out with the old

En route to the clinic. 

Had to stop. 

Some kid got flopped around

In his little wheelchair. 

The clinics were little ghost towns. 

Funky elbows always hyperextended. 

My Hindred Hour Week Life 

This is just how it is. 

We’ve had about 1000 days of COVID. 

nye eve

Friday traffic is so bad

I leave early. So I actually 

Took a nap in my car. Lol. 

Time management skills!

I didn’t sleep well. 

I finally figured out 

what was my trigger. 

Yesterday at the clinic,

I picked up some iron drops. 

I thought it would be easier 

to take than the pills. It’s not. 

Well, I haven’t even thought about

Those iron drops for years. 

 But when I opened them up

To take some, the smell - something -

Was the thing that reminded me 

Of sweet Baby Love Dove. 

That has to be what triggered 

yesterday’s migraine. 

She took them in her formula. 

It definitely smells better than it tastes. 

But it was nice to have some hot Covefe. 

Clinic Day today

In fact, 3 this week. 

Up till now, my previous record 

Was to work 28 days 

In a row. The swing shift nurse

Took 90 days off. 

I had no health issues,

No post-covid issues,

No weight gain,

No falling off the wagon,

Some heartburn, reflux,

But I’m learning how to 

Keep it between the lines!

Happy New Year! 

4 years now

Red sky at morning 

Go home and go back to bed. 

It was freezing. 

Now it’s balmy. 

Family Sized! 

Fake News. 

Looks like WalMart is getting 

into the food prep business. 

Practicing my photo editing skills. 

Mid-sized?    

What The Hail? 

This chick can’t be

A size 8. Midsize?

Like a sedan?  Yucky word. 

Is “mid-sized” a new word for 

Normal weight? 

Not under. Not obese. 

If she’s “mid-size” that makes me 

Truck or a HumV.  Lol. 

I guess I used to be a semi? 

Many steps. Clinic day. 

Our Nurse was great. So friendly. 

She was here to draw labs. Lol. 

So I got a little dehydrated yesterday. 

And it was windy.

Clinics have bright lights we are not used to. 

 And so, I got a migraine 

At work and had to leave early. 

A splitting headache-

 like my skull had been split open. 

I haven’t had a migraine 

In like forever. So I had to figure out why. 

It hit me. This is the anniversary of 

The death of my sweet Love Dove. 

So tiny. She weighed like just 1 gram. 

Lol. Kidding. Humor. 

(For reference, a nickel weighs 5 grams.)

But she was small. 

Not quite 5 pounds, once she came home. 

She’s been gone longer than she was alive. 

I miss her every day. 

You can see the overlapping fingers here. 

I had a migraine- veins bulging- 

Sensitive to light. 

Rigid neck and shoulders. 

Went home early from work. 

Took 2 Advil and went to bed. 

I got up to pee 2 times.

 Which is odd since I was dehydrated. 

Better go get some fluids in me! 

3 years now

Nice skies for a windy day

The pain of his HH 

Is the worst feeling. 

Worse than gallstones. 

Worse than kidney stones. 

It slides. All you can do is wait. 

The feeding pump at work has issues. 

It’s barely hanging on. 

We know that feeling. 

An old baby picture of Fergus. 

My vertical pupiled baby boy. 

My morning quiet time. 

I take a little while

And go over the events of the day. 

Start my notes. 

Have my Covefe (Monster now) 

The thing that sent me to the ER

3 years ago - I thought was

Food Poisoning. 

Or maybe a chemical burn from food.  

The doctors now think it was 

COVID. Before it had a name. 

This is based on my absurd 

Over the top response 

To the first vaccination. 

Whatever it was,

That’s when my HH issue started

And it’s just gotten worse. 

Often, when I would eat, and 

It felt like food was “stuck” 

In my throat. 

I never imagined it would still

 be an issue 3 years later!

No lifting. No wine. 

No cure? No way! 

Back to fasting and resting. 

Maybe they’ll discover 

Some cause or something that helps. 

memes for the change

An idea that’s catching on 

Bad ass weather in the news