It’s September and that means that it’s ITP Awareness Month. So I thought I’d share a bit more about my ITP journey with you to give…
Sometimes I like to close my eyes and imagine the life I want. It’s by no means an extravagant life – it doesn’t even include winning the…
I had lunch with a friend today and the topic of my platelet counts came up. Initially, as a genuine curiosity to know how they were, but…
As most people do, I have bad dreams from time to time – the bothersome little dreams that haunt you all day long: Showing up to a…
Today is International Rare Disease Day. It’s a day when people around the world band together to make a lot of racket about something that impacts…
Yesterday’s post seems to have created some interesting, and unexpected, feedback, so I thought I’d take the time to talk about it some more. It seems…
Since becoming a widow, I’ve given a lot of thought to the value of my life; the purpose and the meaning of it. I’ve wondered why…
One day, a stranger saved my life. Actually, it was probably more than one stranger and it probably happened over a series of days. And…
September is ITP Awareness Month, so I thought I’d share my ITP story with you. First, some key bits of information so that you know why it’s such a…
I’ve been quiet again. (Still?) So I feel that I should pop in and say hello since so often I’m quiet when life is hard…
Yay! Today was my third race in my 2012 Race a Month Challenge. I don’t know how I survived it, but I did! The Round…
Once again, I’ve found myself with a lower-than-ideal platelet count. Well, it was very low last week (13!) and I had them re-tested today. Hopefully,…
My day started pretty lazily and I didn’t have plans of leaving the flat until early afternoon. But then I learned that a military pipe…
Last week I finally got around to seeing my new doctor and this week I’m regretting it just that little bit. You see, on the…
I’m running my first – and last – ever marathon in the morning. I’m pretty excited about it, but at the same time, I’m rather dreading it. You see,…
[Note: This post has nothing to do with phones or other technology.] Just before bedtime on Sunday I started to feel a bit of a…
Well, folks, the Bloomsday 12K results are in. But I’m going to get all melancholy for a bit before I get to that part. You…
My friend posted a list of 100 random things her daughter wrote about herself out of boredom and I thought I’d give it a shot…
I am nearing the end of my second full day of proper rest due to a low platelet count. It’s really hard because I can’t…
A low platelet count means I’m on rest orders from the doctor. My foster daughter is spending the night at a friend’s house. I’m too…