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Giving Up 23 Apr 2011 | 02:09 am
Okay, so for nine months I’ve suffered with double vision, all the time trying to maintain my spunk and do the best that I can with what I’ve had to work with. Finally, I got a chance to have surgery...
Eye Surgery Post-Op Report From Dee 20 Apr 2011 | 07:00 pm
Hello all. Star’s friend Dee here. I’ve been dragging my feet, waiting to be able to give you the “happily ever after” version of Star’s post eye surgery report. But, sadly, it’s not forthcoming. Th...
Eye Surgery: Pre-op Reflections 17 Apr 2011 | 07:00 pm
Nine months ago I woke up with double vision. As disconcerting as that was, I thought, “Well, I’ll get up and in a couple of hours it will be gone.” A week later that changed to, “As soon as I see t...
Grandma 15 Apr 2011 | 07:00 pm
I remember when my Grandma died. I grieved like I’d never stop. But I don’t think I realized, even then, just what a void she was leaving in my life. That came later, in those times when I would ...
Which Would You Date: Zombie or Vampire? 13 Apr 2011 | 07:00 pm
As I move closer to my surgery date, I’ve tried very hard to immerse myself in distractions. Since I’ve always been the kind of person who can live in my imagination, I just needed the inspiration. ...
Incident Report 11 Apr 2011 | 07:00 pm
Wow! A very weird thing happened to me this weekend! I had to run to the mall and ended up parking pretty far out from the entrance. I couldn’t have been in the stores more than maybe an hour becau...
We ALL Get Older 9 Apr 2011 | 07:00 pm
One thing many of my fellow baby boomers and I have in common is that we’re often taken by surprise by the fact that we are now “the older generation.” Sometime through the years, time got away from ...
Quickie TV Reviews 7 Apr 2011 | 07:00 pm
This is the time in the TV year when you never know what to expect. Your regular shows might be showing re-runs already or they might be on a short hiatus, due to return in a few weeks. At any rate,...
In The Wee Hours 5 Apr 2011 | 07:00 pm
In my last post I mentioned that the Pain Doctor had me discontinue a medication abruptly. Even though I had recalled reading that you’re not supposed to stop this particular one like that, I knew th...
A Weird Doctor Encounter 3 Apr 2011 | 07:00 pm
You can take the title of this either way. It was indeed a weird encounter. But I’m also beginning to think it was an encounter with a weird doctor, as well. I wrote about having an MRI which revea...
