I remember girlfriends 25 years ago who were terrified that they might be pregnant. I don’t remember at-home pregnancy tests being an option but I don’t recall if that was because they didn’t exist, did exist but were too expensive or our parents might find it in our room or…
A padded envelope arrived for me in the mail this week. Some might argue it should have been a padded van, so sorry to disappoint. I was not expecting anything and I certainly could not have anticipated its contents: AN AT-HOME FECAL IMMUNOCHEMICAL TEST Turns out they call it “FIT”…
I don’t wear pajamas to bed and I always feel a pang of jealousy when friends tell me they’ve stayed in their pj’s all day. Now before you get the wrong idea, I do wear something other than the sheets and blankets, equally as comfy as pajamas. Yet when I…
No matter our diverse political views and convictions, we all can agree that this year’s presidential campaign is hard to believe, even with constant 24/7 advertisements, panel discussions, SNL (the saving grace and tonic to get us through), yard signs (which thankfully I can’t see), mailers, newspapers, the internet, and what I…
I just heard my husband use “i.e.” in a sentence on the phone today. It stopped me cold, i.e. shivers, nausea, disbelief, pride, fear (who is this guy?). Mondays: Not the man you married anymore.
After ten years of loyalty to them, last night resulted in an unsatisfying go-round with TiVo’s technical and customer support and, therefore, we are severing ties and moving on. In other household item news, one of my favorite pots lost its handle due to old age. I thought that this…
Since losing my vision I have had to rely on people to give me rides to appointments My husband, his mom and my closest friends are incredibly generous in shuttling me around. I am so grateful and never take a mile for granted. Although I don’t dwell on it, I…
We take a shower or bath. We get clean. We use a clean towel to dry ourselves. We hang up the towel to dry. Then, whatever our personal timeframe, we wash the towel. The aliens are laughing at us.
It’s silly, but in my defense I am a bird mom. Today I saw a new physician assistant at my doctor’s office. Her name was Polly.
You would think that spending a day in our local hospital, being transported to one of the nation’s top hospitals in Philadelphia via ambulance at midnight, a week’s stay at said hospital, having just about every medical test there is, including the reputation-precedes-it spinal tap or lumber puncture, your choice,…
