On Saturday we joined people all over the country in local March For Our Lives events. While there was a much larger march planned for St. Louis, I decided to join the nearby march in O’Fallon, IL. Not only was it in my own state, but I wanted to support the high school students who […]
Well, this post is long overdue since I had my bowel resection surgery way back on November 29th. Between recovery, the holidays, caring for and saying goodbye to Molly, life has just gotten in the way of my writing schedule.
This week I took Christmas photos of Molly, because I don’t think she is going to make it to Christmas, and I’m not sure she’ll even make it to our Christmas card photos. Senior dogs bring their own set of joys and sorrows, but not much is worse than watching their slow fade away. My […]
After my last update, I was awaiting a colonoscopy to determine if I needed another surgery before we started further treatment. I was hopeful that it would not be necessary, but I knew it was a good possibility. Well, the results are in, and I do in fact need another bowel resection. I will spare […]
It’s exceedingly difficult to maintain a blog when you feel like crap all the time and just don’t go anywhere or do anything. And it’s increasingly disheartening and frustrating! But, I do have a health update.
Where we live we were lucky enough to see 99.7% of the August 21 total eclipse. Not realizing even being .3% off we wouldn’t get to see the corona and remove our glasses, I am kicking myself for not driving a little bit south to get the full effect. But, I guess I’ll just have […]