In Sickness and Health

Lessons Learned: Life after a 50/50 diagnosis

September 23, 2011
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This summer on a date night to see Bridesmaids, Wayne and I saw the preview for the movie 50/50, which starts next Friday. I started crying a little during it. Wayne noticed, grabbed my hand, and said, “I’m sorry.” If anyone could appreciate my reaction, it was him. He was there the day I got...

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Wrong, Mr. Robertson. The vows clearly state “Till DEATH Do You Part” Not Alzheimer’s

September 16, 2011
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I just fired up my computer and in the process saw something that fired me up. I went to my Xfinity page to go into my email and saw a story under the Today’s Highlights section that read “Pat Robertson’s controversial comment.” I clicked the story’s link, but it took me to some video...

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Not how I wanted my breath to be taken away

September 9, 2011
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Here are a few of my favorite moments in my years with Wayne that I can remember him taking my breath away: Our first date, when he picked me up and gave me a single yellow rose. It was the first time a man other than my dad had ever given me flowers. I...

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Spouses and bad habits: In this case sharing is not caring

August 22, 2011
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Last night Wayne wasn’t feeling too good. He spent most of the afternoon on the couch napping on and off. As a result, I spent the afternoon on the couch, too. But in my case I didn’t nap on and off. I was just out cold. It felt good not to go do anything....

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Who’s the first person you share personal news with?

July 19, 2011
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The other morning as I was driving to aqua zumba I was listening to the radio. The DJs were talking about celiac disease. One of them had been recently diagnosed with it and she was pretty upset about it. One of her co-hosts wanted to know how she even knew something was wrong. She said she...

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Night Splints: Oh, that’s sexy…

May 17, 2011
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Night Splints: Oh, that’s sexy…

I’ve probably had plantar fasciitis for a while now and just didn’t know it. Last year it made itself abundantly clear to me, however. My right heel hurt so bad some days it was excruciating to even try to walk. At first. Then once I got up and moving it loosened up some. Until...

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The husband and wife who were both diagnosed with cancer at the same time

April 6, 2011
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Today I saw a heart wrenching story on Today about a husband and wife who were both diagnosed with cancer at the same time. Their names are Elisa and Nathan Bond. Nathan was diagnosed with Stage 3 colon cancer, Elisa with Stage 4 metastatic breast cancer. He was given a 65% chance of surviving the...

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Mission to outer space or stay by wife’s side?

February 8, 2011
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It looks like astronaut Mark Kelly is back to work. Wayne asked me how I felt about that. I thought it was interesting he asked. “Why do you want to know? What do you expect me to say?” I asked. “I’m just thinking if it was us. I have a feeling you’d want me...

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Missing the Kissing

January 10, 2011
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My lips are lonely. They’re going through withdrawals. They haven’t been kissed much in the past month. It all started when Wayne went to Puerto Rico in the beginning of December and came back sick as sick could be. He stayed sick for a week, then I started not feeling too good. A couple...

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