Our very own breathing machine
Our very own nebulizer breathing machine arrived on our doorstep today! This is huge and exciting news given that Mama and I have both been sick for three weeks now. […]
Our very own nebulizer breathing machine arrived on our doorstep today! This is huge and exciting news given that Mama and I have both been sick for three weeks now. […]
Today was another resting day in the Nosy Parker home; we’re now into our 3rd week of this damn cold/pneumonia. The increased fatigue and overall misery is starting to make […]
As a lifelong needle phobic, having to give myself a daily injection has been a real challenge. The very best trick I’ve found to reduce the pain is to use […]
This afternoon I sat on my childhood footstool while Mama blow-dried my hair and it was glorious. I was too fatigued to do it myself after an Epsom salt bath, […]
Today I picked up a life-saving medication from the pharmacy. I have been on it for the last 11 months and without it I would die. I have Autoimmune Pernicious Anemia, […]
If you asked me to tell you 366 good things that happened in my life this year, I’d be at a total loss. It was a crap year in a […]
I am exhausted. I’m flat on my back and can hardly move, but I did it. I had a too-long list of errands that had to done today, and I […]
At my last chronic illness (PA) check-up, my doctor and I discussed how it might help to wear a protective face mask in public, especially during cold/flu season. The hope is that […]
Today’s #OneGoodThing is the feeling of a mother’s touch. I was up sick much of the night again. Around 4:30 a.m., Mama heard me and came in with a wet […]
“On particularly rough days when I’m sure I can’t possibly endure, I like to remind myself that my track record for getting through bad days so far is 100% … […]