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There is good news and bad news from the CT scan.  The good news is, although there are blockages in both my legs, they're small enough that they won't be a problem.(support hose forever or find...

I have a barf bag.  You know, those little emergency bags they have in ambulances, airplanes, emergency rooms, and other places where a restroom isn't near by.  I got one because I've been making...

Many of you have read about Vickie, my little sister, in some of my journals.  She's 16 months younger than me.  We're very different.  She's very smart, getting A's and Be's in high school and...

I've tried to live by what my dad told me,,,treat people like you would like to be treated.  But I took it a little farther.  I try to go out of my way to be nice to people,,especially strangers. ...

Well, I'm back smoking.  Hadn't had a puff since before Thanksgiving.  Stress and a lot of pain brought it on.  I haven't been without pain for weeks!  The pain in my left ankle spread to most of...

I, now live in a senior apartment complex owned by a world-wide charity.  This is thanks to my 2 sisters.  After several bouts of illness, mainly trouble with my legs leading to me being scared to...

I'm sitting here in my new digs.  2 full boxes of stuff are on the floor behind me.  The kitchen table is covered with all kinds of things as it was in the old house.  And there are islands of...

Where have I been?  That's a good question.  Short answer,,in a rehab facility.  How did I get there?  Another good question,,transferred from a hospital.  Details::::I had developed 2 pockets...

Right after Thanksgiving in the early 1950s, my hometown became magical. It became filled with the magic of Christmas. It was everywhere! Downtown,,uptown,,all over town. There was a special place on...

I got a knock at my door Saturday night.  I opened it to my neighbor, Virginia, and her sister.  They held 2 big boxes decorated with Christmas wrapping paper.  One held food while the other held...

The only time I saw hard liquor in the house when I was growing up was at Christmastime.  There were no bars that sold mixed drinks in my hometown in the early 1950s.  Only Honkytonks that served...

It's Christmas Eve, 1969 and I've got to work the midnight to 6AM shift at the radio station. I don't really want to work the shift. I'd rather be at home in bed awaiting Christmas morning with my...

I've been thinking about family Christmas traditions. They were never thought of as traditions. They were just things that were done every Christmas without even thinking about them. I guess the...

I'm scared to leave the house.  Scared to go to the grocery store, Walmart for my meds, and doc offices.  A big part of the problem is that my legs are so weak.  I have a hard time getting out of...

Well, I got over the donna wannas Tuesday and went to Walmart to get my meds and maybe some clothes and cordless phone.  Needed the phone because I was missing calls when I had to get out of the...