for the next 100 years.” Seriously, useless……100 years. But…
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PPPHHHHHFFFFFF
I am not a fan of seizures. And I have forgotten what it’s like to have a child with uncontrolled seizures because for 2 1/2 years we had good seizure control on the diet. Bettter-than-I-thought seizure control….. Now we don’t really have good control and I miss it. Alas, time to tweak another med. Samantha…
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Bringing a little culture to Children’s….and to Mama
I am very fortunate to be surrounded by smart, worldly people. A couple years ago, my friend Deana realized her son Max LOVED the opera. Max’s diagnosis is different than Samantha’s but many issues are similar. As a smart mom of one of our kiddos, she knew she needed to foster Max’s love and excitement…
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Death Sucks
My friend Heidi lost her friend Cat today to breast cancer. I never knew Cat. But Heidi and I would talk about her and what she was going through. A couple weeks ago she sent me Cat’s Caringbridge site so I could follow her story. I was so touched by her story, her strength and…
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Word to My Mothers
This is a day late (and as always I’m a dollar short 🙂 We had a great Mother’s Day. We were at home. I went on two bike rides. I was showered with gifts and two types of pie. And we had a wonderful lunch on the patio with my mom, stepdad, brother and my…
Samsmom: Life, Joy, Loss and Loving your Mitochondria 