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30 Things About My Invisible Illness You May Not Know

Posted on October 2, 2015 by

Welcome to all who are seeing this blog for the first time coming over from the Invisible Illness Awareness Week website! My blog seeks to let sick moms know that they are not alone, as well as educate healthy people … Continue reading →

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What Am I Fighting For?

Posted on September 28, 2015 by

Welcome to all who are seeing this blog for the first time coming over from the Invisible Illness Awareness Week website! My blog seeks to let sick moms know that they are not alone, as well as educate healthy people … Continue reading →

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For My Son on His 9th Birthday

Posted on September 12, 2015 by

If you would like to look back on some other birthday messages here is Tyler’s 8th birthday. Where did the year go? You’ve waited months, weeks and days and now your birthday is finally here! You got up early to … Continue reading →

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To Medicate or Not Medicate My Son

Posted on September 8, 2015 by

Last week Grant saw the nurse practioner at Tyler’s psychiatric practice. I was home sick with a virus. Due to Tyler’s OCD and Anxiety he recommended that Tyler be placed on Zoloft. Grant and I have been agonizing over this … Continue reading →

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Disinterest

Posted on August 31, 2015 by

My depression has been increasing of late, although not at all to the point of suicidal thoughts. Add to that anxiety with a little agoraphobia thrown in and it makes for one useless human being. I’m okay when Tyler is … Continue reading →

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Throwback Thursday: School Days

Posted on August 20, 2015 by

This post inspired by Mama Kat’s Writer’s Workshop. Prompt #1 Throwback Thursday: Choose a photo from a previous August and write a poem or a blog post. This picture is from August 2011, back when we still lived in New … Continue reading →

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A Semicolon is a Pause, Not an Ending

Posted on August 10, 2015 by

When I first read about Project Semicolon I really liked it’s mission. President Amy Bleuel started Project Semicolon in 2013, ten years after her father committed suicide. “Project Semicolon means continuance”, Amy says. “In literature a author uses a semicolon … Continue reading →

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The Worst Boss

Posted on July 30, 2015 by

Inspired by Mama Kat’s Writer’s Workshop. Prompt #2: Write a post where the first and last sentence contain any form of the word “boss.” I will never again make the same mistake I did at my last job; not interviewing … Continue reading →

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Update on My Son’s Health

Posted on July 28, 2015 by

Grant and I have decided to switch therapists for Tyler. We had gotten as far as we could with this therapist and have now opted for a psychologist who specializes in OCD, phobias and Tourette’s Syndrome. The doctor practices Cognitive … Continue reading →

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Contest: Win the Book “How to Be Sick”!

Posted on July 16, 2015 by

Recently I read the excellent book, “How to Be Sick, a Buddist-Inspired Guide for the Chronically Ill and Their Caregivers” by Toni Bernhard. Previously a law professor for 22 years, Toni got sick in 2001 with what doctors termed an … Continue reading →

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