Surgical room 19

Perfect Moment Monday: We Get Up Again

August 10, 2009

Perfect Moment Monday is about noticing a perfect moment rather than about creating one. Perfect moments can be momentous or ordinary or somewhere in between. We gather here once a week to engage in mindfulness about something that is right with our world. Everyone is welcome to join. Details on how to participate are at [...]

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Perfect Moment Monday: Sprung!

August 3, 2009

Perfect Moment Monday is about noticing a perfect moment rather than about creating one. Perfect moments can be momentous or ordinary or somewhere in between. We gather here once a week to engage in mindfulness about something that is right with our world. Everyone is welcome to join. Details on how to participate are at [...]

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The Brady Crunch

August 1, 2009

One of our favorite shows when my sisters and I were growing up was The Brady Bunch. While we didn’t quite grasp that Carol was a widow, and we weren’t wishing away our own Dad, we DID fantasize that there was a man somewhere with three boys of his own, and that together we would [...]

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Update/Upswing

August 1, 2009

Today brings some sunshine. Wethinks the end is in sight. Of the hospital stay, that is. If you’re new to this storyline, my husband was in an accident on July 22. The unfolding is here. Meds On Wednesday, we got Roger off the pain med Fentanyl. What was gained from this? Because delivering Fentanyl requires [...]

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Show & Tell: What a Difference A Week Makes

July 29, 2009

My family last week at the Southwick Zoo near Boston: Reed in the foreground, Tessa in orange, and Roger’s legs. My view this week: Roger is just out of sight, to the left. This is the self-medicator, the oxygen tank, the commode. Tessa and Reed are in Park City, UT, enjoying the company of the [...]

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Report from Surgical Room 19

July 28, 2009

It’s been a few days since my last Roger update, so here goes another. Summarizing the last two days in two words? This sucks. Roger was making incredible progress through the weekend. His voice was strong, he entertained a series of visitors, and he was up and around often. It seemed like the worst was [...]

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