She Saved Me
Cancer journey co-pilot's log star date 12.1.23. Late last Sunday, I came down with something. A nasty cough that by Monday night blew up...
Cancer journey co-pilot's log star date 12.1.23. Late last Sunday, I came down with something. A nasty cough that by Monday night blew up...
Part Five in the Death of Picante Saga Babe. Can you hear me? Hello? Good. You're finally getting some sleep. You keep doing that. You...
Cancer journey co-pilot's log star date 11.14.23... Thanks to LK for informing me that November is National Family Caregivers Month! By...
Part Four in the Death of Picante Saga Tuesday, May 8. Kara checks into the ER. Running a 102-degree fever. Somewhat swollen in her face...
Cancer journey co-pilot's log star date 11.5.23. Work continues on the Death of Picante serial essay, "Crazy Like That," my attempt to...
Part Three in the Death of Picante Saga {Springtime in hell} We were scared. And unused to being scared. At least this scared. Because...
Part Two in the Death of Picante Saga Last night, on my way upstairs to write this post, I stopped by her urn tucked away in the dining...
Part One in the Death of Picante Saga While our pit lab Ruby Sue whined from the den on the other side of the French doors, I watched...
Introduction to the Death of Picante Saga Cancer journey co-pilot's log star date 10.9.23. In the spirit of the captain, I want to try an...
Cancer journey co-pilot's log star date 10.5.23. Earlier this week I picked up the ashes. For some reason that was far harder than seeing...
Cancer journey co-pilot's log star date 10.3.23. My co-pilot liked to say, "Your story isn't over till you are." I get her point, because...
Disclaimer: The author acknowledges it is good to have a house in the actual sense. But in the context of grief, a house can mean many...
Pictured above: The night crew Warning: The following is based on personal experience and is not intended as medical advice. Cancer...
Cancer journey co-pilot's log 9.15.23. At 6:36 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023, Kara Picante Muir died with her No. 1 Hussy, her surrogate...
Weakness has become a challenge. I slept in my massage room last night, it was lovely to be in a bed again instead of the couch. I...
I have been sleeping a lot again...Well, at least throughout the day. Nighttime is when my mind gets busy, Do baby's think? Until next...
I had a massage client who was an Iron Man Athlete. During one of the competitions this person suffered a major injury that would lead to...
Pressure comes in all flavors and I will say gas pressure is THE worst. I have been experiencing abdominal pressure since the hospital....
It feels like I am in a loop right now. Though things are getting incrementally better it's taking so long to get to that point where...
I have decided to embrace my grossness, my only other choice is to curl into a ball and pretend I don't exist. I still do not have a...