There were empty seats at the table across America today, for a variety of reasons. Unfortunately, there will be a lot more people missing Christmas and New Year’s in the next couple of months. This is a certainty. Images of people filling airline lobbies and check-in lines, cars snaking through the freeways. Our frontline medicalContinue reading “Thankful Tonight”
Author Archives: Sara
9/11 on Repeat
For those too young to remember, this is what the Twin Towers looked like before we knew we were under attack by 19 radical extremist Islamists at the behest of Osama bin Laden, a name most of us had never heard. The world was transfixed as the towers collapsed, causing a cloud of debris whichContinue reading “9/11 on Repeat”
Disconnected???
Awakened to NO internet connection. Immediate response: It’ll probably come back in a bit. No big deal. 10 minutes in: You know, this is nice. It’ll be good to have a quiet day. 20 minutes in: Checking frequently doesn’t seem to help. 25 minutes in: Message my neighborhood group asking if anyone else was havingContinue reading “Disconnected???”
What Is My Thing?
You know how after a tragedy, people say no one knows what they’d do unless they were there. Well, here we are, nine months into a pandemic with millions getting ill and dying around the world. With the worst up ahead, we are in that moment. So, I started thinking about how I’m handling thisContinue reading “What Is My Thing?”
So Damned Tired
Fibromyalgia 101 Recently, one of my doctors remarked that, because I have an autoimmune disorder, I’ll need to really look into the COVID vaccine before I get it. My response? “So, you do consider fibromyalgia an autoimmune disorder?” She said, “Yes, it’s an autoimmune disorder.” Over the years, I’ve heard no one knows what causesContinue reading “So Damned Tired”
Rx Drug Soup
A year ago this month, I fell down a scary hole, darker and deeper than I’ve previously experienced over 25 years of hiding or running from depression. I became suicidal, writing my goodbye letter and shopping for the necessary supplies. The antidepressant I took was obviously no longer effective. The psychiatric ARNP whose been helpfulContinue reading “Rx Drug Soup”
Here we go!
Election day is finally here! Hopefully, tonight we will know the results, but it could take a couple weeks to get all the votes counted. I have been awestruck and inspired by all the early voting. It gives me hope. I voted for the soul of our country.
Happy Birthday!
Halloween is the anniversary of my first born’s birth. He arrived two weeks earlier than predicted, but he had been trying to get moving for for months. We got thru bedrest at beginning and end, insulin dependent gestational diabetes, and he was breech. All these hiccups, and I said to my husband, “The only thingContinue reading “Happy Birthday!”
Where is this?
Here I am in a new place. The travel itinerary for the last year, 12 months – not calendar, has been one of exploring roadside attractions I had visited previously or those in which I certainly had no interest. Severe, suicidal depression was the first stop. I am so familiar with depression, I was sureContinue reading “Where is this?”
Hope This Finds You Well
In recent weeks, both of my young adult sons have, separately, encouraged me to begin walking regularly, sure that’s all I need to feel better. I agree with them that walking routinely would be helpful and it is a goal, but it’s not the cure. If I’m having a good day, I can handle stairsContinue reading “Hope This Finds You Well”
