*A note before today’s post: if you are going through this and read the comment from a day or two ago that I wouldn’t take a shower for 6 months, don’t panic! That’s not normal; I had some weird healing issues. Generally you should be able to go back in the shower by 4 weeks [...]
Entries from July 2007
July 28, 2007
Journal-Day 5 in hospital
DAY 5 (SUN. 09:11 Universiteit Ziekenhuis Leuven, Room 155 Bed 1)
Last night I tried to go to sleep without using my pill. I was comfortable (relatively) and unstressed, and I was tired. But my mind kept running…with completely useless things. (For example, looking at the beautiful lilly of some sort that Pam gave to [...]
July 27, 2007
Today a post from my Journal
The last few days of my hospital stay were at times so much like a World Cup Soccer BBQ that I felt sheepish when the doctors came around. Some nights I had four or five friends visiting. We’d close ourselves into the lounge with TV, they’d get some beers from the cafeteria and some juice [...]
July 26, 2007
Back in the Saddle Shower
In the present, my hair is in an annoying stage of growing out. It is starting to regain its former curl, which is great except that it’s still short. So curls = crazy freak hair. The funny thing is the observation that my boyfriend made yesterday. He said, “honey, do you realize that all your [...]
July 25, 2007
Picking up where we left off
Finally, after what seems like quite a while, I am back. I won’t be able to post every day for a while yet, but I’ll do my best to get posts up as much as I can.
Here, today, I have returned from my family vacation and am happy to say that I have finally seen [...]
July 24, 2007
I’m coming!
Back from Turkey here. I have to attend to life for a day or two and then we’ll be moving along in the story again. Thanks for your patience!
July 14, 2007
Oops!
I just wanted to drop a very quick note to say sorry for dropping off the face of the earth for the last week. I am on a family holiday (still one week to go). I had well laid plans to post a note before leaving, but Little Miss Organization here had our flight time [...]
July 5, 2007
My First Look at the Scar
Day 3 at the hospital. Today was a big day. For one I have lots of visitors. My friend Rhode, one of my Flemish friends (which means absolutely dependable and thoughtful), brings me a huge load of practical goodies: brand new towels of my own, shower gel, etc. My sister buys me a package of [...]
July 4, 2007
My Favorite Moment (“More hospital fun”)
The day after my surgery, the nurses began to make me get up, get moving, use the bathroom. I had a black cloth bag-purse I had been instructed to bring for the purpose of carrying my drainage tubes when I walked around. I had two of these tubes, with different, plastic collection containers on the [...]
July 3, 2007
“There’s Never Been a Better Time to Have it”
In the present, I’ve had it said to me a few times recently. Sounds like a weird thing to say, but if you think about it, it’s true. Because the sad fact is, it’s epidemic.
Don’t believe me? Try to find someone who hasn’t had a family member of dear friend who hasn’t dealt with this. [...]
