The results from the biopsy are not in yet. She has an appointment with the oncologist on Monday.

A few months before my husband (then fiancé) and I were to be married, I got myself into some serious trouble.  I had started a new job, and totally loved it.  But I’d had a cold for a little while, and began to notice how cold the air conditioning seemed.  I thought n...  read more

I've come to realize that many of the cliches surrounding parenthood are, in fact, true.  None more so than the joy felt when holding your baby for the first time.  One of the lesser-talked about side effects of parenthood is the compulsion to take pictures of everything baby.  I t...  read more

The day after Christmas I headed to Samantha's new house to help her move some things inside. Once done, we spent the next few hours hopping from place to place, with me in the backseat the whole time because I don't have enough sense to call shotgun against a fourteen year old girl. We ate, we s...  read more

After my bike accident, in the E.R., two women were going to put me back together again, but none of what they did would be permanent. The dental resident would temporarily stabilize my two front teeth, and the plastic surgeon would sew the shreds of my bottom lip together.Before my specialists g...  read more

Everything Went Blank I was having a dream. It was a nice dream, but I can't recall it. I woke up surrounded by faces and voices. I didn't understand what was going on. I don't recall being very alarmed. I knew something was wrong, but I don't think I was awake enough to think. I think that so...  read more

Ever since my first dog, Ruff, back in 1974, my family has always had pets. My Mom has rescued a lot of stray cats over the years. Since we've seen so many, the family likes to give out unusual names: Smokey Joe for instance, or Hateful Harriet. (She was actually a very nice cat . . . to huma...  read more

Mom was in the hospital, and I had to drive more than 400 miles of I-75 to get there. I think I've said before that Georgia is a beautiful state.  Well, except for one part: the roads.  South Georgia has been "under construction" for the past 15 years.  Somehow, they h...  read more

my sister died on 30th january 2004, she just collapsed, she felt flu style illness, went to doctor, received some pills, didnt work. she collapsed in the house, her three children aged 4, 3 and 1 yrs old were at her mother in laws, went to hospital where she was on a life support machine for th...  read more

I'm not sure about the time this happened, but I think my parents said I was 3.  Anyways I went in for the first of what is now 3, count 'em 3 surgeries, the removal of a cyst from my throat.  I don't remember anything about this trip so there's no story here.  Just a faintly visib...  read more