Once again, I’m starting a new post by amusing myself with my own stock image choices. When you think about it, I guess it’s a good skill to have? That... Read More

More like everything old is old again, if I’m honest. I’m back at the beginning. A very fine place to start, or so said Fraulein Maria, but I’m almost certain... Read More

So I’m writing on my phone again because I’m coming to you live and direct from the West Penn Hospital Inpatient Rehab Unit (aka IPR for us frequent flyers) and... Read More

I’m sitting here looking at friends’ pictures on Instagram of their super fun long holiday weekend plans, thinking about my family who have gathered at my niece’s new house for... Read More

It’s odd to me how easy it is to forget what it feels like to be home again after a long hospital stay. I mean, I’ve been home now for... Read More

All I can think about on this most auspicious of nights, is “here we go again.” After a little more than a month in the hospital I’m about to be... Read More

There’s a potential discharge date on the horizon and I wish I could adequately explain the degree of anxiety it has created in me. It’s what I’ve wished for since... Read More

And it’s good to know. I mean, I was haunted by the idea that I’d find out what it felt like for my baclofen pump settings to be too high... Read More

The absurdity of my current situation here in inpatient rehab is difficult to overstate. I am in dire need of an epidural steroid injection to see if we can get... Read More

If you’ve been with me on this journey for a little while, you probably know that I rarely hold anything back. For better or worse, these pages have been my... Read More