I like the way you look

For the last few days I’ve been getting a lot of double takes, some deep eye staring, and, frankly, a bizarre amount of attention. The conceited part of me was like “yeah! all the weight loss is paying off! I must look gggggggggoooooood!” I strut a bit when I think this. But oh vanity, thy [...]

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A Letter to Myself

Dear Erin, You are white. You are the epitome of whiteness. When people in this country think of their ancestors in the “old” countries, like Ireland, France, Germany, you are the lily white person that springs to mind. Evolution has not caught up with you. Please remember that when you decide to spend 6 hours [...]

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Finally

Finally feeling better, but still worn out. Hand Foot Mouth disease basically sucks. And as much as I love my son, I now view him as a tiny disease incubator.

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Disorienteering

One is now fully dialated, while the other remains normal. I’m so disoriented that this will be my only post for the day. My tales and trials will have to wait for another day.

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Eye Pain, Book Fairs, and More

It’s been a crazy couple days, all beginning with an allergy attack, then a huge fight with my husband, house hunting, a book fair and an eye infection, though not in that precise order. I promise to write all about it and make up for several days absence. But I need to wait until after [...]

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Not Intended for Actual Diseases

Roughly 10% of the US adult population suffers from some various form of depression. It may be anxiety based or mood based. It may be moderate and affected only certain times of year by seasonal changes or it may be severe and require constant attention, drug and talk therapy. It may be undiagnosed until late [...]

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I have a growing doctor obsession

Or so you might think given the number of times I’ve been to see a doctor or have a procedure in recent weeks. The number of times is going up rapidly and is now a weekly thing, sometimes twice a week! I’ll be going to see the doctor again on monday and depending on what [...]

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Apologies

I would like to apologize to you, my faithful reader for not posting as often. My life seems to be strangely complicated and full for someone without a full time job. But here is the update on what’s going on with me. I promise to write a full blog on each of these topics sometime [...]

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A Weird Reaction

I have been under general anesthesia three times in my life. The first time was my senior year in high school when I had my wisdom teeth removed. The second was just a few months ago for a colonoscopy that showed nothing and affected my diagnosis exactly 0%. The third time was today. My first [...]

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Good news!

Hello friends! I know this may seem odd but I hope you will celebrate with me the fact that I have an ovarian cyst! It is the good news I have been waiting months and months for. It is a diagnosis that finally addresses all of my symptoms. And lastly, it is a diagnosis with [...]

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