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Well, well…well. I mean, you try to be oh soooo careful whenever you set foot outside your house, especially during the flu season…For example: you never go food shopping during peak times you avoid seeing friends if they have the slightest sniffle you never shake hands or kiss anyone, or, well, you try not to……
So I talked with the bone marrow transplant coordinator for UHC this week to find out the actual numbers of our co-pay. She didn’t really know that but said that since Sutter was out of network, there could be unexpected bills that will show up. So I asked if we switch to in-network that won’t […]
Hello 3.19.19
Hello Friends and Loyal Readers!
Yes, I have a positive update to share with you.
But as you know, Mondays are my Medication Madness Day, with first thing in the morning, downing 40mg of Dexamethasone steroids, then rushing off to my a…
This afternoon’s sky just about summed up my mood. As hard as I tried, I just couldn’t find the daily small moment of joy that has kept me going. A flower, a bird, a funny moment, all escaped me. Like all things this mood will pass. Like the moments of…
I’m taking this idea from over at the blog ‘a smaller and simpler life’ written by Sue from Wales. She is a wonderful writer and is truly living what she aspires to be. I’ve always been an introvert but in my earlier years just ignored what I needed. I don’t do that anymore. I […]
Ha, it is a miracle!!! Just when I sent a priority letter to NYC Corrections the next day, my documents were in the priority envelope I had paid for from before. So I now have in hand my brand new birth certificate, my original marriage license and the court documents for my legal name change. […]
Blessed St. Patrick’s Day!From ‘St. Patrick’s Breastplate Prayer’:I bind unto myself the Name,The strong Name of the Trinity;By invocation of the same.The Three in One, and One in Three,Of Whom all nature hath creation,Eternal Father, Spirit, Word:Prai…
The publisher, Fox Chapel, was kind enough to send me this cookbook. It’s a BIG 344 page heavy paperback with full-color photos on every page.And just in time for grilling season!Char-Broil Grilling for the Family: 300 Delicious Recipes to Satisf…
It has definitely been yet another rollercoaster over the past couple of months! After my last results showed an increase of 2, my February results were stable…..brilliant news of course, although I can’t really explain rationally why there was a … Continue reading →
Some interesting news this morning: for the first time, a group of researchers has reported on the essential role that a specific protein, called Ufbp1, plays in the development and function of plasma cells. Now, we don’t really need to know all the complicated steps involved in this process…Here’s what’s relevant to us: when Ufbp1…