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The battle of the K tape
In addition to battling cancer and a nosocomial infection, I’ve also been busy battling plantar fasciitis. mayoclinic.com The PF preceded the BC, and while not as nasty–and certainly not...
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As if the tornado wasn’t bad enough…
I feel a weird dichotomy of emotion when a friend hears about a rare and hard-to-treat infection and thinks of me. On one hand, it’s nice that my friends are the sort of people who know what’s going on...
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girls’ trip
Once upon a time, in a city far, far from Houston, there was a group of young-ish women. All had relocated from every corner of the country with young kids in tow to help fulfill their husbands’ dream...
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Life’s a beach!
I’m on the 7th-floor balcony overlooking the beach at South Padre. The weather isn’t great, but the air is salty, the breeze is cool, the seagulls & pelicans are flying, and the sound of the ocean...
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A whole new ball game
I’m as nervous as a cat. On a hot tin roof. Payton’s All Star team was one game away from being district champions last night, and they went down in flames. We’d already beaten the West University team...
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No autographs, please
Today is a very good day, for 3 reasons, maybe more. #1: Macy started two weeks of Fine Arts camp, which she loves (and I’m rather fond of having a few hours to myself while she’s off doing fun...
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All hail the Raiders!
They did it! The mighty Red Raiders beat the Pearland All Stars 15-6 last night to clinch the Sectional title. Cue the music. You know what this means, right? We’re going to Tyler. Payton upheld all of...
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CANCER SUCKS
Cancer is so not fair. It just sucks. It’s such a bitch. I hate it. One badly timed comment; one errant remark. That’s all it takes to go from normal to an emotional wreck. Suddenly I’m on the verge of...
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Wisdom from the DL
animalluv.com I’ve been on the DL — disabled list — an awful lot since cancer came to town, and I don’t like it. I don’t like it, but I think I’ve gotten better at it. I’ll never be good at being a...
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Back among the living
I’m happy to report that today is a much better day than yesterday’s barf-o-rama. I lost count after the puking reached double digits, and admit to a moment of panic when I realized I hadn’t kept...
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