Tag: recovery
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how to Survive this mid-term
I wrote my initial blog on this site in October 2020. I didn’t realize then, what was to come. I’ve written plenty about life, love (in so many forms), addiction, and how to navigate this world with “worst case scenario” scenarios. Survival is not hyperbole. Small victories are total successes. I take little for granted…
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i hate the dandelions
Naomi doesn’t typically mow the lawn so it was lovely to come home and see the lawn mowed on Friday. Within 12 hours, the dandelions returned and brought friends. Our front lawn is a sad mixture of grass, dandelions, weeds, and moss cover as a result of a large evergreen tree. My neighbor to the…
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My upcoming personal audit; my quest for respite
My wife and I went to NYC a few years back to see Broadway Shows. The following spring, while Ana was in Paris, we went with Jacob. A month later he was diagnosed with cancer. The last time we went anywhere before this was our honeymoon in 1998. Since then, we’ve raised two kids, had…
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I want my field of dreams back
Escaping from life is what I did best. I still look for respite in my own ways. Playing and watching sports allowed my young brain to process life. As a young kid in the 70’s, I didn’t get this cerebral. I didn’t experience life and think, “I’m going to escape into a ‘Field of Dreams’…
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In search of a glimpse of me
My friend Jackie is living in Istanbul while she is getting treatment for cancer. Treatment that The Cleveland Clinic and its “every life deserves world-class care” attitude cannot give her. I am very critical of the health system in the US. Why shouldn’t I be? Hospitals answer to pharmaceutical and insurance companies. I drove down…
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I wish THEY told us the concept of time
I wish the collective THEY would have told me the concept of time when I was a child. My life was simple. Unless I was “grounded”, I could walk outside at almost any given time and see a number of my friends. I never thought that someday I would mutter the words, “Let’s try and…
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so much is happening; what a couple of weeks
I haven’t blogged much lately. It’s not for a lack of content. I am spread thin. To slow down and focus, here’s what’s up: Bariatric Surgery I have been working through a change in my diet, medical diagnostic testing, and exercise to prepare myself for surgery. I’ve realized that if I can do this, without…
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2-28-2022; the most generic title EVER
A big decision has been made. I am going to table my three-piece blog on the problems with healthcare and focus more on my journey. The system is completely eschewed. This will not change today, but my attitudes toward my health and happiness can change. In the past month, I’ve made the following changes to…
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Triggers
I hear things like, “Grief is love,” and “grief is an expression of love.” To me, it’s a fucking suffocating weighted blanket cloaking me in a lifetime of sorrow. You will likely not read that in many books on grief. I am currently in grief therapy, and practiced EMDR. It helps and works to the…
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