And not in a fun way. I’m having a bone marrow test done. Most people’s first reaction is to grimace fiercely like they are in terrible pain, and make some kind of statement like “OH NO!!!” My question to them is, “Have you ever had a bone marrow test?” So far, the unanimous response is,…
That was interesting. My brother-in-law retired from the U.S. Postal Service. My sister planned a huge (and well deserved) celebration at the family cottage on Long Lake. Knowing sleeping space would be at a premium, we decided to stay elsewhere. Unfortunately, both motels at the end of the lake were booked solid. But my sister…
The sense of being perfectly well dressed gives a feeling of inward tranquility which religion is powerless to bestow. – Ralph Waldo Emerson True. Having dinner cooking in the crock pot before noon gives me a feeling grownupness like nothing else. – This Fat Old Lady Also true.
I did it! I got a date for my knee surgery! It only took me slightly over a month to get to this point. 6 vials of blood, and a visit to my primary physician when he dropped the ball on signing the clearance. But I fucking did it. August 14. Yup – more than…
Anybody who has owned a number of cats knows there is always going to be one who, for reasons known only to itself, adores plastic bags. They like to lick it, chew it, play with it, and even sleep on it. Weird. Our kitty moose is one of those plastic-obsessed cats. We store our recyclable…
When you want to make the bed, but …. (And he’s snoring too.)
Had my appointment at UofM with a hematologist regarding my ITP (immune thrombocytopenia purpura). Read the after-visit Notes: “Well-developed well-nourished [I’m guessing well-developed/well-nourished simply means “fat” and I have no argument with that] female who appears her stated age …” WHAT???????????????????????? I DO NOT LOOK LIKE I’M 71!!!!!!!!!! 71 IS OLD!!!!!!!!!!!! RUDE. (Okay, maybe the…
Well, this is embarrassing – but when has that ever stopped me before? I pulled something in my left hip area. Owwwww. How did I do that? I’m so glad you asked. I was sitting on the recliner in the She Cave, minding my own business, reading this strange Shirley Jackson book, when uh-oh. Down…
It’s a long one. Sorry. Kind of. But a fat old lady’s gotta vent, ya know. I’m trying. Really trying hard, to get my knee surgery scheduled. The prerequisites seemed deceptively simple. 1) Get a bunch of blood work done; 2) Schedule MRI; 3) Get clearance from my oncologist/hematologist; and 4) Get clearance from my…
As you may remember, our whole neighborhood is having storm drains installed by the Township. We are doing this because some people have bad flooding problems (we do not, but it was everyone or no one with this project, and it won’t help anyone’s property values to have the Okefenokee Swamp bordering our neighborhood). We…
Thoughts from a Fat Old Lady 