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  High Five

  From rmb October 7

  HA, thanks for the kleenex!
  
  I love Brett Favre; I don't care what team he's on. I always want to see him do well, although I did tell LauraLu that I wanted him to get sacked hard at least one time. But that crap defensive scheme we had going was pathetic. They looked like clowns running around and then there's Farve just sittin' in the pocket.
  
  Poor Aaron Rogers is such a good QB and has a horrible offensive line. Pity, man.
  
  Yeah, what a game last night between the Twins and Tigers. It was like watching the world series. Fantastic.
  
  Things are well. Work is hell and stressing me out, but I'm glad to be employed. I had an INR draw yesteday and when I pulled my bandaid off, I had a bruise from pulling the adhesive off my skin. So, I guess that means the warfarin is workin'. Sometimes, I don't bruise at all when I think I will or should and then other times, I can't believe what makes me bruise, like a bandaid. I clapped my hand's yesterday and bruised the pad of my pinky finger. Nuts.
  
  How are things with you and with those sweet doggies? I had a dream last night that one of my brothers was prancin' around our living room in his underpants pretending he was our Dhani dog. Don't even want to know what that was about. :/
  
  Hope you're doing well to!
  
  

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  Moment of Peace

  From rmb September 30

  Hi There. I'm still kickin' around. I've been mouthy on the DVT community lately.
  
  Saw Ellen's recent pics. She's so lovely. I showed them to my husband too. There's an annual Greyhound Gala going on this weekend here near my home. Greyhound Pets of America-Wisconsin sponsors it. It's a really cool event, all these greyhounds and their peeps in one indoor and outdoor area. Plus, there are dogs there that are for adoption. Since Dhani passed away,I just don't have the stomach to attend. But he loved attending. Well at least I think he did. He won a contest one year. It was which dog could knock down the most little green army men in this circle in the quickest amount of time. So the idea was to get your dog to prance and spin around. He was such a people dog and kind of hammy for a greyhound, so the minute he'd see a person, he'd start tap dancing. He knocked all the little army guys down in like 3 seconds. He won a stuffed rabbit which he carried in his mouth the rest of the day. Memories are good to have.
  
  How are you doing??
  
  Big game this Monday- the Packers against the Vikings. I think it's going to be so much fun to see Brett Favre against his old team. Fantastic!

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  Funny Face

  From rmb September 22

  Yeah, I'm fairly certain I give my opinions way too freely out here sometimes, but people will just have to ignore me or deal with it. Ironically, I censor myself before I even post. I could never post what I REALLY would like to say sometimes, especially if I’m in a snarky mood, like:
  
  I belong to the ulcerative colitis community here and there are some people who swear to God certain diets are a miracle cure for their disease. There is no cure for ulcerative colitis, but some people have success with keeping it under control with a strict diet of certain foods. I don’t think that’s for everyone, though. So, this woman posted about the doctor who wrote this book about eating for your blood type. It was a really popular book for a while and she lives in the same community as he so he took her on as a patient. She said the diet is helping with her colitis, so she’s kind of pushing it in her posts, which fine, but it implies that if you just ate a certain way, your ulcerative colitis would be cured, which implies that it’s ultimately your fault. I also don’t think eating food you really don’t enjoy or doesn’t taste good is any way to live, but that’s a philosophical thing with me. I responded to her post that I could never do the diet for that reason and that I read that this doctor claims for Type O blood, which I have, that supplements should be geared towards promoting blood clotting. In my post, I said that’s shocking considering I almost died from a blood clot. My point was that these cookie cutter diets and fads don’t always take into consideration the nuances of one’s specific health issues. This woman responded to my post by telling me I was an “angry” person and maybe that’s why I have health issues. I thought, lady, I’m just opining; it’s ok that we disagree. And then I thought, would you tell a diabetic that they had diabetes because they were angry, as if it were their fault? That’s when I actually did start to get pissed off.
  
  Anyhoo, that’s my story on me giving advice! Not everyone hears it the way it’s intended.
  
  Yeah, warfarin does change your perspective a bit. I am a complete anal retentive when it comes to taking my warfarin. My old doctor’s office used to accuse me of not being compliant with the meds because my INR was always so low and weird for the first year that I was on it. That used to chap my butt because if there was anyone who was compliant, it was me. I was a freak show about. But over time, you do learn to just relax with the food and drink a bit. The worry over eating one too many pieces of green veg can make you crazy. My INR is more under control now that I’ve actually relaxed my approach than it was when I was trying to control all the vitamin K intake.
  
