One Year Ago

Last year at this time I was lying on my couch hopped up on a variety of drugs. My esophagus closed at that point where it meets my stomach and I wasn’t able to eat or drink for awhile. I had a few temporary dilations, but that did not work for long. This is a [...]

The Beginning

I’m lying on a couch at Ryan & Rachel’s house. I’ve taken my shower with the special soap from the hospital. I’ll have to shower with it again in the morning. Rachel and I will rise in the dark of the night to make our way up to OHSU in time for my check in [...]

The Time is Drawing Near

I feel like a clock is ticking. Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock. When I’m feeling stressed or super happy I tend to make up silly little rhymes in my head. Sometimes I let them come out of my head and I share them.  Mostly I just have random thoughts that I spew all over anyone who is [...]

Save the Date

I spent a few hours up at OHSU yesterday. It was a pleasant experience, actually. I wasn’t sure what to expect. Everyone is so friendly. Well, the receptionist was a little crabby, but I think it was close to her lunch break. You know how low blood sugar can mess us all up. I have [...]

Tough Times

I have pneumonia. Wonderful. Now that I have it, I think I had it another time this year. I just don’t go to the doctor for such things. This one happened to get diagnosed because I was already at the doctor getting my esophagus dilated again. It had closed up again. Dilation is temporary, I [...]

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