My Hospital Stay
My Hospital Stay Hey there everyone! It’s been a while since I have had the opportunity to write. It’s been a little crazy and once I was back in the office and felt like writing, I had work that had to get done. But I promised a breakdown of my hospital stay in my last…
Surgery Day
Surgery Day Hi guys. The last time we talked was a couple of days before my surgery. Today is 10 days post-surgery and I am finally feeling up to getting in the office long enough to do a little writing. I want to break my surgery, post-op hospital stay and post-op home stay up into…
Two weeks pre-op.. the first week.
Going into the two weeks before the surgery I was a little anxious and nervous. The week previous I could only think about the things I wouldn’t be able to eat for at least 6 weeks if not forever. I made steak and BBQ ribs. I ate my favorite kinds of ice cream ( ‘Moose…
The process….
Here’s the checklist that I had to complete to get approved for surgery.
The journey begins…the background
A little about what got me to the decision to have gastric bypass surgery.
Happy New Year
As I look back on this year, It has not been one full of cheer. Don’t get me wrong it’s not all bad But mostly I remember feeling sad. Lives were taken, some way too soon Too much change with every moon. Watching family struggle through pain Can make the best of us go insane.…
Poetry “Words, words, words”
Words,Words,Words Posted by Shelly on April 7, 2013 Words, Words, Words They say stick and stones may break my bones They say words can never hurt me Bones may heal a thousand times But words cause pain covertly The scars build slowly in my heart They stack upon each other Slowing life to my brain…
Poetry “Before I go away”
Before I go away Posted by Shelly on March 17, 2013 I can hear my voice inside my head why can’t you hear what I just said? screaming, yelling, full of fear get a blanket. it’s cold in here Machines are beeping, the noises so loud someone please turn of that sound Why are you…
Poetry ” A single tear”
A single tear Posted by Shelly on March 21, 2013 A single tear runs down my cheek Telling me my fight is weak The emotional relieve I seek Not looking as if it’s quite so bleak My mind wandering full of thought Will I learn from all you’ve taught? Will I appreciate all I’ve got?…
Poetry “I walk through time”
I walk through time Posted by Shelly on March 25, 2013 I walk through time searching for the next step Feeling my body losing it’s pep Watching the second hand move with such grace Wondering if it will end in a glorious place Wondering if the path will be paved with gold Wondering if I…
Social Arithmetic
Looking through some really old pictures that had been handed down and my daughter found this amazing poem. It is in my grandmother’s handwriting, but I am not sure that she was the author or not. I am going to assume that she was. Keep in mind that she passed at age 42 in 1972.…