  By the way, my husband thinks Cutler is the savior of the Bears. These people are so desperate.
  
  
  
  
  

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  Hug

  From rmb September 17

  Oh, God that whole Brett Favre thing has everyone on suicide watch up here. Either they’re pissed at him because they feel he turned his back on the fans or they’re pissed at Packer management for not working hard enough to keep him. It’s business, you know, entertainment, but people take it so personally. The betrayal people feel is palpable. I should really ask LauraLu what the buzz has been like in MN about him being the Viking’s quarterback. There’s such a strong rivalry between the teams, maybe not as hateful as it is between the Packers and the Bears but it’s pretty deep. I think it adds so much excitement to playing the Vikings this year. By the way, one of the best feelings in the world is going to a game at Lambeau field. Just something else.
  
  I bet that was a treat for you as a kid being so far away for the US and hearing ball games on the radio. The fact that you continued to be a fan of the MN teams is really neat. That’s tragic that you lost your world series key chain but a testament to your forgiving nature!
  
  My husband is a football nut. He’s from Chicago so I have to tolerate that crap! We were fortunate to be able to go to one of the White Sox World Series games a few years back. Great experience! I had high hopes for our Brewers this year, but they’ve been stinkin’ up the joint. .
  So, go Pack and go Vikings. I want everyone to win!
  
  You’re a good egg, Peter. Be good.
  
  Rachelle
  PS: A group hug capability is a fabulous idea!
  

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  Funny Face

  From rmb September 12

  I forget there are all these hug icons to pick from.
  
  When I first went back to work, a coworker asked me if I feel like I've had this big epiphany or feel like I am changed. I know what she meant. She was asking if I was going to live each day to the fullest, to have complete faith in god, to be a better person. Honestly, it's so much more complicated than that. Changed? I am much more compassionate towards people with illness. And also hug my husband more and tell him more often than I used to that I love him. I also tell other family members I love them everytime I talk to them. But there are these other changes that occured, changes that are kind of fuzzy, more subtle, and not always nice, I guess. I definitely have more of an edge to my personality than I used to have. Sometimes, it's a fisceral thing, where I can actually feel the nerves under my skin, the hair on my arms, on my neck. Maybe it's that I've become so hyper aware of EVERYTHING. Every part of my body and the world around me. Sometimes, the world is an assault on my senses. So, I need the quiet more than I used to. I don't know. The only thing I can compare it to is when you stare into the sun to long, it just hurst your eyes. That's how I feel about the world in general sometimes.
  I forget there are all these hug icons to pick from.
  
  When I first went back to work, a coworker asked me if I feel like I've had this big epiphany or feel like I am changed. I know what she meant. She was asking if I was going to live each day to the fullest, to have complete faith in god, to be a better person. Honestly, it's so much more complicated than that. It’s not like the movies where someone dodges a bullet and then turns their life around.
  
  Changed? I am. I am much more compassionate towards people with illness. And also hug my husband more and tell him more often than I used to that I love him. I also tell other family members I love them every time I talk to them. But there are these other changes that occurred, changes that are kind of fuzzy, more subtle, and not always nice, I guess. I definitely have more of an edge to my personality than I used to have. Sometimes, it's a visceral thing, where I can actually feel the nerves under my skin, the hair on my arms, on my neck. Maybe it's that I've become so hyper aware of EVERYTHING. Every part of my body and the world around me. Sometimes, the world is an assault on my senses. So, I need the quiet more than I used to. I don't know. The only thing I can compare it to is when you stare into the sun to long, it just hurts your eyes. That's how I feel about the world in general sometimes. It just hurts my eyes.
  
  But I wouldn’t change any of it. There are people who are so angry about having a PE and honestly, I think life gives you what it gives you and you just have to dig deep and find a way to cope and look for the lessons and the hope in all of it. My youngest brother got cancer when he was 21 years old. I mean, who deserves that? No one of course, but the kid was never angry, never weepy. He survived and maybe if he didn’t, I’d not be so philosophical about it, but these are the things that inform who you are. Nah, I’d change none of it.
  
  

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