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Scars & Bras [GRAPHIC]
WARNING THIS POST HAS GRAPHIC PICTURES OF SCARS! SCAR IMAGES CAN IGNITE REACTIONARY RESPONSES THAT MIGHT MAKE YOU WANT…
February 19, 2015-
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RANDOM MUSINGSSeasonal Love Decorations & Praying Mantis
Not to be the praying mantis of Valentine’s Day merriments, but I do think that the celebration of love…
February 14, 2015 -
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I love you, Ma!
My mum flew back home yesterday. She spent almost a full month here supporting, nursing and championing on my…
February 10, 2015 -
HEART SURGERYCardiac Rehab 1
The Cardiac Rehab Clinic orientation session started today at 9am, having only been told to bring a pen and…
February 9, 2015 -
HEART SURGERYObservations at 3 weeks
We can count on nothing if not the passage of time. The solid Ticks and Tocks clunk ever forward,…
February 6, 2015 -
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Gratitude and fruit plates
I will forever struggle to sufficiently express the gratitude I feel for all the kindness, thoughts, prayers, deeds, words,…
February 4, 2015 -
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Laundry coziness
I had the beginnings of a fantastically long post about gratitude in the makings. But the weekend rolled me…
February 1, 2015 -
HEART SURGERYHappy Birthday Sir Valveington
I have christened my new value, Sir Wilbur Valveington. I am pleased that we have gotten along so splendidly…
January 29, 2015 -
HEART SURGERY“Exercise”
Two weeks ago today my exercise regime was varied, energetic, social, brisk and very, very active. I even tricked…
January 28, 2015 -
HEART SURGERYSpanking New Valve
The things we never knew. Who would have known that I would be the proud owner, parent, storage vessel…
January 27, 2015 -
HEART SURGERYdepression hungry crocodiles
The opioid pain medication they prescribed is HydroMorphone. It is actually pretty effective at managing pain without any of the…
January 26, 2015 -
HEART SURGERYPaper Hearts
My impossibly wonderful friends at the gym got me this stunning gift. It is a hand crafted paper cutout of…
January 24, 2015 -
HEART SURGERYCONVALESCING & CANINE COZINESS
This convalescing thing is against my nature, I am going to have to learn to get used to it.…
January 23, 2015 -
HEART SURGERYhelium filled pig balloon
Being discharged from a long stay in a hospital is such a slow process. Just pour that paint and…
January 22, 2015 -
HEART SURGERYDeported! I mean discharged!!
Getting discharged today! All my parts and progress are moving as they should and the improvements are measurable each…
January 22, 2015 -
HEART SURGERYthe lost veins of Atlantis
I have unusually tiny veins that hardy, if ever, show at the surface of my skin, even at the…
January 21, 2015 -
HEART SURGERYPain and Jazz heart hands
Unless you have a valid reason not to, take all of the pain medication they offer you on the…
January 20, 2015 -
HEART SURGERYMy kingdom for a shower
I had a superb night last night with good patches of sleep and well timed pain management. So feeling…
January 19, 2015 -
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Pacemaker wires are assholes.
My external pacemaker wires were just removed. The benign assumption that these wires are casually attached to the skin…
January 18, 2015 -
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inching forward like an inch worm.
One day further from the surgery and one day closer to recovery. I think much of the worst of…
January 18, 2015 -
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Opiate filled hugs
Well that worked out peaches and by peaches i mean thank goodness it is all over and each day…
January 17, 2015 -
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Update: Friday 9am
From Trudy… Tracy had some tachycardia late last night so in the wee hours of this morning they called…
January 16, 2015 -
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Update: Thursday 9:45pm
Tracy is awake! Word from Heather at TGH is, “Awake with her breathing tube out, cracking jokes. Her first…
January 15, 2015 -
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Update: Thursday 8pm
Claudine is in the ICU with Tracy now. She’s still sleeping. The next big step is waking her up.…
January 15, 2015 -
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Update: Thursday 7:45pm
Just to let everyone know that Tracy is out of surgery and everything went perfectly. This is from Heather…
January 15, 2015 -
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POC-U
I suspect Tracy may have taken these as she was being wheeled into surgery. These are the latest snaps…
January 15, 2015 -
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Thursday morning, 11:30am update
Tracy’s surgery is now going to be at 1:30 today. She is in the middle of doing pre-check in shenanigans,…
January 15, 2015 -
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Pause yo prayers!
We have been pushed back to 2pm today so PAUSE THEM PRAYERS. I want to make sure the tsunami…
January 15, 2015 -
HEART SURGERYTime to Pig
Having only human heart valves always seemed like something I could improve upon. Today I will finally remedy that…
January 15, 2015 -
HEART SURGERYYour love is like an ’emotional’ rollercoaster, baby I wanna ride….
Today was donkey shit. The hospital called to say that they had rescheduled my appointment, I joked that I…
January 14, 2015 -
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Somewhat helpful facts
The spidery ants of insomnia are creeping back into my sleep. Everything is so much less funny at 3:26am.…
January 14, 2015 -
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Hello/Goodbye
One year ago today my family said goodbye to a man so deeply cemented in our love that this…
January 13, 2015 -
HEART SURGERYThe Creepy Things
Two things bother and creep me out the most out of everything about the surgery. #1 THE REACHING IN…
January 11, 2015 -
HEART SURGERYQuestions & Fluffy Slippers
When I am overwhelmed I like to make lists. This list might have gotten a little out of control……
January 10, 2015 -
HEART SURGERYENDURE 420
I was swabbed, prodded, injected, blood sampled, swiped, x-rayed, scanned, monitored, instructed, given a psychiatrists evaluation (nailed it) and…
January 8, 2015 -
HEART SURGERYCaptain Incision to the Rescue
This is my ‘Incision Shield.’ It is a flexible, X-shaped piece of plastic that I bought online to use…
January 7, 2015 -
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Health. Love. Faith. Science
I am letting go of the scariness lurking in the unknowns and trying to leave the future and the…
January 6, 2015 -
RANDOM MUSINGSGreased Circus Monkey
I am going to update this blog as much as possible during the next few weeks leading up to…
January 5, 2015 -
HEART SURGERYDeath & the Roller Coaster line up
To be clear, I am in no way death obsessed. Quite the contrary. So I hereby place full blame…
January 4, 2015 -
HEART SURGERYSwabs & Sundry
I love the organisation of the health care system here in Canada. You can say what you will about…
January 3, 2015
