Saturday, February 11, 2012

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A bad morning in checkbookland

Oh, the things I didn't know.   The elation that would grow, the pain that didn't show is all back. I want to run, I want to run away from things I see- I want to run away from me. Get in my car, put music on, get on the highway and drive for miles until I'm far away from money issues. And untold stories and hurting, and finding that all... Read moreChevron

Status (or one night in the emergency room!)

    The nurse tries to stick a catheter into warm pale flesh. She shakes her head and pulls it out, only to try again.   She looks at my arms, my wrists, my hands All of the scars from previous painful episodes   Other trips to this place Other people sticking my now very scarred flesh.   I wish I could do this... Read moreChevron

IV experiences and advocacy- a tale

  Needle sticking into warm pale flesh She shakes her head and pulls it out, only to try again. She looks at my arms, my wrists, my hands All of the scars from previous painful episodes Other trips to this place Other people sticking my now very scarred flesh.   I wish I could do this myself   “That vein... Read moreChevron

Ironic Insomnia

I spent the day sleeping away the pain- So I could spend the night awake and alone.   It's almost 5am- and the good infomercials don't start for yet another hour. (I know this all too well.)   My body is curled on the couch... So I won't wake the cats= all snoring happily away. Why can't I join them in peaceful... Read moreChevron