I started this blog back at the very end of 2016. I was ~300 lbs. and struggling to walk, let alone walk upstairs in my house without needing an inhaler. Putting on my socks and shoes was a challenge, and I could no longer wear a bracelet that was special to me. My wrists had …
Souvenir
In addition to the Savannah Bee Tupelo Honey I brought back from our Mother's Day trip last weekend, I seem to have brought home a nasty head cold as well. Super fun times! I started feeling like crap on Tuesday, by Wednesday I knew something was up for sure and Thursday I went to the …
Tough decisions…
The last little bit has been rough. We've been waiting on second opinions from a variety of doctors for Cathy's tumor removal and prognosis. We've met with a second pulmonologist (who has finally ordered a PET scan, for which I am thankful) and we met with a thoracic surgeon. The pulmonologist confirmed what the first …
Hope…
Well, we had Cathy's follow-up with the pulmonologist on Friday. And the results are promising... The tissue was still being fully analyzed and the results will not be in for a few more days, but what the preliminary results show is that Cathy's tumor is a carcinoid. It will be scaled based on a ki-67 …
Aging and the unexpected outcomes…
My birthday is right around the corner. Come mid-January and I will be turning 55. Fifty-five. What in the world? How did THAT happen? Some days I swear I believe in time travel. When I focus on a particular memory I am transported to that time, and there I am, mourning the loss of my …
2024 comes to a close…
I have spent the last hour rereading all my 2024 posts. Which tells me a few things. It really was a great year with so many amazing nuggets and blessings; and I didn't post enough. Once upon a time I wrote nearly every day. Life wasn't quite as busy in those days, and I appreciate …
The in between…
These moments of "in between" are a little like being caught in the rolling fog of the early morning. At first, you see a light mist in front of you and before you know it, you can't see anything at all. It can be unnerving. Waiting on a diagnosis is a little like that. Six …
Vegan travels….
I do a lot of travel for business. At least once a month, sometimes twice, but I find myself on the road on a consistent basis throughout the year. I've always enjoyed being different places, meeting with different people, it's the travel part I'm not a fan of. Lately that's been an even bigger truth. …
Well there’s some fine print…(re WLS)
Those words from Shrek the Ogre ring loud in my ears this morning as I'm reading Dr. Greger's next book, "How Not to Diet." I mentioned Dr. Greger's work a few posts back. He is a WFPB doctor who has dedicated his life to researching and sharing information on every medical finding out there. The …
Shrinking Shay 