Maria’s Miracle

I didn’t get the wordle this morning, so I already assumed it would be a hard day. I opened the door to walk Liza and it was snowing/raining. Super. Exactly the type of weather I needed today. I was walking and I tripped over a pile of snow covered leaves. I haven’t lost my balance in a few months or so. I laid on the ground for a minute or so and just cried. I was so disappointed in myself. With tear-filled eyes, I gathered my airpods off the ground and continued on the walk. Earlier this month I got to meet my niece for the first time. She is absolutely beautiful. I remember when I first was diagnosed with the second tumor back in March/April, I didn’t know if I would still be alive for her birth. At night when I couldn’t sleep back in the spring, I would try to think of things I could do to help Charlotte remember me in case I didn’t make it. I wanted her to know who I was and how much I already loved her. Finally holding her remembering all this was such a full circle moment. Last ...

figured my caring bridge site should be only for health status updates and I don’t need to include my personal thoughts on there - and I have a lot of thoughts. I’m constantly told by people that I have to write a book. A book seems daunting, so I figured I would start with a blog. So read on if you would like, or don’t, I won’t know either way. I think back to several months ago, around November 2023 through February 2024. I was having horrible migraines and fatigue. I think I saw 4 different doctors about it. I feel like none of them took me seriously. I have always had migraines, but these migraines were unlike anything I had experienced in the past. I tried to articulate that to doctors, that these migraines were different. I usually ended up in the hospital ER when one struck. At the hospital, I would be given heavy pain medication and fluids and would feel better eventually. I was so desperate to prevents these migraines that I went so far as to getting a nerve block in my neck/h...