Making lemonade…

A year ago, I wrote a book about my dog, Georgia Grace.  Georgia is a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel who lives with multiple, serious chronic illnesses including the top 3:  Syringomyelia, Chronic Valvular Heart Disease, and Diabetes.   I was told her life expectancy was three years.  Today, she is 10 years, 6 months and... Continue Reading →

With a hope and a flare….

This past week, I've been dealing with one of the worst flare ups of my disease in years.  I say the word "disease" because honestly, no one seems to know for sure what I have.  Sometimes I'm told I have rheumatoid arthritis.  Other times, I'm told I have psoriatic arthritis or spondyloarthopathy.  All I know....is... Continue Reading →

Sorry for smiling….

Recently, social media has been buzzing with the warning that the government will soon be using social media tracking to crack down on disability fraud.  I wouldn't say this is surprising.  People have been spying on the disabled for years.  Growing up, I always heard how people "faked disability" to milk the system.  My family... Continue Reading →

You ain’t no copper penny…

Recently, I've been going through a lot a stress.  Health, family, pets, household issues, etc....if I wasn't for bad luck, I'd seriously have none.  On top of it all, I've gained a ton of weight from both inactivity due to my broken foot and stress eating.  Then I ended up getting sick.  The kind of... Continue Reading →

Four more weeks…

I had my follow up for my broken foot (AKA 5th metatarsal fracture) today.  I've been trying my best to not bear weight on my foot since 11/1/2018.  The past 46 days have been difficult.  I've tried my best to not walk.  I admit, it's so hard in my stair-filled house, so there are times when... Continue Reading →

I hope you laugh…

I spend time with a lot of kids.  In my work and in my life, I am surrounded by kids a lot. The other day, a kid came up to me and our conversation went something like this: Kid: I feel so bad for you. Me: Why? Kid: I read your book. Me: (thinking kid... Continue Reading →

Summa, summa, summa time…

I've been neglecting my blog this past month to focus on a book I was writing.  I had previously written 4-5 drafts before finally settling in a banging out a complete draft that I didn't hate this summer.  I sent it to an editor and just  uploaded my book to be published.  It's been a... Continue Reading →

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