Thoughts on blogging: 1) I am sometimes scared that I have a “blog voice”. In fact, it would surprise me very much if I didn’t, but I worry sometimes that it is strangles my normal writing voice. It is difficult to worry about this kind of thing without constantly rolling one’s eyes at oneself, and [...]
Also tagged Addison'sSo, after a few up-and-down moments with the ol’ Addison’s the past couple of weeks, I’ve had to do some thinking about stress. I’ve reached the following conclusions: (a) stress is a funny thing; and (b) I like to make biscuits. Let’s review. (a) stress is a funny thing; when I was first diagnosed with [...]
Also tagged Addison's, adventures in cookingI’m home sick, cuddled up with my laptop and this gal: Which is not without its rewards. Addison’s disease is an odd beast, and learning to dance with it is a slow and clumsy process. Problems can come on so quickly that you hardly have time to compensate with your meds, or they can come [...]
Also tagged Addison's, foodGood morning and kerchoo. I have a cold. I am rather relishing it, because while I am too sick to go to work (something about needing a nap after walking from the door to your desk limits your productivity), and I am not too sick to appreciate laying on the couch, knitting and reading. So [...]
Also tagged Addison'sIt’s been a rough month, and it’s only the 14th. Now I know December is rarely the easiest of months for anybody (except for people still young enough to wear pyjamas with feet), what with Christmas shopping, winding up work for the year, school plays a-go-go, exams, graduations, work Christmas parties, the horror of extended [...]
Also tagged Addison's, shit, Yarn makes it all better{Random 1} I had a flu shot on Monday, and it’s knocked me about a bit. One of the things you’re supposed to learn with Addison’s is to support your immune system consciously. Normally, after a vaccination, your immune system starts chugging away, making the required antibodies to make you immune to whatever your shot [...]
Also tagged Addison's, knitting, Purple OliveI don’t get bad dreams all that often. I get lurid and bizarre ones from time to time, as well as ones so beautiful and melodic that I don’t want to wake up. I sometimes have lovely happy dreams that leave me floating on Cloud Nine for the rest of the day. But I had [...]
Also tagged Addison'sI go back to work on Monday morning. This is a break with a three-week tradition at this stage, and frankly, I’m looking forward to it. I’ll bet I’ll be ready to chuck it all in by lunchtime on the first day. But even that will be a welcome change from the immaculate ennui that [...]
Also tagged Addison's, knittingBeing discharged from hospital was a decidedly unique experience. Nevermind the visit to the ‘discharge lounge’, a tasteful name if ever I heard one, where we were required to wait while the discharge paperwork was filled in — that was unique enough in its own right. A bunch of patients sitting around, waiting for doctors [...]
Also tagged Addison'sOh, sweet, nectar-like irony. Remember in the last post I mentioned I would bet a bottle of red they wouldn’t find anything wrong with me when I did the blood tests? I was so wrong that it was ludicrous. I failed the blood test. Gave them some blood on Monday morning, as well as a [...]
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