Monthly Archives: August 2011

Caught in the medical riptide

I’m back in heaving ocean waters again. A sea full of medical tests and ailments. And it’s going to be awhile before I can escape its grasp and swim to shore. It started with the blood clot in my neck … Continue reading

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Moganko earns global fame (and his buddy Josh, too)

Congratulations to Josh and Moganko. The article and video segment are awesome. http://www.myfoxtwincities.com//dpp/health/maplewood-puppeteer-cheers-children-with-cystic-fibrosis-aug-15-2011

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What not to do when someone tries to break into your car at 2:30 in the morning

[As if readers of this blog needed more proof of my stupidity, here's more evidence. Clearly, I could place "what not to do" on most of my posts, but this is more glaring than the rest.] I was having a … Continue reading

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Game of Thrones – Finished!

I did it. I finished all five books of Games of Thrones. Close to 5,000 pages. Thank you, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, you served me well. My adventure began when I watched the HBO series and wanted to know what happened after the … Continue reading

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The two Hells of cystic fibrosis

There are two Hells of having cystic fibrosis. There’s the first one, which includes all of the torture that comes from having the disease – the coughing up of blood, collapsed lungs, hospitalizations, sinuses filled with polyps, breathing treatments, and … Continue reading

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Eating wet dynamite while the universe shoots me in the groin

Gunshot #1: I’ll be saying goodbye to a tooth soon. It’s fractured and needs to come out. Gunshot #2: I have big clot in my neck from my four-month old port. Thank you, universe, for the double tap to my … Continue reading

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