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This week’s inspiration comes from a quote that will not leave me alone: Is it? I question. Ha. As most of you know, in this post-hospital way-too-long recovery journey, I’ve had a lot of questions: Why did this happen? How did this happen? What can I do to prevent it from ever happening again? It’s been exhausting. And yet, […]

Life has been pretty much transactional since I came home from the hospital ten weeks ago. I’ve had eleven doctor appointments, nine nursing visits, seven medication changes and four resulting side effects that have given this post-sepsis recovery path plenty of detours. I felt like one of Pavlov’s dogs. Stimulus. Response. Stimulus. Response. Or maybe it was more like […]

Thanks so much for your thoughtful responses to my last update, Sunrise or Sunset: Where Am I Now. I’m happy to report my sun is still rising! What’s helping me? Here’s one thought that inspired me to keep shining this week: Yikes! Who wants a wrinkled soul? Staying enthusiastic is important, for sure. It plumps us up […]