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Poncho had a checkup today and is doing much better. The sun is shining. I'm on the downhill side of a Friday. It's been 5 weeks since surgery and I'm feeling pretty good. My hair isn't falling out as fast and am actually starting to see new growth. I've dropped 41 lbs since diagnosis. The west

I called and called for him after the fire. Tonight I called again. I heard his voice... weak, but I heard it. I called for him again and then I saw him. At first I thought he was someone else's kitty. He looked to be a black cat. My Poncho

Outside of having a 2 centimeter brain tumor removed out of my nasal cavity..... yesterday was the scariest day I've ever had. My sister comes up once a week to help me with my domestic goddess chores (as I am not able to lift anything, or really do anything yet.) She

The following is an excerpt from one of my favorite books, "Emmanuel's Book": LOVE You will not exhaust the love in the universe if you were to absorb it from now until the end of time. Love is all that exists. Love is the universal communication. It is the energy that has created the universe and is

Life is full of them. Awesome he was. In all his grandeur. The shadow of his wing span looked as though a plane were flying over head. Instead it was the largest and most beautiful bird I had ever seen. I couldn't help but think as a bird of

but now I am suffering a few pituitary malfunctions. Cortisol level is a bit low and now it looks like "diabetes insipidus" could be happening. Symptoms are extreme thirst followed by frequent urination. Which means the kidneys are working too hard. Dehydration. No matter how much water I

It's good to be home!

January 28, 2006 from my spiral notebook: What felt like minutes later, was actually 4 hours. They were trying to move me from the surgical table to another hospital bed. I was in what is called "recovery". My head felt like it had been worked over by a base-ball bat, and

The following is from my spiral notebook, as I didn't have access to a computer: January 28, 2006 Saturday It's been exactly one week since I was released from the hospital and ten days since my surgery. Tho' I'm not quite ready to admit I'm glad I went through with it (not