Imbolc Valentine Moon UPS delivers vitamins and bags of nutrients for Kate. On Tuesday we got a box with a styrofoam container, two gel packs to keep things cool, bubble wrap filling the container, about 12x12x12. Two vials of vitamins. … Continue reading
Imbolc Valentine Moon The waning Valentine Moon hung over Black Mountain this morning, Jupiter dangling below like a pearl pendant. The beauty here, the distinct and unique sense of place, the simple knowledge of being in the Rockies makes this … Continue reading
Imbolc Valentine Moon Oh, my. Physical yesterday and a visit for Kate to see Lisa, too. We often go for each others appointments, especially with Lisa, our internist. I got a clean bill of health though I have to have … Continue reading
Imbolc Valentine Moon My life flows on in endless song; above earth’s lamentation, I catch the sweet, though far-off hymn that hails a new creation. “How can I keep from singing?” Robert Lowry When I opened this page, Robert Lowry’s … Continue reading
Imbolc Valentine Moon Two saline flushes, then the heparin lock. Clamp the picc line. Half of the thiamine bottle, one each of the white cap and blue cap bottles, all injected into the tpn bag of milky, 950 calorie nutrition. … Continue reading
Imbolc Valentine Moon A new chapter. Mt. Evans’ Hospice and Home Health Care (personally wish they’d reverse the order of those nouns) has begun to come out. First, nurses to help us understand and adapt to Kate’s picc line and … Continue reading
Imbolc Valentine Moon Let’s switch off health. I know, I know. You want more picc lines and coughing and fatigue, but I wanna talk about a different sort of illness. The Roman Catholic Church. Been thinking about Lord Acton, the … Continue reading
Imbolc Valentine Moon Gradually getting more stamina. Felt good enough to go in and pick up Kate from Swedish yesterday afternoon. She’s home now, again. Trying to imagine what this whole ordeal must be like from within her frame of … Continue reading
Imbolc Valentine Moon Three weeks ago I drove through Denver around 8 pm exhausted and wondering why I was so damned tired. Getting home was hell. Today, thankfully, I’m able to be up and get things done. Still operating at … Continue reading
Imbolc Valentine Moon A question for the Woolly Mammoth meeting of this Monday: “…think back over time – older and newer – was there a piece of music, a song, or a musical video that had an impact on you, … Continue reading